Housing Support Worker

• Full-Time, Fixed-Term
• Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation
• Generous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable income

So why cohealth?
cohealth leads the way in reducing health and social inequity in partnership with people and the communities in which they live. Named Premier's Health Service of the Year (Primary) and the Supporting LGBTIQ+ Health Service at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards, cohealth's 1000 staff demonstrate courage, leadership, innovation, and agility in their commitment to providing inclusive and culturally safe health services that protect the human rights of all people of all gender identities, sexualities, ages, cultural and linguistic backgrounds, faiths, and abilities.

Our inclusive workplace culture enables staff to bring their whole selves to work, where uniqueness is valued, and people experience a feeling of belonging. Our aim is for everyone to thrive in their role. Please click here to find out more.

About the role
This position sits within the Homeless Services Cluster which aims to improve the health, wellbeing, housing, and social outcomes of people who use alcohol and other drugs and/or those have experienced homelessness. The Supported Housing Workers deliver practical support to the renters with complex needs to build skills needed to independently maintain a tenancy in the future.

Please refer to the Position Description for more information.

Your duties include:

• Support individuals to improve their daily living skills via a client centred goal directed approach
• Support individuals to establish and maintain their tenancies at the Buckley Street Site
• Develop and implement client-directed, strengths based individual client care plans and service packages
• Work collaboratively with client to conduct comprehensive assessments, identifying needs, aspirations, and goals of clients

What cohealth offers:

• Exciting Parental leave benefits
• cohealth offers primary carers 14 weeks paid parental leave upon completion of only 6 months of continuous service
• Eligible co-workers will continue to receive superannuation on unpaid parental leave as well
• Novated Leasing available
• Counselling services for you and your immediate family through our EAP-Access provider, and mindfulness, resilience, and wellbeing programs
• We offer inclusion, equality, and opportunity in a workplace where making a difference counts (based on our guiding principles and values)

Our ideal candidate:

• A relevant tertiary qualification such as Social Work or equivalent experience in the housing, mental health, disability, or welfare sectors
• Demonstrated experience in working with clients who have a history of homelessness and multiple and complex needs
• An understanding of the Social Determinates of Health and Trauma Informed Care Practices
• Strong belief and personal alignment in cohealth Values and Mission

Application Process

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You will be asked to upload your CV/ resume and Cover Letter. Please note we will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received.

Applications close on 07 September at 10.00 PM.

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Narelle Lloyd on

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC), a Working With Children Check (WWCC), complete a Pre-Employment Declaration Form, evidence of legal rights to work in Australia, and evidence of vaccination.

Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of immunisation assessment including Influenza within 12 weeks of commencement [B]. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.