ABOUT THE ROLE SCHADS Level 3.2 15.2 hours p/w (0.4 EFT) Contract until December 31, 2021 Preston location Flexible working hours (must work Tuesday) ABOUT YOU To be successful in this role you will have: Proven experience within administration roles with an advanced skill level using SharePoint and Microsoft Office 365, in particular Excel. Proven […]
7-Day Lockdown: Juno remains open to deliver essential services
Juno has been classified as an essential community service and remains open during the circuit breaker lockdown in Victoria to provide critical housing and family violence support. Getting support Juno’s office will remain open during this lockdown with adjusted face-to-face delivery and staffing in the office. During this snap lockdown, we must deliver our services differently […]
Drop-in clinic provides crucial support for women at risk
Juno’s Rapid Response Clinic is a new drop-in service that provides women at risk of homelessness with support and information around housing options and accessing support services to prevent a future housing crisis. Welfare agencies understandably prioritise their limited resources on people with the most complex issues. However, the downside of this is that increasing numbers of […]
New Art Workshops for Recovery and Wellbeing
Juno recently concluded our eight week ‘Art for Recovery and Wellbeing Workshops’, with a second series planned for July. Women who have experienced homelessness often have poor mental health outcomes; worrying about paying the rent, constantly moving from place to place, or living in fear of a violent partner all take their toll. Trauma, anxiety […]
Amara’s Story
Like so many other women, Amara told us she had begun experiencing homelessness due to family violence perpetrated by her husband. She felt she had no other option but to leave the family home to stay safe. No one should have to make the decision to leave their children with an abusive partner, but Amara was worried […]
Switched On: Digital Inclusion Project
Switched On: Digital Inclusion is a new project that provides women and non-binary people experiencing homelessness and family violence with access to a safe, child-friendly computer room. Here they can freely use technology with the guidance of our case workers. There is an increasing expectation that everyone in the community has the skills and resources to access technology. This expectation, however, presents significant […]
We’re hiring! – Homelessness Case Manager
ABOUT THE ROLE Ongoing position – full time Working with a team of committed professionals you will be responsible for providing assessment, brief intervention, case management and advocacy for women and their children who are experiencing homeless and its related impacts. ABOUT YOU To be successful in this role you will: Be an experienced professional […]
Juno’s innovative EMPower Coaching Program builds thriving futures for women
While chronic housing shortages and lack of affordability put many Australians at risk of homelessness, gendered poverty and family violence make women particularly vulnerable. Alongside our usual case management, our focus at Juno has also been on introducing programs that tackle the structural issues of homelessness, gendered poverty and family violence, to create sustainable change in the lives of the women we work with. […]
Dana’s Story
Dana came to Juno seeking immediate support when violence from the perpetrator/husband escalated. When she arrived, she was scared and confused. The physical and emotional abuse she had endured had become too much and she was forced to leave the family home, leaving behind her two children. Dana and the perpetrator/husband are refugees and on Temporary Protection […]
We’re hiring! – Community Projects and Connection Worker
ABOUT THE ROLE The Community project and connection worker will deliver Juno’s capacity building and homelessness early intervention projects. You will be the On Our Path Together project lead and engage with older women who have experienced homelessness to provide information and connection on homelessness services. This project uses a peer-education model which engages peers as educators […]
