About the Opportunity
MCM is a leading community support organisation working alongside Victorian communities and families and individuals to live the life they aspire to, their way, providing a broad range of support in homelessness, disability, palliative care, youth housing, community services, family violence, education and inclusive employment service areas.
Homes First is an innovative five-year program based across the Local Government Areas of Brimbank-Melton and Hume Merri-Bek regions. Homes First is one of a suite of programs to support people sleeping rough and experiencing persistent homelessness. Our support model includes allied health, specialist housing, assertive outreach, therapeutic supports, early intervention & prevention services, legal, education and employment support.
About you
We are looking for someone who can:
- Provide brief and longer-term targeted interventions including comprehensive risk and needs assessment, safety planning, housing, mental health, AOD use and legal support to a caseload of clients.
- Develop successful working relationships with people and work collaboratively with their care teams to assess their needs, support them to identify goals, work out strategies to achieve those goals and help to develop the skills towards independence.
- Assist people with complex needs to access appropriate accommodation options, particularly supported accommodation, family reconciliation, private rental, shared housing and social or transitional housing in accordance with the case plan.
- Support the professional development of other MCM employees within the Youth and Families portfolio by developing and facilitating relevant education sessions related to mental health and AOD.
- Be the subject matter expert in the development, implementation and monitoring of practice innovation within the portfolio.
- Provide secondary consultations to housing and multidisciplinary workers within Homes First and the Youth and Families portfolio that support people experiencing mental health and/or AOD concerns. Provide professional development and capacity building opportunities, including guidance on assessment and safety planning.
- Support people to build new networks and access specialised mental health and/or AOD services.
- Lead and maintain strong connections with public, private, non-government and volunteer services in the local area.
Benefits of working with MCM include:
- Diverse and inclusive organisation
- Attractive Salary Packaging benefits
- Supportive learning and development environment
- Culture of continuous improvement
Essential:
- Bachelor’s qualification in social work/community work or another related field.
- Demonstrated experience working within a case management framework with adults who are experiencing homelessness.
- Understanding of mobile, street based and assertive outreach support and interventions.
- Experience working from a trauma informed approach to assertively engage adults presenting with complex support needs including mental health and AOD barriers.
- Knowledge and understanding of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022.
- Demonstrated experience providing secondary consultations to other professionals who support adults experiencing mental health and/or AOD barriers, with primary aims of identifying risks, safety planning and service navigation.
- Experience developing and facilitating peer training.
- Ability and experience to provide tailored and appropriate responses to people who are from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
- Strong passion for working with people and ability to engage people actively and assertively with complex needs.
- Capacity to work effectively both independently an as part of a multidisciplinary team, demonstrate accountability and willingness to take direction.
- Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication, conflict management and resolution, negotiation and mediation skills.
- Working across both MCM West (Braybrook) and North (North Fitzroy) sites equally is required to support consistent client contact and effective time management.
Screening Criteria:
- National Police check
- Working with Children check and NDIS Worker Screening check or ability to obtain
- Valid Victorian Driver's license
- Right to Work in Australia
Applications for this role will close on 6 April 2026/or Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early. Please include your current resume and cover letter.
Please review the position description to understand more about the role and responsibilities. If you have any needs throughout the recruitment process that have not already been catered for, we encourage you to contact recruitment@mcm.org.au to let us know how we can better support you to apply.
About MCM
MCM is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer with a strong commitment to safety. MCM embraces differences because we know that diversity and inclusion help us to attract, recruit, engage and retain talented people.
We are a leading not-for profit-for-purpose organisation that offer a broad range of services in Disability, Homelessness, Palliative Care and Education.
Our commitment to Safety
MCM is committed to the safety of its clients and employees, taking a zero-tolerance approach to violence within the workplace and abuse, including child abuse and abuse of people with disability. All employees are required to comply with the Child Safe Standards.
Our commitment to Diversity, Inclusion & Equity of Access
At MCM we embrace our differences because we know that diversity helps us to innovate and make the biggest impact possible. Our DEI Strategy supports and drives an inclusive workplace culture. We embrace the learning opportunities that come with authentic commitment to equity of access for all. We particularly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.
