Casual Case Worker

• Excellent rates of Pay
• Work within a shelter that follows best practice for trauma informed care
• Be supported by a network of sister shelters across NSW, with additional training on offer to support your professional development

Women’s Community Shelters is a network of seven shelters for homeless women and homeless women accompanied by children across NSW.  We are recruiting for Case Workers to work in crisis accommodation services in our shelter in Botany (for single women and children).

Various shifts are available, salary dependent on experience but minimum SCHADS 4.1 with 25% loading if staff are employed on a casual basis.

The shelters are staffed 7 days a week (reporting to a Shelter Manager working office hours) therefore flexibility for early mornings, weekends and potential on call is essential.  This post will commence as a Casual post with a view to moving to Permanent Part Time.

Women’s Community Shelters are dedicated to supporting and empowering women to take control and move on with their lives. Our clients are supported with client-centric case management and are encouraged to pursue opportunities to study and find financial security.

An understanding of the homelessness sector, awareness around current issues and practice in domestic violence and good knowledge of housing pathways are key skills for this role.

Details

Essential Criteria

• Demonstrated experience within the community services sector in a support worker capacity, preferably women's support
• Demonstrated understanding of client-centric practice
• Ability to think innovatively and creatively to develop tailored client solutions
• Availability across day, evening and overnight shifts, including weekends
• Excellent written and communication skills
• Ability to use online case management systems
• Current first aid certificate or capacity to acquire one before commencement
• Current NSW Drivers License
• Working with Children Police Check
• The right to live and work in Australia
• Experience of using CIMS vacancy management database

How to Apply

Our services are provided only to women. We consider being a woman is a genuine occupational qualification for this position under section 31 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW) and sections 30 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (Cth).

Please send your resume and a covering letter which explains how your work experience addresses all essential criteria to: alison@baysidewomensshelter.org.au

Women’s Community Shelters

Women’s Community Shelters works with communities to establish new shelters, which provide short term emergency accommodation and support in a safe environment that enables homeless women to rebuild self-esteem and achieve control and fulfilment of their lives.

For a woman to get out of the situation she faces, she needs a range of support services, not just help finding affordable housing. These include access to counselling, health care, assistance to navigate government bureaucracy, legal help, further education and employment to reestablish control over her life.

At a time of reduced government spending, Women’s Community Shelters offers a new and ground-breaking ‘tri-partite’ funding model in which Government, philanthropy/business and community all work to provide funding to establish and operate shelters.

In addition, WCS brings expertise in governance, intellectual property, professional development and project management support to communities looking to establish new shelters. With a strong and experienced Board and a highly professional team, WCS is focused on supporting each shelter to develop best practice and achieve positive individual outcomes for the women staying at the shelters, while remaining cost efficient.