Description:
- Max term, till Jun 2026 | Full Time
- Salary: $ 87K + Super + Salary Packaging
- Location: Cairns QLD 4870
- Make a meaningful difference to the lives of Australians in need
Life at Mission Australia
When you join the team at Mission Australia, you become part of a community who are determined to end homelessness and ensure people in need can thrive. United by our Christian purpose and values, we stand together with anyone who needs us, for as long as they need us. Find out more about us and our purpose.
Your Opportunity
Be a Game-Changer! Our Going Places Program is on the lookout for energetic and compassionate team members to assist individuals facing chronic homelessness or sleeping rough. Bring your expertise in case management with a strengths-based, 'housing first' approach and help guide people towards stable housing and a brighter future. Join us and turn your passion into impactful action!
Going Places is a multidisciplinary street to home program which combines clinical health services with coordinated case management to support people sleeping rough in Cairns to move into stable, long-term and sustainable housing
Key responsibilities will be to:
- Respond to referrals and conduct outreach across the community to connect with participants
- Build trust and rapport with our participants to encourage engagement in the program
- Build and develop strong, constructive relationships with agencies and community partners.
- Engage in creative strategies to support improved program access for people experiencing homelessness
Support participants to appropriately engage with the Immediate Housing Response - Update Case notes to ensure effective record keeping for the program
Requirements for Success
- Ideally qualifications in Community Work, Social Work, Psychology or Behavioural Sciences.
- Ideally some case management experience but not essential
- Proven experience building trust and developing relationships with participants and stakeholders.
- Some administration and record keeping experience
Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, qualifications, and referee checks, and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people.
Our culture
Our innovative and inclusive culture will ensure you feel valued at Mission Australia as you help Australians in need and develop in your career.
We prioritize the safety and wellbeing of everyone, both within our team and the individuals we serve.
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment. We actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds; gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion, and sexual orientation to submit an application and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible. So, whoever you are, if you’re skilled and actively support our purpose and values, you would be welcome at Mission Australia.
If you live with disability and require support to submit your application, please email talentattraction@missionaustralia.com.au or visit our Careers page for additional contact details.
We Strongly encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander. For culturally safe support or assistance with your application, please contact us at deadlycareers@missionaustralia.com.au
Find out more about a career with Mission Australia.
Your benefits
- Rewarding work – every day you know you’re making a real difference
- Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via AccessPay
- Free external, confidential counselling and access to chaplaincy support
- Volunteering opportunities
- Extra leave available including an additional public holiday, additional annual leave day on your work anniversary and the opportunity to purchase further annual leave.
How to apply
Click ‘Apply’ and send your application today!
As a committed Circle Back Initiative employer, we will respond to your application.
Applications are shortlisted as they are received. Please apply as soon as possible to be considered. Thank you.