Organisation : Launch Housing
Location : Melbourne (St Kilda East)
Work type : Part-time
Sector : Community Support Services, Homelessness & Affordable Housing, Women
Salary type : Annual Package
About the organisation
Launch Housing is an independent Melbourne based community organisation passionately committed to ending homelessness. From providing high-quality housing to an innovative range of support, education, and employment services, we bring solutions to homelessness under one roof for thousands at risk or experiencing the crisis and trauma of homelessness. With over 400 staff working across 14 locations in metropolitan Melbourne, we combine direct action with advocacy, research, and innovation to drive widespread change.
About the role
St Kilda East
- Fixed Term, Part-time (21.5 hours per fortnight) Until Feb 2022
- East St Kilda location, close to public transportation, shops, and cafes
- From $74,910 (Prorata) + super + salary packaging option
- Additional Wellbeing Leave, flexible working environment!
The Shift timings are:
- Week 1: Wednesday Sleepover Shift
- Week 2: Monday Sleepover Shift and Saturday Day Shift
Your Impact
We are currently seeking enthusiastic women to join Launch Housing Women’s only team at our East St Kilda site in the role of After Hours Support Worker. Our East St Kilda site provides emergency accommodation for people who identify as female and are experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness. This is one of the few homeless services in Victoria that employs and accommodates women only. The facility includes 15 single client rooms and offers short-term accommodation for up to 8 weeks,
individual support, and advocacy services for women 18 years and over. This program focuses on supporting women in crisis to work towards a stable future.
As an After Hours Support Worker, you will be empathetic and enthusiastic about making a difference to people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. You will have the ability to juggle competing demands in a crisis setting with women who have significant issues requiring support such as AOD, mental health, trauma, disability, and homelessness.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have relevant tertiary qualifications and experience working in an after-hours role in Crisis Accommodation. You will have excellent interpersonal skills and be passionate to work and support some of the most vulnerable women in Victoria.
If you are passionate about working in a women’s only environment and have experience working in a Crisis Accommodation setting then this is the role for you!
Culture & Benefits
We believe housing is a basic human right and our values of empowerment, fresh thinking, agility, leadership and courage underpin everything we do. If you want a career where you can make a real difference, and you are passionate about our mission to end homelessness, then consider working
with Launch Housing! Our employees are spread across 14 different sites within metropolitan Melbourne.
In return, we offer great staff benefits including:
- Work for a value-based organisation with a clear mission and vision
- Additional Wellbeing days on top of annual leave + Purchased Leave options
- Paid Parental Leave (both primary and secondary carer)
- NFP Salary packaging significantly reducing tax
- Training and professional development opportunities
How to apply
Applications not allowed for this job listing.
Please quote in application: After Hours Support Worker via Pro Bono Australia.
Sector: #Community_Support_Services, #Homelessness_and_Affordable_Housing, #Women
