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Employment Term: Part-time (4 days a week) maximum-term until 30 June 2028
Location: Red Hill
Remuneration: $51 p/h + super + NFP Salary Packaging (save tax and increase your take home pay)
Closing date: Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and therefore may result in the role closing early if the right applicant is found.
Make a meaningful difference with UnitingCare Queensland
At UnitingCare we are leaders in crisis response, the protection of vulnerable people and children, financial resilience and family wellbeing. Our FaDS (Family and Disability Services) team work passionately across Queensland to make a meaningful difference in people’s lives.
As a Housing Consultant, you’ll be encouraged to grow, develop and feel empowered to make the everyday easier for the people we care so passionately about. Let’s make a meaningful difference, together!
Please note this is a part-time, maximum-term until 30 June 2028 opportunity offering 60.8 hours per fortnight based out of our Red Hill location.
Your part in our UnitingCare team
We are seeking people who have a strong level of experience within the homelessness and housing sector to work alongside our partners within government and community settings.
The role will be varied with an emphasis on providing tailored training workshops and sector building initiatives to address the housing needs of our partner organisations and community members.
The Housing Consultant will share expertise through a peer mentoring support framework. Shared knowledge will assist partners to provide solution based housing pathways. Case conferencing and stakeholder meetings will occur regularly to support partnering agencies and their clients living with disabilities.
In this role you will:
support clients to secure appropriate housing options, including crisis, transitional, and long-term housing.
support government and community sector partners with training, mentorship and advice for housing outcomes
work with housing providers to ensure reasonable accommodations and tenancy sustainment strategies are in place.
support collaboration amongst community services and disability supports through case conferencing and stakeholder meetings.
What makes a difference for us?
Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Human Services, Disability, or related field with housing sector experience.
Current Working with Children Check (Blue Card).
NDIS Worker screening check
Current Drivers Licence.
What makes a difference for you?
Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance
NFP Salary Packaging: Save tax and increase your take home pay by salary packaging your everyday living expenses and bills (up to $15,900) and meal entertainment (up to $2,650) per annum. To learn more about this benefit watch the video via the following link: Salary Packaging Explained
A recognition and rewards platform, providing employee discounts at hundreds of retailers, including everyday expenses, holidays, health insurance, annual awards celebration, wellbeing and employee assistance programs
12 weeks paid parental leave and 2 weeks paid partner leave, available after 6 months service, in addition to the government scheme
Diversity and inclusive leave, offering paid gender affirmation leave and cultural leave options (paid and unpaid) for those who may celebrate Lunar New Year, Diwali, Ramadan, NAIDOC weeks and other significant cultural events
Career development opportunities to challenge yourself, grow and make a meaningful difference
A positive and inclusive team based on respect, shared standards, strong values and a commitment to serving others
We’d love you to be part of our UnitingCare family
Joining our FaDS, team, you’ll also be welcomed as part of the UnitingCare family. The second-largest Queensland employer, we’re a proud not-for-profit with more than 16,500 staff and 9,000 volunteers across our brands of BlueCare, Lifeline, ARRCS, The Wesley Hospital, Buderim Private Hospital, St Stephen’s Hospital, and St Andrew’s War Memorial Hospital, and have been leading by example for more than 100 years.
Child safe, Child friendly
UnitingCare is committed to being a Child Safe, Child Friendly organisation and will:
provide welcoming, safe and nurturing services for children
implement measures to prevent child abuse and neglect within our services
appropriately and immediately address child abuse and neglect if it does occur
Diversity & Inclusion
Our approach is simple – everybody is welcome here. At UnitingCare, diversity is at the core of our who we are, our mission and our values. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees no matter their sex, race, culture, sexual orientation, disability or gender identity. Demonstrating our commitment to reconciliation and building long-term employment opportunities for First Nations peoples, UnitingCare strongly encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants for this position.
Safe workplace
We work hard to make our services welcoming and safe for every person. We are united in keeping children, young people and the elderly safe from harm, within our services, workplaces and the communities we support. We are committed to speaking up loudly for their safety.