After Hours Support Worker Perry House

2 weeks ago


Reservoir, Australia Jesuit Social Services Full time

Posted: 27/03/2024

Closing Date: 05/04/2024

Job Type: Permanent - Part Time

Location: Reservoir

Job Category: Community Services and Development

**About the organisation**:
**Jesuit Social Services is a social change organisation working to build a just society where all people can live to their full potential.** We reflect on the critical factors shaping our contemporary world; the social, political and economic contexts, and we adapt our practice to work with those most in need.**:
Since 1977, Jesuit Social Services has provided services to some of the most disadvantaged in our community.

We place a high priority on advocacy and are a leader in policy development and research.

**About the role**:

- Supporting participants with intersectional involvement with the criminal justice and homelessness service systems to address their support needs and to work towards a transformative life trajectory.
- Supporting participants with reducing their risk of homelessness, reoffending and recidivism by proactively engaging them with meaningful activities
- Supporting participants with addressing underlying contributing factors to their current circumstances and being led by their self-identified stage of change

This role is currently based at our interim Perry House site in Reservoir and will then relocate to our original site, also in Reservoir, at completion of current redevelopment..

Competitive remuneration, plus salary packaging benefit, is offered together with ongoing professional and career development as well as opportunities for personal growth.

**What Jesuit Social Services can offer you**:

- An organisation that lives its values, through its day to day work
- A welcoming and supportive relational environment
- A comprehensive Induction and Orientation program
- Ongoing training and development related to your role
- Employee assistance program
- A competitive salary plus salary packaging benefits
- Generous leave

**Desired Skills and Experience**:
**About you**:

- Tertiary qualification/s and/or relevant experience in field
- An ability and commitment to work as part of a team to support young people within a residential environment
- Demonstrated skills and experience in working effectively with young people who may have an intellectual disability, be experiencing homelessness, substance use, mental health concerns, violent or aggressive behaviours and other complex problems associated with offending behaviour
- Demonstrated conflict resolution skills, including high level objectivity and capacity to work with disadvantaged young people who display challenging behaviours
- Demonstrated ability to provide sound assessment of crisis situations including substance use, first aid and challenging behaviours

**About the program**:
**Perry House**

Perry House offers a completely unique model of supported housing to some of the most marginalised and disadvantaged people exiting the justice system. It provides up to 12 months of housing with 24/7 residential support to people aged 17 - 25 years with an intellectual disability who are exiting the justice system and at-risk of homelessness. In this space, we work with some of the most disadvantaged members of our community that face a range of incredibly complex co-occurring and interrelated issues including, but not limited to, disability, substance misuse, health problems, involvement in the criminal justice system and homelessness.

**About the organisation**:
**Jesuit Social Services is a social change organisation working to build a just society where all people can live to their full potential.** We reflect on the critical factors shaping our contemporary world; the social, political and economic contexts, and we adapt our practice to work with those most in need.***:
Since 1977, Jesuit Social Services has provided services to some of the most disadvantaged in our community.

We place a high priority on advocacy and are a leader in policy development and research.

**How to apply**:

- Upload your resume and cover letter incorporating your responses to the Key Selection Criteria from the Position Description.

**Applications close at 5.00pm on Friday 5**th** April 2024.**

**Jesuit Social Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We celebrate and welcome all people regardless of ethnicity, cultural background, age, gender, sexuality, disability or religious affiliation.**

**Jesuit Social Services is a Child Safe organisation and is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. We require all applicants to undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment.



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