Family Housing and Support Coordinator

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We are looking for compassionate people who share our mission and values, if you have the passion and drive to commit yourself to a challenging and rewarding role; we invite you to review our current vacancies.

ABOUT US

The Salvation Army is one of Australia’s largest and most-loved charities, helping thousands of Australians every year find hope in the midst of all kinds of personal hardship. The Salvation Army offers the opportunity to use your professional skills and expertise to make a real difference in the lives of people who need help most.

- The Salvation Army Australia’s Homelessness Stream provides high quality, person-centred services to people at risk, and or experiencing homelessness. We support all cohorts in case management, outreach support, financial assistance, connection and referral to other specialist services.

Our philosophy is that every person deserves dignity, respect and quality of service and that no one should be without a safe, affordable and secure home. Services are free, voluntary, accredited and delivered by professional and committed staff.

We are currently seeking a values-driven and proactive Family Housing and Support Coordinator to lead the provision of high-quality service delivery within the Family Housing & Safety (FH&S) team by providing a range of service delivery responses to families and children who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

The position is based at the Western Metro Homelessness Service, located in Sunshine, Victoria.

You will successfully
- Lead an effective team of Transitional Support case managers to deliver high quality and specialist support services to families who have experienced homelessness
- Ensure service delivery targets are achieved and funding body requirements are met
- Support the team to provide a range of service delivery to families including the provision of information, assessment and safety planning, facilitated referral, interim responses, case management, and exit planning
- Provide specialist advice, secondary consultation and facilitated referrals across all programs within the Western Metro suite of services and programs
- Build and maintaing positive collaborative relationships within The Salvation Army (TSA) and partner organisations, and other agencies and service sectors

You will have
- Tertiary qualifications in Social Work or related community service field.
- Experience in case management with families who are homeless from an inclusive, strengths-based, client-centred approach
- Experience in managing staff and providing supervision
- A current and valid working with Children check
- A current and valid driver's licence
- A willingness to undergo a National Police check

What we offer
- As a registered not for profit organisation you may be eligible for generous tax-free salary packaging benefits
- Financial, retail and lifestyle discounts and benefits
- Employee Assistance Program - Independent confidential counselling service
- An inclusive culture of dedicated, passionate and professional team members
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people,
- people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or Intersex
- people with a culturally or linguistically diverse background
- The Salvation Army is an Equal Opportunity Employer who provides an inclusive work environment and embraces the diverse talent of its people. _
- We value people of all cultures, languages, capacities, sexual orientations, gender identities and/or expressions. W_
- The Salvation Army is a child safe organisation and is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. All child facing roles will require the successful completion of a Working with Children Check. Applicants for all roles require a mandatory National Police Check._
- The Salvation Army has a mandatory vaccination procedure _
- to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our community_
- and works in areas covered by Public Health Orders requiring vaccination. _
- We value Integrity, Compassion, Respect, Diversity, and Collaboration_