Why join Launch Housing
Launch Housing is an independent Melbourne based community organisation passionately committed to ending homelessness. From providing high quality housing and an innovative range of support, education and employment services, we bring solutions to homelessness under one roof for thousands at risk of, or experiencing the crisis and trauma of homelessness. With over 400 staff working across 16 locations in metropolitan Melbourne, we combine direct action with advocacy, research and innovation to drive widespread change.
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 provide high-quality training & supervision, wellbeing days, access to an Employee Assistance Program and much much more to ensure your career with us is fulfilling.
Don’t just walk past homelessness. Join the solution.
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
• 8 weeks’ gender neutral paid parental leave after 12 months of service for both the primary and secondary carer
• 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:
The Northern Outreach team provides case management to people who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of homelessness, with multiple and complex needs. This may include rough sleepers, couples, families and people aged 50 and above. The purpose of this program is to get people housed, keep people housed and work towards preventing further episodes of homelessness. The geographical area covered by the Northern Outreach Team is the City of Yarra, the City of Merri-Bek & the City of Darebin.
The service has multiple funding sources including Transition Support and Home and Community Care for Young People Program (HACC PYP).
The role of a Northern Outreach Case Manager is to increase the quality of life and social inclusion of clients. Service is delivered via an assertive outreach model and achieved by building a purposeful, therapeutic relationship and providing support in a practical and comprehensive way, including a recovery-based case plan.
Permanent full-time role (76 hours per fortnight) based at Collingwood.
