Emergency Relief Coordinator

**Part time (2 days per week) | Maximum term position to 30 September 2025**:

- **Increase fortnight take-home pay with access to salary packaging benefits**:

- **10% gap discount for childcare services with Uniting Early Learning**

**Your new role**:
As an Emergency Relief Coordinator you will make a significant impact on coordinating vital emergency relief support and referral pathways. You will provide crucial support and coordination for Emergency Relief Agency volunteers, working closely with the Administration Coordinator to ensure the smooth delivery of Emergency Relief services, meeting the demands of our valued consumers.

As an Emergency Relief Coordinator, you will:

- Ensure program compliance with service standards and guidelines.
- Provide oversight of referral trends and service demand.
- Oversee storage and distribution of resources efficiently.
- Collaborate with external agencies to maintain referral pathways (e.g., NILS program, Financial Counselling).
- Respond to emergencies in line with organizational values, e.g., bushfire relief.
- Offer hands-on support to volunteers, clients, and stakeholders for immediate client needs.
- Provide leadership, direction, and support to ER volunteers, including rostering and training.
- Support management of ER volunteer staff and a small team of Lead volunteers.
- Assist in collating monthly data for funding body reporting.
- Ensure legal compliance, availability of policies, and adherence to regulatory requirements.

***Benefits of working at Uniting***:
Our work isn’t easy, but it matters. Work with people who care as much as you.

In addition to your salary of **(SCHADS Level 3) + super**, you can access the following.
- Access salary packaging to increase take-home pay.
- Enjoy a 10% discount at Uniting Early Learning, or 60% for centre staff
- Free counselling with our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Access training and development opportunities to help you grow..
- Enjoy 25% off at Uniting Op Shops.

**Your skills and experience**:
You will have a Tertiary qualification in social welfare or related field and a current driver’s licence.

You will also have:

- Previous experience in a human services or welfare agency, providing direct consumer support including triage and assessment of needs.
- Demonstrated experience working with marginalised and disadvantaged groups
- Demonstrated experience in community development including networking and relationship building
- Experience working independently with mínimal supervision, as well as part of a team

View the position description here.

**How to apply**:
Click **APPLY** to submit your interest.

For any questions, reach out to **Tracey Donaldson, Senior Manager Child Youth & Family** on **03 5144 7777** for a chat.

**About Uniting**:
At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.