Address- Opportunity available to impact the renter crisis.
- Peak body and specialist tenancy legal centre for renters
- Salary Base $96,817 plus super and salary packaging up to $18,400, 37.5-hour week + 5 Days Additional Leave
Tenants Victoria is the peak body for renters in our state and serves as Victoria’s leading specialist tenancy community legal centre. We are a respected and influential advocate for social change, working to improve conditions for people who rent their homes and experience hardship and or disadvantage. We believe that safe, secure, and affordable housing is an essential service and human right.
Through our advice and information line, legal casework, law reform work, training, and community outreach activities, we support individual renters and community organisations. We also campaign for policy, procedural, and legislative change. Amid a rental crisis, this is a significant time to join our dynamic team and help support Victorian renters facing housing challenges across the breadth of our state.
WHY CHOOSE US:
- Extra paid 5 days of leave and access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- We offer salary packaging up to $15,900 +$2500 to staff, allowing you to earn more each week.
- We offer a hybrid flexible working model and collegiate working environment, close to public transport.
- We strive to embrace our core strategic values - Collaborative - we work together; Optimistic – we believe we can make a difference; Effective - we deliver; Kindness – we listen deeply.
ABOUT YOU
You are an experienced Social Worker that believes that housing is a human right. A motivated self-starter who can work autonomously to deliver high quality results and exceed expectations. You have high attention to detail, are well-organised and can build rapport with people quickly.
KEY TO YOUR SUCCESS IS YOUR:
- Commitment to social justice and renters’ rights.
- Demonstrated high level communication skills (oral and written), and excellent listening skills.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and effectively manage competing demands, including knowing when to escalate matters to a supervisor.
- Willingness and ability to communicate empathetically with a variety of clients, including those with cognitive impairment or language barriers, people from diverse backgrounds, people with alcohol or other drug dependence and people experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness.
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
- 2+ years social work experience
- Tertiary qualification in Social Work, recognised by the AASW and eligible for membership with the AASW
- Excellent client-facing skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Solid organisational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
- Proven ability to work flexibly and prioritise to meet competing deadlines.
- Highly developed stakeholder skills to be able to work independently while liaising effectively with a range of colleagues.
Tenants Victoria is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people with a disability and people identifying as LGBTIQ are encouraged to apply.
Personal data held by Tenants Victoria relating to employment applications will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy. Role to end June 2025 with possibility of ongoing employment. Please submit ASAP as we will review candidates on receipt of application.
