Indigenous Community Justice & Housing Navigator

Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-Operative; Geelong; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

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Job summary

Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-Operative in Geelong is seeking an Initial Assessment and Planning role within Safe Homes and Healing Team. The position provides culturally safe, intensive case management across remand, bail applications, and bail compliance stages while leading housing-focused activities and brokerage.

Applicants should have qualifications in community services and social housing or demonstrated experience with Aboriginal communities facing homelessness.

Qualifications

• Qualifications in community services and social housing, or experience with Aboriginal people experiencing homelessness.
• Experience in justice navigation and housing pathways.
• Skills in intake and case management.
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-agency team.

Responsibilities

• Provide culturally safe, intensive case management across remand, bail application and bail compliance stages.
• Lead housing-focused components (IAPs, housing register applications, priority advocacy, transitional housing nominations, brokerage).
• Collaborate to identify needs, risks, housing barriers, bail requirements and referral pathways.
• Maintain organisation and time management in a high-demand, stressful environment.

Skills

Intake & case management

Time management

Team collaboration

Culturally safe practice

Education

Community services/social housing qualification

Job description

Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-Operative in Geelong is seeking an Initial Assessment and Planning role within Safe Homes and Healing Team. The position provides culturally safe, intensive case management across remand, bail applications, and bail compliance stages while leading housing-focused activities and brokerage.

Applicants should have qualifications in community services and social housing or demonstrated experience with Aboriginal communities facing homelessness.