AddressKatherine based FT contract until June 2023. Implement and Lead the Financial wellbeing & Housing Support programmes. BASE + SUPER + NfP Bens
Our Client is a not-for-profit organisation, providing social services and programs to individuals, couples, families, children, groups, schools and agencies across the Northern Territory.
The role |
The Lead Practitioner is responsible for the implementation, leadership and integration of the Financial, Wellbeing & Capability, and Housing Support Programmes. This position has a particular focus on leading and mentoring program staff, applying professional knowledge and support whilst providing direct services and managing your own caseload of complex clients
Financial Wellbeing and Capability Programme
Our Client provides integrated Financial Counselling, Capability and Resilience hubs throughout the NT. The Katherine team includes a Lead Practitioner and Case Managers, who contribute to improved outcomes for vulnerable people, families and communities by:
• Helping people address immediate needs in times of financial crisis
• Improving financial capability by helping people in personal financial difficulty to make informed choices to address their financial barriers
• Assisting individuals, families and communities to navigate life transitions and/or financial stress to support financial wellbeing
• Improving financial inclusion pathways
• Increasing capacity for safe, affordable housing opportunities
• Implementing research and evaluation activities to contribute to programme and service improvement
Housing Support
Our Client implements a case management approach to break the cycle of homelessness by empowering clients to effectively problem solve and manage their accommodation. Our Client uses an early intervention approach that supports individual clients to regain control of their circumstances
including; housing, financial, social and community issues that are placing them at risk of homelessness.
Through assertive case management Case Managers will provide clients with support to address the multifaceted challenges they face in maintaining their home. This support may be through assessment of life skills, role modelling, referral to specialist agencies as required, coordination of supports, and
advocacy with internal and external agencies.
The successful applicant will have:
- A degree with substantial experience or an associate diploma with substantial experience attained through previous appointments
- Minimum five years’ experience in relevant practice and team leadership.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills encompassing report writing, case note writing and supervision and the ability to communicate effectively with managers, staff and stakeholders across a range of diverse cultural groups and settings.
- Experience in recording and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data in line with program requirements and leading a team to do the same.
- Experience in providing supervision to multi-disciplinary staff.
- Demonstrated cultural competency, particularly in working with Indigenous people
For more information including a full job description please contact Zena 0427 285*** or email ****@berecruitment.com.au
