Intake/caseworker - Doorways for Youth

17 hours ago

Campbelltown, Australia Uniting Full time

**About the role**:
**_ This is a full-time contract opportunity until June 2025 located in Campbelltown - ideal entry level position for a University Graduate. Starting base annual salary $79,823 to $87,169 negotiable based on experience plus super, plus access to generous salary packaging options. _**

**About Uniting**:
When you’re part of Uniting NSW.ACT, you’re part of a diverse, purpose-led team of people who are really making a difference to the world around them.

We contribute to the work and mission of the Uniting Church in NSW and the ACT through social justice advocacy, community services and spiritual care. We provide care and support for people through all ages and stages of life, with a focus on people experiencing disadvantage and vulnerability. Our purpose is to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice.

Uniting leaders and employees work together to create a culture that is safe, inclusive and person-centred. We bring this to life every day through our values: compassionate, respectful, imaginative and bold.

Uniting acknowledges the continuing sovereignty and rich cultural diversity of Australia’s First Peoples. We pay our respects to all Elders - past, present, and emerging - and to all First Peoples on whose lands we live and work.

Uniting is a Child Safe Organisation committed to promoting the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of children and young people.

**About the opportunity**:
Are you passionate about supporting young people facing homelessness? At Uniting, we're not just offering a job—we're offering a chance to be part of something bigger. Our Doorways for Youth Program in Southwest Sydney (SWS) empowers young people aged 12-24 who are experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness. As an Intake/Case Worker, you’ll be the first welcoming face they see, the guiding voice they need, and the advocate who helps them find a path forward.
- **Be the first point of contact**: Welcome clients to our Campbelltown Doorways Hub, offering warmth and understanding.
- **Conduct intake assessments**: Understand their needs and connect them with tailored support.
- **Build strong relationships**:Collaborate with housing providers, youth mental health services, and community partners to ensure holistic care.
- **Advocate for change**: Be a voice for young people facing injustice and help shape a future where no youth faces homelessness alone.

**Your Qualifications & Experience**

To succeed in this role, you will have:

- Tertiary qualification in Social Work or a related field
- Understanding of issues impacting homeless youth and families
- Strong interpersonal and organisational skills
- Ability to engage and work with clients from a wide range of diverse backgrounds
- Current NSW WWCC and NSW Driver’s license

**Benefits and culture**

**_ Working to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice brings its own rewards, but there’s more._**
- Welcoming you exactly as you are
- Starting base annual salary $79,823 to $87,169 negotiable based on experience, plus super
- Access to generous salary packaging options - pay less tax, meal and entertainment benefits.
- Wellbeing programs - access to fitness passport
- Access to Uniting’s URewards program
- Career development opportunities
- Amazing workplace culture

**Closing date: 11:55pm, Thursday 19th December 2024

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