Organisation : Sacred Heart Mission
Location : Melbourne (St Kilda)
Work type : Part-time
Sector : Community Support Services, Families, Homelessness & Affordable Housing, Mental Health, Women
Salary type : Hourly
Application closing date : 7 Feb, 2021
About the organisation
Your future workplace
Every day of the year, Sacred Heart Mission (SHM) assist hundreds of people who are experiencing homelessness or living in poverty to find shelter, food, care and support. We are in this for the long haul - we are committed to making a sustainable difference in people’s lives. Everyone is welcome at our table.
Homefront is a program of SHM Women’s Services and is committed to a gender specific response to the needs of women experiencing homelessness and other associated issues. Homefront provides crisis accommodation, support and case management to women who are experiencing homelessness.
About the role
Your new role
We are seeking 2 female support workers to join our small team and share in the passion and responsibility for providing support to the women residing in our crisis accommodation facility.
Working part time, you will primarily staff an after-hours roster that includes, solo evening, sleepover and weekend shifts. You will play a vital role in supporting women to experience a positive stay at Homefront while they work towards securing housing that is safe and sustainable.
Your day-to-day
- A typical shift will have you supporting women who access Homefront to attain or maintain a sense of safety, stability and hope
- Your focus will include assisting women with orientation to Homefront but also preparation for moving on
- There will be ongoing opportunities for you to be creative in your work by assessing and responding to the immediate needs of women that access the program
- As your roster covers both sleepover and weekend shifts, you will crossover with the various staff that make up the Homefront team
- Our team environment values your openness to having some fun and a laugh together
We’re looking for female Support Workers to join our team who
- Are able to commit to a 3 week rotating roster. Please see attached roster for roles A and B.
- Are ready to provide a safe and welcoming environment for women who stay at our crisis accommodation program
- Are a team player and prepared to work together to support women achieve the outcomes they desire
- Are prepared to join a small, close knit and supportive team environment.
- Someone who is resilient, flexible and holds crisis intervention skills
- Are committed to working within a feminist, person-centred, strength’s based and culturally responsive practice framework
You can look forward to
- Access to in-house training and regular supervision.
- Knowing you’ve contributed to something truly worthwhile
- A collaborative team environment who like to have some fun and a laugh together
- Salary packaging expenses like your rent, holiday accommodation and dining out: up to $15,990 pre-tax
- Opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Located in the St Kilda area and close to public transport
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this job listing.
Please quote in application: Support Worker – Homefront (Women’s Crisis Accommodation Program) via Pro Bono Australia.
Sector: #Community_Support_Services, #Families, #Homelessness_and_Affordable_Housing, #Mental_Health, #Women
