Youth Housing Support Officer (part-time or full-time)

• Part -time or Full-time position based in Broome according to your availabilities.
• Salary Level 4.1 under the SCHADs Award 
• Salary Sacrificing
• Assist young people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
• Join a focused, welcoming and hard-working team 

Are you purposeful and proactive? Does leaving a lasting mark shape your career decisions? Is experience in case management or addressing homelessness part of your journey? 

Broome Youth and Families Hub is on the search for a team member to make the role of Youth Housing Support Officer their own. The Support Officer will deliver case management to young people, aged 16 to-25 years, with the aim of assisting them to obtain and maintain stable accommodation.

We need someone who is both, compassionate and results-driven - someone who can communicate effectively and collaborate seamlessly.

If this description resonates, read on!

Key Duties

• Work towards achieving the WA Supported Accommodation Assistance Program (SAAP) standards 
• Assist young people who are homeless or at risk of future homelessness to access stable accommodation and to develop skills to reduce likelihood of future homelessness 
• Provide outreach support to young people, young parents and to young people's family group, who are homeless or at risk of homelessness 
• Assist young people or young parents to meet the needs of their family through direct service provisions, advocacy, referral to specialist services or community resources as required
• Develop a case management plan in consultation with the young person
• Undertake risk and formal needs assessment for each client, set SMART goals
• Assist housed clients in maintaining tenancy
• Provide family-based service options to strengthen, restore and maintain family relationships where appropriate
• Ensure a proactive service approach to establish strong client/service relationships
• Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships 
• Provide appropriate referral pathways
• Advocate for the inclusion of eligible clients onto housing and priority housing lists
• Maintain an understanding of contemporary issues in Aboriginal culture, in the context of kinship, community and the community services sector
• Observe and respect cultural protocols
• Positively promote the services provided by BYFH within the human services sector and the wider community 

Essential Criteria:

• Tertiary qualification in Social Work or relevant field or industry 
• Two years or more relevant work experience
• Demonstrated experience in trauma informed practice. 
• A demonstrated understanding of issues as they relate to Aboriginal people in the Kimberley 
• High level written and verbal communication skills including producing high-quality documents or program information 
• High level written skills including client case notes, documents and reports
• Strong teamwork and stakeholder engagement skills including building successful referral relationships with other services
• Demonstrated experience working in case management or homelessness programs 
• Understanding that housing is a human right and are passionate about it

For enquiries or a copy of the Position Description, contact **@byfh.org.au or call Valerie on 0497 529 ***

Applications close 22.03.2024