Caseworker

Women's Community Shelters; Camden; Vor Ort; AUD 52.000 - 70.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Salary Sacrifice Fringe Benefits

Flexible Workplace

Career Development

Diversity & Inclusion

Zusammenfassung

Women's Community Shelters is seeking a dedicated full-time Caseworker to support women and children experiencing homelessness in a crisis accommodation setting in the Camden area. The role requires flexibility for early mornings, evenings and on-call shifts, and a strong understanding of housing pathways and domestic violence impacts.

Essential criteria include a Cert IV in Community Services or 5+ years with homeless women, experience in community services, WHS knowledge, and valid checks

Qualifikationen

• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to use online case management systems.
• Experience in housing pathways and homelessness services is preferred.
• Strong WHS awareness and practices.
• Current Senior First Aid or ability to obtain before start date.
• Current Working with Children Check.
• National Police Check.

Aufgaben

• Work with women and children in crisis accommodation settings.
• Support clients to access housing, safety planning and service pathways.

Kenntnisse

Communication skills

Case management

First Aid

Working with Children Check

National Police Check

Work rights Australia

Ausbildung

Cert IV in Community Services

Jobbeschreibung

Pay Rate: Social, Community, Home Care and Disability Services Industry Award, (SCHADS) Crisis Accommodation Employee Level 2, Pay Point 1

Blue Wren House, Camden Women’s Shelter provides a safe place for women and families experiencing domestic violence and homelessness. We support women and children to rebuild their lives through our crisis accommodation and outreach services.

We are recruiting a full time Caseworker to work with women and children who are homeless in a crisis accommodation setting in the Camden LGA. Flexibility for early mornings, evenings and on-call shifts are essential.

An understanding of the homelessness sector, awareness around current issues and practice in domestic violence and good knowledge of housing pathways are key skills for this role.

ESSENTIAL Criteria

Cert IV in Community Services or Minimum 5 years’ experience working with women who are homeless.

Demonstrated experience within the community services sector in a caseworker capacity, preferably in women’s services.

Knowledge of the dynamics and impact of homelessness, domestic and family violence, the impacts of trauma on women and how to best support survivors.

An understanding of Workplace Health and Safety procedures.

Excellent written and communication skills.

Ability to use online case management systems.

Current Senior First Aid certificate or capacity to acquire one before commencement.

Current Working with Children Check.

National Police Check.

The right to live and work in Australia.

We consider being a woman is a genuine occupational qualification for this position under section 31 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977(NSW) and sections 30 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984(Cth).

WHAT’S ON OFFER

Purpose with a mission to help shape and lead a positive impact contributing to homeless women and children.

Salary Sacrifice Fringe Benefits.

Feminist organisation embedded in strong foundational practice frameworks.

Supportive learning culture with career development and training opportunities.

A flexible workplace.

An inclusive organisation, through our Disability Inclusion Action Plan and participation in ACON’s Welcome Here Project.

Access to free counselling through our Employee Assistance Program.

We seek a workforce that is as diverse as our society, in race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality and cultures that will reflect the communities we work in. We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and CALD women to apply.