At a Glance
- Tasks: Support individuals experiencing homelessness through social activities and community engagement.
- Company: Join cohealth, a multi-award-winning community health organisation making a real difference.
- Benefits: Competitive hourly rate, generous salary packaging, and exciting parental leave benefits.
- Other info: Dynamic workplace with opportunities for personal growth and professional development.
- Why this job: Make a meaningful impact in the lives of vulnerable individuals while working in an inclusive environment.
- Qualifications: Relevant qualifications in Social Work or equivalent experience in housing and welfare sectors.
The predicted salary is between 49500 - 60500 $ per year.
Hourly rate $46.70 + Superannuation + Generous salary packaging options to reduce your cohealth taxable income.
Work for a multi-award-winning iconic community health organisation.
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.
About the role:
This position based at Nicholson Street Footscray sits within cohealth's Homelessness Services Cluster which aims to improve the health, wellbeing, housing and social outcomes of people who use alcohol and other drugs and/or those experiencing homelessness in the Inner North-West of Melbourne.
The Homeless & Community Support: Group Engagement Worker is a specialised role that aims to provide assistance in developing, delivering and evaluating social support activities and engagement to people who are living in inappropriate accommodation such as rooming houses, community and public accommodation and caravan parks.
- Establish and maintain links with other key local agencies, local community and provide secondary consultations as required.
- Develop and implement client-directed, strengths-based individual client care plans and service packages.
- Work collaboratively with clients to conduct comprehensive assessments, identifying needs, aspirations, and goals of clients.
- Link individuals into appropriate ongoing community services, including mental health services, social support services and health services.
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.
- Salary packaging to suit you - tax-free amount of up to $15,900 p.a (mortgage, rent, or credit cards) and a further $2,650 p.a (meal, entertainment expenses and holiday accommodation) alongside generous reward programs from our salary packaging providers.
- A significantly discounted fitness membership with unlimited access to over 290 facilities for you and your family.
- 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).
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, as well as a sound understanding of the key issues affecting people experiencing homelessness.
Demonstrated experience in the development, delivery and evaluation of social support groups.
An understanding of the Social Determinants of Health and Trauma Informed Care Practices.
Application Process:
We will be conducting interviews for this role as applications are received. 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. This is in accordance with the Victorian Minister of Health Mandatory Vaccination Orders and legislated requirement for influenza vaccination.
Homeless Community Support Group Engagement Worker in Maribyrnong employer: cohealth
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