Aboriginal Liaison Officer - Sustaining Tenancies in Social Housing
The Neami Group, Australia
Job Description
Directly support people sleeping rough to remain housed and work closely with Aboriginal, Health and Housing Services.
Full citizenship for all people living with a mental illness in Australian society
About the role
- Aboriginal identified position
- Full Time, Maximum Term contract until 30 June 2022
- CSD Level 3 from $73,434 - $79,010 pa dependent on skills and experience
The STSH Program is an initiative under the NSW Homelessness Strategy 2018-2022. The initiative is funded until 30 June 2022. The objectives of the STSH program are to enhance local service system capacity to support new or existing at risk tenancies.
The Aboriginal Liaison Officer will be part of a small team that works within an integrated service delivery model to provide health, housing, rehabilitation and support services to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The ALO will not only work with Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander clients but also non-Aboriginal clients working under an assertive outreach model aimed at providing integrated services that focus on transitioning from homelessness or risk of homelessness to safe, secure and sustainable long term accommodation, prevention of re-offending and improved health outcomes
Core duties
- Provide direct support to clients within a transitional, crisis and home based setting, including those who may be rough sleeping
- Engage all clients and develop trusting and professional relationships, with a focus on clients who identify as Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander
- Assist clients to connect with propriate services to gain support around physical/mental health needs
- Work with individual strengths, identify goals and support them to work towards their goals
- Work with partners, such as Community Corrections, Probation and Parole, Department of Communities and Justice and the client to ensure clients are meeting all obligations
- Assist clients in attaining appropriate Centrelink benefits and make referrals for employment programs (WorkWell) if required
Mandatory requirements:
- Current NSW Working with Children Check
- Australian Working Rights
- Drivers licence
- Police check (refer to PD) disclosable outcomes considered
About Neami National
Neami National is a community mental health service supporting people living with mental illness to improve their health, live independently and pursue a life based on their own strengths, values and goals.
We acknowledge Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities as the Traditional Custodians of the land we work on and pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We recognise that their sovereignty was never ceded. Neami National is committed to cultivating inclusive environments for staff, consumers and carers. We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities. We are an environmentally conscious organisation.
Incentives include:
- Diverse and inclusive organisation
- Induction and extensive Learning and Development Program
- Regular Practice Development sessions and coaching with your supervisor
- Salary Packaging providing tax benefits available for living and entertainment expenses
- Excellent conditions including paid parental leave, a monthly accrued day off, generous long service leave, wellness and gratis leave
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
How to apply:
The terms and conditions of the role are listed in the position description. If you have any further questions not addressed in the advertising words or position description, please contact:
Lynn Fifield, Service Manager: 1800 945 081
Applications close: Friday 23 July 2021 (4.30pm)
No recruitment agencies candidates need apply