Organisation : Sacred Heart Mission
Location : Melbourne
Work type : Full-time
Sector : Homelessness & Affordable Housing
Salary type : Hourly
Application closing date : 28 Jun, 2021
About the organisation
Every day of the year, Sacred Heart Mission 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.
About the role
Your new role
Women’s House offers a safe and welcoming engagement hub for women experiencing homelessness. Working full time, you will lead the team in providing high quality assessment and support responses and services. You will oversee service delivery aimed at assisting women to identify, access and sustain appropriate, stable and affordable long-term housing through the provision of information, referral, support, and case management. This role works closely with other client services to promote a positive shared response to women.
Your day-to-day
The Women’s House Coordinator role is a dynamic and varied role. You will be supervising 3 team members as well as volunteers in this role.
Day to day you will be called on to ensure the space is welcoming and safe for staff and clients, support staff to find creative solutions to complex housing and support needs, as they assist clients in the beginning of their journey with SHM
You will also assist with the Sacred Heart Mission on-call roster.
We’re looking for someone who is
- Team focused with strong interpersonal skills
- Able to work 8 am – 4.06 pm, Monday to Friday.
- Excited to lead the team through change
- Committed to work with internal programs in an integrated way
- Feminist and trauma informed
You can look forward to
- A unique opportunity to work as part of a team focusing on providing an intersectional and inclusive response to women
- With change on the horizon, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the future of the much-loved Women’s House engagement hub services.
- Alignment of services with our exciting new SHM Continuum of Care project
- Leading service planning with the team and clients during 2021/22
- Participating in in-house training and regular supervision
- Salary packaging expenses like your rent, holiday accommodation and dining out: up to $15,990 pre-tax
- Opportunity to purchase additional leave
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this job listing.
Please quote in application: Program Coordinator, Women’s House via Pro Bono Australia.
Sector: #Homelessness_and_Affordable_Housing