Are you passionate about supporting people in our local community - This might be the role for you! Employee Benefits Above Award Salary - Minimum $73,924.99. 11 Wellbeing Days (to support worker well-being) - in addition to Annual Leave. Awesome Not-for-Profit Salary Sacrificing options of up to $15,899 per FBT year. Portable Long Service Leave (from eligible organisations). Excellent Learning & Development opportunities. About the Role Our Housing Support & Linkages (HSL) Practitioner will be required to provide case management, short-term or crisis intervention support to adults who are rough sleeping or at risk of homelessness. This program also supports adults and families on low incomes, that live in Social/Public Housing properties or adults that reside in a local Supported Residential Service. Our Practitioners are tasked with working across varied roles and will be proactively engaging, assessing and linking people in with appropriate services.
The role involves working to connect services to wrap around clients through developing immediate access points and referrals into housing, mental health, alcohol and drug treatment, family violence, disability, income and primary health services. You will be required to engage with adults, families and youth using a variety of engagement strategies such as proactive assertive engagement, outreach, persistence and pacing as well as providing client-centred and outcome-based support.
The role may include participation in a multi-disciplinary team within the Rough Sleeping program. The role also includes supporting Brophy in the delivery of Friday Feed Community Meals project.
Key Responsibilities Undertake case management including intake, assessment, case/care planning, case coordination, key worker role, brief interventions, supported referrals, action plans, case reviews and case closure. Establish, facilitate and maintain action plans and outcome star plans for adults and families. Work in close partnership with local housing offices, other housing and support providers, Gunditjmara Aboriginal Cooperative, Southwest Health Care – Mental Health Services and Western Region Alcohol and Drug Centre and local government and departmental-funded public tenant groups. Establish appropriate community contacts and develop and maintain professional working relationships with a broad range of stakeholders. Do your skills include: Demonstrate a working knowledge of the practice frameworks of trauma-informed models of care, family therapy, assertive outreach and strength-based models of intervention. Demonstrate an understanding of the issues facing people who are homeless or those in social or public housing. Engage with adults, families and youth using a variety of engagement strategies such as proactive assertive engagement, outreach, persistence and pacing as well as providing client-centred and outcome-based support. Sound knowledge of the principles and processes of relevant legislation pertaining to adults, families and youth. Are your credentials: A minimum qualification of a sector recognised and accredited Diploma in Youth Work, Social or Welfare Work or equivalent. (Qualifications must be approved by recognised professional bodies: i.e. AASW, Community Services Council, APS etc.) A current Drivers Licence. About Brophy: Brophy Family & Youth Services has supported children, young people, families, and the southwest Victorian community for almost 50 years. We live here; this is our community; we believe in people and in their ability to create the life they want.
At Brophy, you will join a team of just over 200 employees delivering over 40 programs and services across areas including youth engagement, mental health, family violence, foster care, housing support, employment support, and disability services.
At Brophy our Vision is not just focused externally on our community – we feel just as passionate about our employees being meaningfully connected through their roles with us to create the life they want, and that as a workforce we achieve this together through innovation and healthy relationships, and by positively contributing to building an advantaged community.
Diversity and Inclusion at Brophy: Brophy is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment that ensures safety and a sense of belonging for everyone. We embrace individuals of diverse races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, ages, religions, abilities, and nationalities, recognising the richness that varied experiences bring to our efforts in supporting individuals and building stronger communities.
Our commitment extends to actively listening, learning, and evolving to become an accessible, inclusive, and secure organisation for all, encompassing First Nations peoples, members of the LGBTIQA+ community, individuals with disabilities, and those with culturally diverse backgrounds.
For more information please get in touch with Leah McDonald (Manager – Housing Support and Linkages) on 03 5561 8888 or at ******. Applications NOW OPEN
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