• Utilise your training or employment experience to support young people to achieve their goals
• Location: Trinity Hill, Hobart TAS / 12M FTC / Part-time (15.2 Hours per week)
• Not for Profit Salary Packaging benefits available

About Mission Australia

Mission Australia is a Christian community service organisation with a nationwide team of over 2,900 that helps people to regain their independence.

We reduce homelessness and strengthen communities through homelessness initiatives and affordable housing, early learning and youth services, family support, and employment and skills development.

Together, we stand with Australians in need until they can stand for themselves.

About the role

Trinity Hill is a newly developed communal accommodation and training facility for young people to develop independent living skills and engage in employment, education and training. Trinity Hill offers supported housing for people aged 16 to 25. As the Training Coordinator, you will assess and respond to the needs of tenants by providing a service focused on employment, training and education. This is an exciting new position where you will play a key role in maximising opportunities for Tasmania's vulnerable youth.

Duties

• Support tenants with vocational and employment goal setting
• Support tenants to stay engaged or re-engage in education
• Link tenants to services that can assist in seeking and maintaining employment
• Coordinate internal and external training programs
• Source and maintain working relationship with a wide network of educational, training or employment providers and networks to address tenants' vocational barriers to employment and training and become "job ready"
• Actively support Mission Australia's purpose and values

Qualifications & experience

• Relevant Tertiary Qualifications in Youth Work and/or Training and Education
• Proven experience in supporting disadvantaged young people to achieve positive outcomes
• Highly developed communication and organizational skills
• Proven ability to develop and build strong working relationships  with individuals, providers, networks and community to assist vulnerable youth
• Senior First Aid Certificate or willingness to obtain
• Current Driver's Licence
• Valid Working with Children Check

As part of our Employment screening process you will be required to undertake a National criminal history check

Benefits

• Not for Profit Salary Packaging benefits which reduces your taxable income (details via Advantage)
• Discounted health care with Medibank Private
• Purchase additional annual leave
• Discounted childcare rates of up to 15% at participating Centres
• Paid Maternity Leave