• Part time role – 0.6FTE
• Brunswick location

About the organisation

Jesuit Social Services is a social change organisation working to build a just society where all people can live to their full potential. We reflect on the critical factors shaping our contemporary world; the social, political and economic contexts, and we adapt our practice to work with those most in need.

Since 1977, Jesuit Social Services has provided services to some of the most disadvantaged in our community.

We place a high priority on advocacy and are a leader in policy development and research.

About the role

An exciting opportunity exists for a suitably experienced and qualified individual to take on an intake & assessment and active hold worker dual role within the Brimbank Melton Area team. This role will be responsible for triaging new referrals, data entry, gaining consent, carrying out assertive outreach, providing phone-based support to parents/carers of disengaged learners including information sharing and making referrals, and developing/maintaining relationships with schools and other stakeholders across a range of sectors through regular communication. 

The Navigator Hume Merri-bek team is based in Brunswick. 

Salary range for this role is $82043 – $88,287, plus salary packaging benefit, is offered together with ongoing professional and career development as well as opportunities for personal growth.

What Jesuit Social Services can offer you:

• An organisation that lives its values, through its day to day work
• A welcoming and supportive relational environment
• A comprehensive Induction and Orientation program
• Ongoing training and development related to your role
• Employee assistance program
• A competitive salary plus salary packaging benefits
• Generous leave

About you

This role will suit a candidate with the following skills and experience:

• Tertiary qualification/s and/or relevant experience in field
• Demonstrated skills and experience in short-term (predominately phone-based) case management or case coordination
• An understanding of adolescent development and the factors that can contribute to a young person’s disengagement from learning.
• High degree of cultural competency and understanding of culturally appropriate service delivery in relation to Aboriginal young people, their families and communities and CALD young people, their families and communities.
• Superior written and verbal (specifically email and phone-based) communication skills, including the capacity to liaise with a range of stakeholders both government and non-government.

About the program

Justice Programs

Justice Programs provide individually tailored support for vulnerable and marginalised people involved in the justice system who are assessed as high risk/need, with limited social and family networks, limited accommodation and experiencing multiple and complex problems. Our staff deliver quality programs in a manner that reflects the social justice principles of participation, equity, access and respect. Services include: intensive outreach support, case management, restorative practice, educational, employment/training, housing programs and 24/7 after-hours crisis support.

Our services contribute to regional and state-wide advisory forums and networks and aim to support a more comprehensive approach to justice through partnerships with Government agencies and other service providers and to legislation, policy development and advocacy.

Navigator

Navigator is a program funded by state government which aims to support disengaged learners aged 12 to 17 years old and work with them around a return to education or training. The program works closely with families and schools and uses assertive outreach, case management and restorative practice principles to re-engage young people back into learning pathways. The program is delivered by Jesuit Social Services in partnership with the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) in Brimbank Melton, Hume Merri-bek, North Eastern Melbourne and Inner Eastern Melbourne areas.

The Navigator Program is a dynamic team, which offers Intake and Assessment, Active Hold, and longer-term Case Management support. We work closely with local schools, services and the regional Department of Education office.

The Navigator Hume Merri-bek Team operates out of the Brunswick office.

How to apply

• Upload your resume and cover letter incorporating your responses to the Key Selection Criteria from the Position Description.
• For further information please contact Helen Coventry on 0438 066 595.

Position description can be found here (copy and paste URL into your browser):

https://jss.elmotalent.com.au/uploads/jss/files/PD%20-%20Intake%20Assessment%20and%20Active%20Hold%20Worker%20Navigator%20HUMA%20-%20October%202023(1).pdf

Applications close at 5.00 pm Wednesday 8 November 2023.

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis and the closing date may be subject to change without notice.

Jesuit Social Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. We celebrate and welcome all people regardless of ethnicity, cultural background, age, gender, sexuality, disability or religious affiliation.

We strongly encourage applications from all community members including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, members of the LGBTIQA+ community, people with a disability, people of culturally diverse backgrounds and working parents.

Jesuit Social Services is a Child Safe organisation and is committed to protecting children and young people from harm. We require all applicants to undergo an extensive screening process prior to appointment.