Organisation : Hope Street Youth and Family Services
Location : Melbourne (Melton )
Work type : Part-time
Profession : Community Services, Social & Support Work
Sector : Community Development, Community Support Services, Homelessness & Affordable Housing, Youth & Young People
Salary type : Annual Package
Salary : $82-$88K pa. pro-rated + Super + generous salary packaging
Application closing date : 31 May, 2024
About the organisation
ABOUT HOPE STREET
Hope Street Youth and Family Services Limited ("Hope Street") is a leading specialist youth homelessness services in Victoria with over 40 years’ experience in delivering services to young people and young families in the western and northern growth corridors of Melbourne.
Hope Street has been delivering the First Response Youth Mobile Outreach program within the City of Melton and surrounding LGA. The service currently operates 6 days per week with different rosters
Hope Street Offers:
- A Values and purpose-driven, collegial, and passionate team.
- A culturally diverse workplace, reflecting the young people accessing our services.
- Flexible working conditions.
- A strong professional development focus.
- State-of-the-art new client therapeutic facilities.
- Locations, close to public transport, urban café lifestyle and great amenities.
- The ability to work close to home and contribute to your local community.
- Generous leave including Wellbeing leave.
- Access to generous salary packaging for all full-time & part-time employees (up to $18,550 of your salary tax free)
About the role
- Case Managers x 2 – First Response Youth Mobile Outreach Service
- Part-time, fixed term to 2027
- $82-$88K pa. pro-rated + Super + generous salary packaging
This is a great opportunity for a dedicated, open-minded outreach worker for a part-time, fixed-term position in Melton.
Through an assertive outreach model, in this role you will proactively:
- seek and assist young people or families who are sleeping rough in the City of Melton and surrounding LGA
- respond to enquiries, agency referrals and engage with young people or families at risk of, or experiencing homelessness
- build and maintain collaborative relationships with surrounding local government agencies, emergency departments, schools and referrals
- utilise assessment tools including initial assessment and planning to identify client and resource requirements.
- provide advocacy where required, immediate support and information, including referral to the wider community services networks in Melton; and
- provide intensive case management support to assist with accessing appropriate homelessness services as well as diversion from the homelessness service system.
You will be available to work a set fortnightly roster Monday to Saturday, with varying shifts:
Roster 1 (38 hours per fortnight):
Week 1:
- Monday -10:30 am to 6:36 pm
- Tuesday -12:30pm to 6:30pm
- Friday -12:30 pm to 6:30pm
- Saturday -12:30 pm to 6:30pm
Week 2:
- Monday 10:30 to 6:30 pm
- Tuesday 12:30pm to 6:30pm
Roster 2 (60.8 hours per fortnight):
Week 1:
- Tuesday -10:30 am to 6:36 pm
- Wednesday 10:30 am to 6:36 pm
- Thursday 10:30 am to 6:36 pm
Week 2:
- Tuesday -10:30 am to 6:36 pm
- Wednesday -10:30am to 6:36 pm
- Thursday -10:30am to 6:36 pm
- Friday -10:30am to 6:36 pm
- Saturday -10:30am to 6:36 pm
This is an excellent opportunity to join an organization where you can have a real impact and be part of a team achieving quality outcomes for young people.
Join a progressive, supportive team and reap our great benefits – Don’t delay… Apply now!
How to apply
HOW TO APPLY
- Please refer to the Position Description
- Please provide a cover letter, statement addressing the selection criteria and resume. Please note applications that do not address the selection criteria will not be shortlisted.
- Please address your cover letter to: Gary Humphrey, Program Manager-Northwest.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Applications close on Thursday 28th September 2023 at midnight – Apply now! We are shortlisting as received!
Please quote in application: Case Managers – First Response Youth Mobile Outreach Service via Pro Bono Australia.
Sector: #Community_Development, #Community_Support_Services, #Homelessness_and_Affordable_Housing, #Youth_and_Young_People
