Are you looking for a role where you can make a difference?

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Full-time fixed term, Senior Employment Coach to join our team in Glenelg.

As a Senior Employment Coach you will be managing the end-to-end process of a caseload of participants and motivating a small team of Employment Coaches to drive the best employment outcomes for job seekers. This position is responsible for supporting the Site Manager to lead a successful team. This role is primarily based at our Glenelg site, travel to our Mount Barker site may be required for this role.

Day- to-day activities will include:

• Assisting the Site Managers to effectively manage day to day site operations to achieve all agreed targets and site KPI’s.
• Providing expert operational advise, coaching and support to all site employees.
• Working collaboratively to build positive relationships with employers and participants.
• Actively promoting and marketing participants to potential employers helping to create employment opportunities.
• Achieving sustainable employment outcomes for participants by providing support to develop skills and abilities.

About You

As someone who is highly organised and enjoys creating a positive working environment you will be able to apply your leadership skills, manage change and innovation in service. You will be passionate about developing relationship with key internal and external stakeholders including management at all levels.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Excellent communication skills with well-developed verbal, and written skills including the ability to write timely and accurate email communications, participant case notes and reports
• Effective collaboration skills with colleagues, such as providing expert advice, coaching and support as required.
• Interpersonal, conflict resolution and negotiation skills along with the ability to identify innovative and lateral solutions to problems.
• Experience training, developing and leading high performing teams.
• Time management and organisation skills, able to plan, prioritise and achieve outcomes.

For this role, you will need to:

• Be willing to complete a Working with Children Check and National Police Check
• Be eligible to work in Australia

Why join Team SYC?

• Generous achievement incentives on offer for high performers
• Increase your pay with Salary Packaging options
• Career development opportunities
• Enjoy an additional day off to celebrate your Birthday*
• Access an additional one week of paid leave each year, through SYC loyalty leave*
• Be provided an additional paid personal leave
• Stay healthy with discounted Corporate Private Health Cover
• Access our free and confidential Employee Assistance Program
• Discounted gym membership for all employees
• Enjoy special benefits with Beaurepaires

*Qualifying periods and terms apply.

About us

SYC exists so everyone can succeed.

‍We invest back into the community, helping tens of thousands of people every year to create a life without disadvantage, to build sustainable independence and to experience wellbeing in all areas of their lives.

A non-profit human services organisation, SYC was founded in 1958 to support young people experiencing disadvantage in Adelaide. We now operate nationally, supporting more than 57,000 people annually with housing, education, employment, justice, health and disability services.

We are proud to work with people who are passionate and professional, who encourage and value diversity, who are courageous, creative and, most importantly, believe in people’s potential.Our vision of wellbeing, independence and opportunity for everyone encompasses the people we work with, as well as the people who work for SYC.

If you match the criteria above, we want to hear from you!

To apply please complete the application process by clicking the Apply Now button.

We’re proud to be a Circle Back Initiative Employer and we commit to respond to every applicant.

Please complete the requested screening questions on the application page and attach your resume.

SYC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud of our diverse workforce. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people with disability to apply. If you require assistance completing your application, please contact our recruitment team who will be happy to support you via [email protected], using the subject line: Senior Employment Coach - Glenelg enquiry via EthicalJobs.