Coordinator - Asylum Seeker Program

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• Are you compassionate about families who are seeking refuge?
• Do you want to make a real & lasting difference in the lives of families?
• This is truly a rewarding Fixed Term Full-Time career opportunity!

Coordinator – Asylum Seeker Program

Are you compassionate about families who are seeking refuge?

Do you want to make a real & lasting difference in the lives of families?

This is truly a rewarding Fixed Term Full-Time career opportunity!

You will have purpose!

Based at Parramatta, the purpose of this very rewarding role is to enable and provide support to people seeking asylum who have no access to support services.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure that the relevant Program Managers are supported and kept well-informed in a timely manner of emerging demographic shifts relating to people seeking asylum by attending the relevant program meetings and industry forums.
• Conduct a thorough client assessment to ensure that the services provided meet the client’s needs.
• Attend Anglicare Community Hubs, Fresh Food sites and Mobile Pantry sites and establish strong links with appropriate external services, organisations and groups to ensure that staff are informed and supported with cultural knowledge and language assistance to achieve best possible outcomes for clients including internal and external referral.
• Provide information sessions on Anglicare Community Services, referral pathways and Cultural knowledge of targeted cohort to ensure that parishes are supported with ministry development/capabilities to serve and engage effectively with people seeking asylum.
• Conduct promotional activities to ensure that Anglicare’s support (material & advocacy) for people seeking asylum is well known within leading Community and Diocesan partnerships.

Minimum Requirements:

• Qualifications in Social work, Community Welfare or other relevant area (desirable)
• Experience working with people seeking asylum
• Fluent in a community language such as Farsi, Tamil and Arabic
• Well-developed understanding of issues faced by people seeking asylum in Australia

Would you like to join a supportive and growing Christian organisation where your skills and experience can make a positive impact to those in need? If so, then apply today!

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates are encouraged to apply.

Anglicare - Jesus Christ honoured, lives enriched and communities strengthened.

Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as applications may be reviewed prior to the closing date; and as such the closing date is subject to change without notice.