Senior Worker - Youth Pregnancy Support

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

• Max term, until March 2025

• Part-time, 0.8 FTE (60.8 hours per fortnight)

• $48.6905 per hour + super + NFP salary packaging (tax savings!)

• Based in East St Kilda

Special measure applies to this role

Sections 28, 60 and 88 of the EO Act provide for lawful 'Special Measure' provisions, therefore the following has been applied to this role. 

Only candidates who identify themselves as female, woman or female presenting are eligible to apply. This position is exempt under the special measures provision of the Equal Employment Act 2010 (Vic).

What you'll be doing 

The Pregnancy Outreach Program aims to address the gaps within the homelessness service system and bridge the divide between homelessness services and health services in order to create better outcomes for pregnant women experiencing homelessness. The Program does this by providing pregnant women with enhanced case management support, advocacy, information and referral pathways.

As the Senior Worker - Youth pregnancy Support, you'll be responsible for providing high quality, client focused case management services to clients who are pregnant, experiencing homelessness and have complex needs. You'll be focused on assisting with the immediate and ongoing support needs of young women (16-25), that are pregnant and at risk of or experiencing homelessness. 

You'll be part of a program that provides a range of flexible support services and high-level coordination to pregnant women for support periods of up to 12 weeks This case management support model is delivered through a feminist, strength based and trauma informed lens, to maximize independence and minimize service dependence, with a primary focus on empowering young pregnant women to navigate their health, pregnancy, and childbirth.

You'll be based at the Women’s Services Crisis Accommodation service based in St Kilda East with some outreach and out posting at other internal and/or external sites and services required.

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 Vanessa Hulands ***************@launchhousing.org.au

Please note 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.