Case Worker

3 days ago

Illawarra, Australia St Vincent de Paul Society Full time

**Case Worker**:

- Date: 3 Sep 2024- Location: Illawarra, NSW, AU, 2528- Requisition ID: 1114**About Us**:
The St Vincent de Paul Society is a leading provider of community support services, who are committed to serving people in need in our community and shaping a more just and compassionate society.

The Society recognises the value of an inclusive work environment and believes that our diversity is a strength in the work we do with our local communities. We believe our employees are key to our success and offer Learning and Development programs to enhance and grow your career across a range of teams and services.

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- **SCHCADS award, hourly rates range from $43.08 - $46.35 dependent on experience.**:

- **Be part of a team that is passionate about assisting people experiencing homelessness.**:

- **Not-for-profit salary packaging tax-free benefits, increase your take-home pay.**:

- **6 Month Full-time Max-term contract (maternity leave cover)**

**Your Role**:
Vital and diverse role providing a range of **Case Work** support to people experiencing homelessness. The support you provide will be crucial in helping people stabilise and sustain their accommodation and ultimately transition away from homelessness. This is a highly rewarding and diverse role with a mixture of outreach, tenancy and crisis case management support.

**Your Responsibility**:

- Engage with persons sleeping rough and/or those people in danger of becoming homeless.
- Undertake home visits with clients located in temporary, transitional or permanent accommodation.
- Refer clients to appropriate external services and link to life skill and educational programs
- Create collaborative partnerships with other key stakeholders and services.
- Offer client support at all times with a respectful, non-judgmental and inclusive attitude and manner, upholding and respecting the rights of clients at all times while maintaining client confidentiality.
- Develop case plans with the clients, provide ongoing support to achieve the case plan and monitor the case plan.
- Attend to the primary needs of clients and maintain client records/case notes, both electronic and handwritten.
- Meeting service targets as required by the manager, Society and/or external agencies.

**You Will Need**:

- Previous experience providing support to marginalised and vulnerable people support to homeless persons
- Demonstrated knowledge of issues relating to homelessness including but not limited to family breakdown, mental illness, drug, alcohol and gambling addictions.
- Demonstrated 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.
- Excellent written/oral communication skills and sound computer skills.
- NSW driver licence (unencumbered)

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