Intensive Case Manager

Why join Launch Housing

Our mission is to end homelessness. We aim to get people housed, keep them housed, and be an influential voice on ending homelessness. We are a secular, independent provider of choice for clients and we're striving to be the go-to organisation on homelessness for government, media, philanthropy, private donors and the community.

Our people are the backbone of our organisation and supporting their wellbeing and professional development is critical to our ability to help our clients and the community. We value lived experience and diversity in our staff, and actively work to ensure everyone is able to make their career with Launch Housing fulfilling.

Launch Housing is working to become more trauma informed and as a leading employer in the homelessness sector, it is important to let you know that you will hear stories of distress, hardship, trauma, or violence when working with us. We encourage you to reflect on how this may impact you when considering applying for the role. Sustaining the Health & Well-being of our staff is our priority. We provide high-quality training & supervision, Wellbeing Days, and access to Employee Assistance Program.

Our permanent and fixed-term employee benefits include:

• Contributing to useful and rewarding work and giving something back to the community

• Wellbeing days, ceremonial leave, carers leave and study leave 

• Flexible working arrangements 

• Purchased leave 

• 17.5% leave loading 

• Gender neutral paid parental leave (after 12 months of service)

• Training and career growth opportunities across Launch Housing

• A portion of your income can be tax-free by salary packaging your personal expenses

• Additional tax-free salary packaging on dining and accommodation expenses

• Positive, supportive and progressive work environment

About the opportunity

• Contribute to a life-changing program

• Max-term, full-time role until end of June 2024

• No after-hours or shift work

• $42.5554 per hour + super + NFP salary packaging

• Based in Dandenong

This is a Case Management opportunity where you will be accountable for your own case load of clients.

Based in Dandenong, Bob’s Place is a residential facility with services including temporary accommodation, case management, transitional support, and other services. Bob's Place includes 4 family units, 9 rooms for single persons and 2 for couples.

What you'll be doing

As an Intensive Case Manager, you will provide an intensive level of engagement during a client’s stay at Bob’s Place. You will assist clients to link with internal and external services suitable to meet their individual support needs, and accompany the client to appointments to assist with engagement and follow-up.

You will also provide intensive outreach to clients in the community once stable accommodation has been secured or continue assisting with them housing options. You will deliver support through assertive outreach, providing continuity of care and portable support for the client across their accommodation outcomes.

You will:

• Work with a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive Intensive Case management service to clients, using a strengths-based approach including assistance with accommodation, advocacy, assessment, referral and the development of community supports.

• Conduct internal assessments to assist in measuring clients progress while participating in support.

• Assist clients to maximize their options and potential by facilitating their involvement in community and social activities, recreational and training opportunities.

• Provide enhanced outreach to their clients in the community once stable accommodation has been secured.

• Ensure the client’s needs continue to be met and identifying other support services involved that may be more suitable to continue to support the client at the closure of support.

For more information, please refer to the position description.

How to apply

To apply for this opportunity, please click on "Apply for this job" button. Please submit a cover letter addressing the key selection criteria and your CV.

If you need additional information about this role, please contact Greg Cole at *********@launchhousing.org.au

Please shortlisting will occur on a rolling basis, so please don't delay in submitting your application!

For a copy of the position description please contact the recruiting team at *******@launchhousing.org.au.

Launch Housing offers a wide range of career opportunities and employs a diverse range of talent. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons to apply!   We acknowledge, respect and celebrate Aboriginal cultures, languages, connections to Country and heritage, customs and practices. We're committed to support Aboriginal peoples to obtain genuine and fulfilling career with us!

Launch Housing is a dog-friendly organisation, which allows dog owners to bring them onsite, please contact the Talent Acquisition Team on *******@launchhousing.org.au if you have any concerns prior to your interview.

If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know at *******@launchhousing.org.au.

Launch Housing is committed to being a child safe organisation and has zero tolerance to child abuse. Our hiring process involves rigorous screening of applicants. All of our people including students, contractors and volunteers must hold a valid Working with Children Check and satisfactory criminal history record check. 

Launch Housing is an Equal Opportunity employer and supports accessible working arrangements for all. This includes people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse people, young people, older people, women, and people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender diverse, intersex or queer. We acknowledge Lived Experience as a unique expertise and encourage people with a Lived Experience of Homelessness to apply. All applicants must have the right to work in Australia.