Case Worker - Immediate Housing Response

Australia Red Cross

Date posted: January 20, 2026

Closes: Feb 19, 2026


  • Maximum term contract until 30 June 2026
  • Based in Aitkenvale
  • Join the world’s largest humanitarian movement

About the role

Immediate Housing Response (IHR) provides short-term emergency accommodation and support to people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, often involving financial assistance for tenancy start-up and sustainment costs. This program aims to help people transition from crisis to stable, long-term housing solutions.

In this position you will provide individualised support to clients to identify strengths and needs and assist in setting and attaining identified goals. You will conduct holistic assessments and collaborate with other agencies and organisations to source appropriate support for clients. In addition, you will also contribute to co-design processes and adapt and innovate ways of working to improve Red Cross's response to the needs of clients.

What you will bring

  • Proven ability to provide high quality, specialist casework support and case management including holistic assessment of client needs and development of case plans.
  • Demonstrated cultural competence and the ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds
  • Proven ability to identify service gaps and manage complex cases within a context of competing priorities
  • Demonstrated effectiveness in contributing to interagency collaboration and ability to lead collaboration, advocate and network with internal and external stakeholders (which can include statutory and law enforcement agencies
  • A current Driver’s licence and Working with Children Check are mandatory requirements for this role

Further information

This role is covered by the Social, Community, Housing and Disability Award – Level 4, salary from $88,090.08.

Applications close: 30 January 2026

For any enquiries, please contact Kym Musumeci on 0404 562 582.

We encourage applicants to apply ASAP as we will be reviewing applications as they are submitted and may fill this role prior to the advertised closing date.

Red Cross strives to create a safe and inclusive culture with wellbeing at its centre. We embrace diversity and welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people with diverse lived experiences, abilities, genders, ethnicities, ages, and sexual orientations. We are a child safe organisation with zero tolerance of any harm to children. Our vision is to be trusted as the leading humanitarian organisation making a genuine difference in the lives of people and communities.

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