Women's Community Shelters are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced leader to support the operations of our service in Ashfield. Reporting to the Manager Housing Innovation this position will be responsible for delivering a multi-dimensional site which will support women experiencing homelessness due to domestic and family violence. The program delivers crisis and transitional accommodation and a community hub that brings together services to support a best practice service delivery response to gendered violence.
The Housing and Accommodation Services Manager will hold operational oversite of a multi-dimensional service site that will deliver crisis and transitional accommodation responses and a community hub space that will bring together service sector responses focussed on interrupting cycles of violence for women and children, helping them rebuild their lives. The role will oversee the day-to-day operations of the service while maintaining a safe and welcoming environment, providing support and guidance to the team and building and maintaining partnerships across the organisation and sector.
Key responsibilities
- Oversee the day-to-day operations of the service while maintaining a secure and welcoming environment
- Provide support and guidance to the team
- Build and maintain partnerships across the organisation and sector
- Manage daily operations, ensuring compliance with policies and providing service improvement
- Manage budget and reporting
About you
- Tertiary or other qualifications within the Community Services, Social Work or similar (minimum Diploma Level)
or 2 years' experience in a comparative role
- Understanding of Family Violence and Gender Based Violence in a homelessness context
- Experience as a supervisor leading small teams
- Experience managing conflict and challenging behaviours
- Experience coordinating teams within community or accommodation services
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to develop and manage partnerships
- Strong knowledge of trauma informed practice and risk management
- Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office programs and software operating systems
- Hold a current NSW Drivers licence
- Mandatory Compliance Checks including Working With Children's Check and National Police Check
Benefits
- Meaningful work with purpose and impact
- Great team environment
- Salary Sacrifice fringe benefit – meaning you can package up to $15,900 per annum of your pre-tax salary before income tax is calculated, you take home even more pay
- Meal, entertainment, leisure and accommodation benefits up to $2,650 per annum included as above
- Supportive learning culture with career development and training opportunities
- Employee Assistance Program
About us Women's Community Shelters provide services to women and their children experiencing homelessness, including as a result of domestic and family violence. The organisation focuses on providing a safe haven for families and delivering crisis and transitional accommodation responses alongside community hub spaces that bring together service sector responses focussed on interrupting cycles of violence for women and children, helping them rebuild their lives.
📌 Housing and Accommodation Services Manager (Ashfield)
🏢 Women's Community Shelters
📍 Ashfield
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