Support Worker - Housing First Support Services, Part-time
Centacare Family Services offers relationship and community services to individuals, couples, and families.
We are currently seeking expressions of interest from suitably experienced and qualified support workers to join our Geraldton-based team.
A remuneration package based on the SCHCADS Award 2010 will be offered, depending on skills and experience. This is a part-time position, working 14 hours per week, at level 4.1 of $43.08 per hour.
Key Functions
* Identify, engage, and support individuals and families who are rough sleeping in Geraldton, based on the Housing First Model and a collective impact approach.
* Ensure people sleeping rough are effectively linked with appropriate support services, including health, mental health, employment, financial management, and social support.
* Provide ongoing support to housed clients to help maintain their tenancy.
* Provide and attend outreach services at multiple locations.
* Facilitate and participate in stakeholder meetings.
Qualifications
Formal qualification in a related Social Services or AOD field.
Selection Criteria and Experience
* Experience working with people experiencing homelessness, or lived experience of mental health issues, or AOD.
* Sound knowledge of health, mental health, AOD, legal, housing, and mainstream support services available in Geraldton.
* Understanding of issues affecting First Nations people, homelessness, intergenerational trauma, and cultural sensitivity.
* Strong verbal and written communication skills.
* Ability and confidence to drive a heavy-duty crafter van.
* An open and welcoming approach to clients, dealing in a neutral, impartial, and non-judgmental manner.
* Ability to work within the philosophy and ethos of Centacare.
Additional benefits include a remuneration package based on the SCHCADS Award 2010 plus superannuation and salary sacrifice options, professional development opportunities, a paid day off on your birthday if rostered to work, paid closure between Christmas and New Year, and significant tax benefits through salary packaging as a PBI employer.
Successful applicants will need to hold, or be able to obtain, a WA Working with Children Check, a recent National Police Clearance (no older than 12 months), and a current WA Driver's License.
Centacare values diversity and encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disabilities, and those from culturally diverse backgrounds.
To apply, please submit your current resume and a cover letter outlining your suitability based on the selection criteria using the APPLY NOW button.
Additional Information
Applicants will answer questions regarding their driver's license, right to work in Australia, experience as a support worker, and current checks (WWC and Police). Please include any relevant details if you believe the job ad is fraudulent, misleading, or discriminatory.
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