Manager, Emergency Relief

75 hours per fortnight, Fixed term position until 30 June 2025

East Melbourne

Take the next step in your career with CatholicCare Victoria. 

A brief snapshot about this exciting opportunity: 

Our Emergency Relief program provides free financial and/or material aid for struggling families and individuals, who are experiencing a financial crisis which has left them unable to pay for necessities such as food.

This position is responsible for providing subject matter expertise, leadership, support, coordination of consistency of delivery and expert advice to ensure management of all services delivered under the CCVT DSS Emergency Relief Contract and the No Interest Loans Scheme (NILS). 

Specifically, the position is responsible for:

• Designing, developing and monitoring the implementation strategy for delivery of Emergency Relief across multiple sites in Victoria and Tasmania.
• Develop funding tenders and provide specialist assistance to leadership in funding applications to DSS.
• Manage the development of an evidence based and validated model of best practice ER delivery with supporting assessments, benchmarking, and outcome measurement tools.

If you have the below skills & experience - we would love to hear from you! 

• Relevant higher education or vocational qualification, preferably in Social Work, Allied Health, Welfare, or Community Development or similar related discipline 
• Demonstrated awareness and understanding of social justice, issues facing clients and respect for clients who are vulnerable and in crisis. 
• Previous experience in the delivery of ER and/or NILS services would be highly regarded.
• Demonstrated knowledge of all mandatory reporting requirements as appropriate.

All about CatholicCare Victoria

CatholicCare Victoria is a leading and influential provider of charitable and social services in Victoria.  The Mission of CatholicCare Victoria is to build communities that recognise and nurture the dignity of each person.  Our employees share our Mission for a stronger, more inclusive society through supporting individuals, families and communities in times of need, especially those who are most disadvantaged, vulnerable and/or marginalised.

We deliver excellence in a broad range of child, family and youth services, family relationship services, school counselling and pastoral care services, social housing, employment and advocacy services across various office locations and delivery sites in Victoria.

We draw on the principles of Catholic Social Teaching to inspire and direct our endeavours.  We value and respect human dignity, and embrace diversity in an inclusive work environment. 

At CatholicCare Victoria we live our values of Respectfulness, Integrity, Inclusivity, Collaboration and Compassion.

Our employee benefits at CatholicCare Victoria offer: 

At CatholicCare Victoria we offer:

• A family friendly working environment.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Salary packaging for eligible staff.

We embrace, value and respect an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated. 

We are committed to the safety of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

At CatholicCare Victoria we take inclusion and diversity seriously. We make diversity, equity, and inclusion a part of everything we do.  Our team, and those we serve are valued, respected, and encouraged to be their unique selves.

We are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, or life stage.

Want to work for CCV? Please see below for how to apply! 

For further information and how to apply, visit our website www.catholiccarevic.org.au 

Enquiries to:  Applicants are encouraged to contact Chris McNamara, General Manager, Community Participation on 0408 228 *** for a confidential discussion. 

Applications close:  Sunday, 14 April 2024

Applications are required to be submitted via our website www.catholiccarevic.org.au for your application to be considered. 

Please ensure your application includes a cover letter, resume and responses to the key requirements in the position description which is attached to the advertisement on our website.

The successful applicant must have right to work in Australia.

Should you require cultural or other support in submitting your application, please contact our People and Culture Department on 03 4344 4***.

Should you require information in alternative formats, please contact our People and Culture Department on 03 4344 4***.