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SalaryRequisition ID: req7744
Employment Type: Permanent Full-Time
We are seeking a passionate Full-time SST Case Worker (within our Supporting and Securing Tenancies program) to join our Coffs Harbour team.
Reporting to the Team Leader, you’ll collaborate with our customers to develop and implement person centred plans, guide and support customers to develop goals that will further enhance their living skills, community engagement, financial and health service access, pro-social activities, employment, education and training which will support customers to not re-offend.
SST Case worker will provide early intervention and support to people who are at imminent risk of becoming homeless, currently experiencing homelessness and/or living in unsustainable and unsafe accommodation.
You will collaborate with customers to develop and implement person centred plans, build individual and family capacity considering the needs of children, enhance living skills, resilience and community engagement, to assist with finding suitable long term accommodation.
The day to day
- Manage a case load and support our customers with their re-integration to society
- Provide information, advice and advocacy to customer utilising a person-centered approach
- Develop and review case plan to reflect customer’s need and preference
- Partnering with local services to deliver the program
- Partnering with community corrections to identify suitable participants
Sustainable Tenancy support programs may also assist tenants in successfully achieving broader non-housing related outcomes
- Increased linkages, referrals and access to services—including mental health, drug and alcohol, financial counselling and community support services
- Enhanced psychological wellbeing and mental health; for example, self-esteem, happiness, self-confidence, and a sense of security, safety and control
Skill and Experience
- Passion to assist vulnerable people to be housed is required
- Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or equivalent knowledge and experience
- Ability and confidence to communicate and work with other staff outside of the immediate team
- Must have the capacity to lift 10 Kilograms unassisted, in order to support customer need
You could benefit from
- Salary packaging of up to $15,900+ in tax free pay
- Monthly RDO's for full-time roles
- Access to flexible work arrangements and purchased annual leave program
- Reward program that recognises your achievements
- Utilise our Employee Assistance Program providing counselling services
- Support in growing your career through mentoring and professional development opportunities
To Apply:
If you can see yourself in this rewarding role, please apply via the link now – our application process is mobile friendly.
Please note that as part of our employment checks, we will request a police check from the last 24 months, a NSW Working with Children Check (WWCC) and an NDIS Worker Screening Check.
To help make the process speedy we encourage you to have/apply for the checks upon application as there can be some delays in obtaining these checks through the relevant services.
New Horizons values diversity and encourages applications from all people. Our vision is to see happy inclusive communities work together in collaborative and inclusive ways to create opportunity and improve quality of life. Our workforce proudly reflects the local communities we connect with and support.
New Horizons acknowledges all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional custodians of the land.
