Housing Support Workers

Housing Support Worker – Homelessness

This program is for single people, couples and families aged 16 to 25 years of age who are exiting NAHA accommodation services.

Housing Support Workers provide intensive support to young people who have experienced homelessness to secure and maintain stable, long term accommodation.

Housing Support Worker - Corrective Services

This program is for young people aged 16 to 18 years of age exiting the metropolitan juvenile detention facilities.

The program provides a Housing Support Worker (Corrective Services) to assist young people leaving correctional facilities to secure and maintain stable accommodation and avoid homelessness.

Both of these program aim to assist clients to:

  • Find and maintain secure, long term stable accommodation
  • Establish a home, including the purchasing of basic furniture, whitegoods and other household items
  • Resolve financial issues, including assistance in accessing employment, education and training
  • Establish or re-establish social and community support networks
  • Link with mainstream and community services, including assistance with accessing income entitlements, medical care and recreational activities; and
  • Link children with local school and recreational opportunities.

Accessing This Service

The Housing Support Worker (Homelessness) is accessible to young people who are exiting NAHA services in the North West metropolitan area.

Referrals can be made by workers from NAHA accommodation services by contacting the JYSS office.

The Housing Support Worker (Corrective Services) is accessible to young people who are exiting the metropolitan juvenile detention centres. A referral can be made through the individual's Youth Justice Officer.

Community Support

JYSS Accommodation Services currently receives support from the Department for Child Protection.

To discuss how your business can support either of these Housing Support Programs please contact our Organisational Development Manager on (08) 9300 2677 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .