Initial Planning - Sunshine, Australia - The Salvation Army
Description
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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.
- Why work with Salvos?
A career with purpose, where you can help society's most vulnerable as we care for people, create faith pathways, build healthy communities and work for justice.
About the role
We are seeking an Initial Assessment & Planning Worker - Metropolitan Melbourne Prisons position is to ensure high quality provision of housing, information and referral services to persons at risk of homelessness, within and exiting custodial settings in metropolitan Melbourne, as well as the Barwon region.
- Assessment of immediate and longterm housing needs to service users who are at risk of homelessness exiting designated facilities
- Assist to resolve existing social housing tenancy on entry to a period of custodial care
- Explore service users to appropriate housing options including crisis accommodation
- Assess requests where appropriate and financial assistance from the Housing Establishment Fund (HEF)
- Attend prisons to interview eligible individuals identified through referral system
- Provide occasional service provision at other custodial facilities managed by the Housing Pathways Program as required
This is a fixed term (til June 2024) full-time position, based at the HPP office, situated at the Western Metro Homelessness Service in Sunshine, VIC.
What you will have
- Demonstrates knowledge of homelessness including context and legislation
- Understands homelessness practices when dealing with clients
- Ability to understand the needs of individuals experiencing homelessness
- Tertiary qualification in Social Work or related Community Service field favourably regarded
- Knowledge of Justice system and experience working within correctional settings highly desirable
- National Police Record Check required
- Current and valid Working with Children's Check
- Current VIC Drivers Licence
- Ability to lift 5kg and carry items short distances due to instances where you may be required to take donated items to clients
- (Maybe eligible to) NFP salary packaging ($15,900 tax free) plus meals and entertainment benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Independent confidential counselling service
- Financial, retail and lifestyle discounts and benefits
- Discounted health and fitness programs through Fitness Passport
- Up to 8 weeks leave per year through our purchase leave scheme
- Generous Parental Leave offering of 12 weeks
- Up to 5 days paid leave per year to support a TSA program or activity
- An inclusive culture of dedicated, passionate, and professional team members
- Positively supporting and impacting the lives of others through your career contribution
- 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._
- We value Integrity, Compassion, Respect, Diversity, and Collaboration_
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