**_SCHCADS Award hourly rates from $39.26 + super + salary packaging_**:
- **Great learning and development programs and clear pathways to **_internal progression._**:
- **Generous salary packaging tax-free perks| increases pay package to up to 15k**
The St Vincent de Paul Society is a leading provider of community support services, whose values it is to shape a more just and compassionate society.
**Your new role**:
Amazing opportunity for a **Case Worker **to join a highly supportive team at Fred's place in Tweed Heads. In this dynamic and highly rewarding role you will be providing essential Case Work support, which will be influential in helping people stabilise and sustain their accommodation, and ultimately assisting them to find pathways away from homelessness.
**Your responsibilities**:
- Develop case plans with the clients, provide ongoing support and reviews to achieve the case plan.
- Maintain client records and case notes, both electronic and hand written, in a professional manner as per service policy.
- Engage with persons sleeping rough and/or those people in danger of becoming homeless.
- Create collaborative partnerships with other key stakeholders and services.
- Occasionally training and providing support to student placements at the service.
- Refer clients to appropriate external services and link to life skill and educational programs.
- Provide a safe and welcoming environment for clients who live at, or are accessing the service
- Engage with persons sleeping rough and/or those people in danger of becoming homeless
- This role will report to the Team Leader, Fred's Place_
**To be successful, you will need**:
- Minimum TAFE Certificate IV or currently undertaking tertiary study, in welfare field and or extensive experience in the field.
- Excellent written/oral communication skills & sound computer skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Previous experience providing support to marginalised and vulnerable people (ideally within a homelessness/housing setting)
- Knowledge of issues relating to homelessness i.e family breakdown, mental illness, drug, alcohol and gambling addictions.
- Awareness of appropriate local community support services for homeless clients, including government agencies and NGO's, and the capacity to build and maintain strong relationships with such service providers.
**Information on how to apply.
📌 Case Worker
🏢 St Vincent de Paul Society NSW
📍 Tweed Heads