Anchor - Opening Doors Crisis Response Worker

http://www.anchor.org.au/

Opening Doors Crisis Response Worker – Housing and Support Services
(Full time, permanent position)

Salary $65,326 to $70,483 per annum, plus Super plus Leave Loading plus Salary Packaging

Anchor is an independent, not-for-profit organisation with a proud history of providing support to individuals and families living in Melbourne's outer eastern region. Services include homelessness support, foster care, kinship care, community education and family reconciliation. Anchor’s programs are evidence based and are underpinned by trauma informed practice principles.

An exciting opportunity exists for a motivated and experienced Crisis Response Worker who is passionate about supporting people who are at risk of, or experiencing homelessness to join our team on a full time, permanent basis.

  • Do you have experience in the provision of intake, psychosocial assessment and follow up to clients experiencing homelessness or who are at risk of homelessness?
  • Are you capable of helping clients, who are experiencing primary homelessness to access accommodation, financial assistance and material aid?
  • Can you demonstrate your capacity to assist individuals and families explore and access crisis, medium-term and long-term accommodation options, and provide them with appropriate information and referral to other services? 
  • Do you display competencies in liaising with external stakeholders, including other community service organisations, accommodation providers and specialist support services?

If so, we would love to hear from you! Working at Anchor you can expect the following:

  • Immediate access to salary packaging
  • Corporate leave over the Christmas period 
  • Quality supervision and professional development opportunities in addition to our core competency staff training program
  • Access to an Employee Assistance Program
  • A flexible work place that aims to achieve a work/life balance
  • An inclusive organisation that works with a diverse population, both within our client base, stakeholders and staff 
  • Positive work culture
  • On-site child care (occasional and long-term)

For enquiries, please contact Mark Lamont, Manager – Housing Support and Development or Jay Church, Team Leader – Housing and Support Services or Michelle Duncan, Team Leader Transitional Support Services on 03 9760 6400. A position description can be found on our website at https://www.anchor.org.au/ under “Get involved” then ‘Join our team’ tab.

Applicants must provide responses to the Key Selection Criteria outlined in the position description with their application together with a covering letter and resume to:

The CEO Anchor Inc. SCORESBY VIC 3179 or email to: jobs@anchor.org.au by 9.00am, Monday 1st April 2019

Applications that do not address the Key Selection Criteria will not be considered. Anchor is a Human Rights based equal opportunity employer that values cultural diversity and social inclusion. It is also a Child Safe organisation. Anchor welcomes all individuals, irrespective of sex, race, ethnicity, culture, language, religion, marital status, disability, sexuality, gender or age. Anchor acknowledges and respects the traditional custodians of the land, the Wurundjeri and Bunurong people, past, present and emerging.

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