Case Manager - Resident Engagement

Why join Launch Housing   Launch Housing is an independent Melbourne based community organisation passionately committed to ending homelessness. From providing high quality housing and an innovative range of support, education and employment services, we bring solutions to homelessness under one roof for thousands at risk of, or experiencing the crisis and trauma of homelessness.  With over 400 staff working across 16 locations in metropolitan Melbourne, we combine direct action with advocacy, research and innovation to drive widespread change.   Our people are the backbone of our organisation and supporting their wellbeing and professional development is critical to our ability to help our clients and the community. We value lived experience and diversity in our staff, and provide high-quality training & supervision, wellbeing days, access to an Employee Assistance Program and much much more to ensure your career with us is fulfilling.   Don’t just walk past homelessness.  Join the solution.   Our permanent and fixed-term employee benefits include: • Contributing to useful and rewarding work and giving something back to the community • Wellbeing days, ceremonial leave, carers leave and study leave  • Flexible working arrangements  • Purchased leave  • 17.5% leave loading  • 8 weeks’ gender neutral paid parental leave after 12 months of service for both the primary and secondary carer • Training and career growth opportunities across Launch Housing • A portion of your income can be tax-free by salary packaging your personal expenses • Additional tax-free salary packaging on dining and accommodation expenses • Positive, supportive and progressive work environment   Viv's Place:  Viv's Place is a purpose-built, long-term supportive housing program operated by Launch Housing. The service provides long term accommodation that is safe, secure, and affordable for women and children who have experienced homelessness or are at risk of homelessness. The program aims to support residents in achieving housing stability, recovery, and independence through a trauma-informed and person-centred approach. Viv's Place comprises 60 self-contained apartments and offers residents access to integrated housing, case management, and specialist support services. The model is designed to provide holistic support that promotes wellbeing, strengthens resilience, and enables families to build sustainable and independent futures.   About the opportunity: The Case Manager role is a newly established position at Viv's Place, created to enhance the support available to women, children, and families residing within the program. The role focuses on delivering flexible, responsive, and client-centred case management services that assist residents in achieving dignified and sustainable housing, health, and wellbeing outcomes.   Working within a trauma-informed framework, the Case Manager will partner with residents to identify goals, address barriers, and connect them with appropriate internal and external supports. The role is guided by the Launch Housing Practice Framework, ensuring best-practice service delivery that is respectful, strengths-based, timely, and responsive to the unique needs of each family.   The overarching vision of the role is to empower residents to achieve stability, recovery, and independence while fostering positive outcomes for both women and children.   Launch Housing Leadership Framework  At Launch Housing, we believe that leadership is not defined by position or title – but by the mindset you bring and the actions you take. We also believe that leadership is learnable – that there is a body of knowledge, skills and dispositions associated with leadership that can be learned. The Launch Housing Leadership Framework outlines the key expectations and behaviours required for effective leadership at every level. This role is aligned to the Leading Self proficiency level within the framework, reflecting the responsibility to demonstrate professionalism, personal accountability, self-awareness, and continuous development. Maximum-term, part-time role (60.80 hours per fortnight) based at Dandenong, ending mid-August 2027.