Our Mission

In the context of the overarching mission of St Vincent de Paul Society as a lay Catholic organisation that aspires to live the Gospel message by serving Christ in the poor with love, respect, justice and joy and by working to shape a more just and compassionate society.

The mission of Amélie Housing is to provide safe, secure, affordable housing and support to people in housing need.

Our Vision

We are a national leader advocating justice in housing markets and a major player in the provision of social and affordable housing to the most disadvantaged members of society. 

Our Values

Amélie Housing will:

  • Treat all people with respect irrespective of race, colour, gender, religion or status.
  • Undertake all we do with compassion for individuals and seeking justice in society.
  • Be responsive to community needs and innovative in our programs.
  • Provide a stable and reliable organisation which can be depended on to be there.
  • Professional in our delivery of services.
  • Encourage, value and support the participation of our volunteers.
  • Be transparent in our operations and accountable to stakeholders and funders.

Aims

Our values  sustain a long-term commitment to our aims:

We value teamwork within our company

  • We will work collaboratively to build a culture that is trusting, supportive and empathic and empowers staff to set goals and celebrate achievements
  • We will share information in a transparent way, actively listen to one another, and be open and flexible to adapt to new ideas

We value service to our community

  • We aim to ‘build’ communities that are economically, socially and environmentally sustainable
  • We will listen respectfully to the members of communities in which we serve and seek to provide solutions and support to achieve shared goals

We value relationships that will enable us to achieve common goals

  • We will foster relationships with external people and agencies as required to achieve outcomes
  • We will respectfully cooperate with partners agencies, establish clear working arrangements, and value the contribution they make

What you can expect from us

Quality responsive services

We will attend to you as quickly as we are able. Wherever possible, this will occur at our office closest to you. This means that:

  • we will answer the phone promptly
  • if the person you talk to cannot answer your enquiry, they will put you in touch with someone who can give you an appropriate response
  • we will respond to all your letters and emails
  • if you lodge a complaint, we have a dedicated complaints manager who will work with you to understand and address your concerns. Please see the contact details below should you wish to lodge a complaint.

Courtesy and respect

We will treat you with courtesy and respect.

Fair and equal services

Our staff are aware of the cultural diversity of our communities. We will provide services in a fair and equitable way.Because we want everyone to be treated fairly, we will ensure we have premises and facilities that you can access easily.

Accountability

You will receive up-to-date and accurate information. Whenever possible, our staff will explain the decision-making processes as they impact on you. If we cannot assist you, we will do our best to refer you to someone who can.

Confidentiality

At Amélie Housing we collect personal information from applicants, tenants, and members of tenants’ households, job applicants, staff, volunteers and others including contractors, visitors and others that come into contact with our organisation.
We may disclose your personal information to government agencies, our service providers, agents, contractors, partner support agencies, business partners and other recipients from time to time, only if one or more of the following apply:

  • you have consented;
  • you would reasonably expect us to use or disclose your personal information in this way;
  • we are authorised or required to do so by law;
  • disclosure will lessen or prevent a serious threat to the life, health or safety of an individual or to public safety;
  • where another permitted general situation or permitted health situation exception applies;
  • disclosure is reasonably necessary for a law enforcement related activity.

How you can assist us

Tell us your needs

Help us to understand your needs so that we can give you the best possible service. You can do this by talking with our staff and participating in the consultation activities we conduct. We will listen to you.

Tell us if things change for you

Please tell us if there are changes we should know about, for example, changes to your contact details.

Tell us how we are doing

If something happens that you like or do not like about our service, please let us know. We want to ensure your issues are heard. Amélie Housing aims to be an excellent housing manager and will always welcome comments and suggestions from our tenants. To improve our service, we regularly also seek feedback through tenant surveys. Survey results give us ideas on how we can make improvements to our service. Tell us if you have a Complaint or want to Appeal our decisions.

Encouraging feedback from parties external to Amélie Housing including customers, suppliers and/or strategic partners that are not satisfied, can offer opportunities to maintain or enhance loyalty and approval levels.

Amélie Housing has established a Complaints and Appeals Handling Program that is designed to:

  • Encourage constructive feedback from parties external to us.
  • Provide a complainant with access to an open and responsive complaints handling process.
  • Enhance our ability to capture and resolve complaints in a consistent, systematic and responsive manner.
  • Enhance our ability to identify systematic and recurring problems and to continually improve our internal systems and controls.
  • Assist us develop a customer-focused approach to resolving complaints and to assist staff improve their skills in working with customers.

You can contact us about Complaints, Appeals or about your personal information by:

  • Emailing [email protected]
  • Calling 02 95680253
  • Writing to our Privacy Officer at 2c West Street Lewisham NSW 2049