A new employment initiative will create 200 jobs to service Victoria’s growing social housing sector, through a partnership with Jobs Victoria and Homes Victoria.
The Victorian Government’s $3 million Social Housing Employment Program offers employees secure work for at least 12 months while gaining an industry-relevant qualification.
The new jobs will be located in metropolitan Melbourne’s South-East and Gippsland.
The program applies to jobseekers who are social housing residents, women (particularly women over 45), people with disability, the long-term unemployed, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people aged 18 to 25, veterans and those from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.
The jobseekers will also receive mentoring support to ensure success in their new jobs.
Victorian Employment Minister Jaala Pulford said people living in social housing will benefit greatly from the initiative.
“We’re backing all Victorians to get the skills and opportunities they need to secure jobs in the social housing sector,“ Mr Pulford said.
Victorian Housing Minister Richard Wynne said the program will build the states skilled workforce.
“As we deliver more social housing through the Big Housing Build, we will need more people to service the sector,“ Mr Wynne said.
Recruitment has begun and will continue until mid-2023.
Jobs Victoria, Homes Victoria, Uniting Vic.Tas and Qualify Training are working together to deliver the initiative.
Jobs Victoria supports people looking for work and connects employers with the staff they need by providing information, advice, and support in person, on the phone, and via the Jobs Victoria online hub.
For more information about the Social Housing Employment Program visit jobs.vic.gov.au or call the Jobs Victoria hotline on 1300 208 575.
