About the Role
The Youth Job Coach is responsible for providing intensive person centred case management and mentorship to approximately 50 Transition to Work (TtW) participants, aged 15-24. The role will include undertaking ‘direct employer marketing’, providing individual support and the running of facilitated group-based job search sessions to motivate and promote further job placements for participants. You will undertake detailed assessments, set goals, stabilise non-vocational issues, improve vocational skills, refer to a range of services and motivate and assist the young person find sustainable employment or re-enter education and provide post placement support.
This position is being offered on a full time, ongoing basis and is based at our Bunbury site.
You’ll also experience the work/life balance that comes with working a 9 day fortnight, with a dedicated and fixed day off every second week. You will still receive the remuneration of a full time employee in addition to the ability to salary sacrifice. This challenging role will be a well sought after opportunity so we encourage you to submit your application at your earliest convenience.
About You
To be successful in the role you will be able to:
1. Work effectively with a culturally diverse range of people, employers and staff;
2. Effectively prove your strong knowledge of industry and the labour market;
3. Demonstrate your strong assessment, case management and motivational skills;
4. Demonstrate your communication skills to negotiate customised jobs for participants with barriers to employment;
5. Prove your ability to motivate and develop positive relationships with all stakeholders including staff;
6. Demonstrate strong task and time management with attention to detail and data integrity;
7. Demonstrate strong computer literacy with Microsoft Office suite, including the ability to type 30 words per minute; and
8. Prove your ability to read, interpret and apply both government, corporate and operational policy and procedures.
You will also be required to:
9. Hold a current drivers’ licence;
10. Current Working with Children’s Check (or ability to obtain);
11. Have experience within the Youth or Employment Services or a related industry;
12. Have a minimum Certificate IV in Employment Services or Career Development or Youth (or willingness to obtain); and
13. Demonstrated experience supporting young people into work and education.