• Fulltime
• Parental leave temporary replacement position
• Wyndham Community & Education Centre
• Werribee office
• Generous salary packaging options

About Wyndham Community & Education Centre Inc.

Wyndham Community & Education Centre Inc. (Wyndham CEC) is one of Victoria's largest Adult & Community Education providers and a leader in supporting people and communities to make positive changes for their future. Founded over 49 years ago, Wyndham CEC helps build individual and community capacity so that people can enhance their present circumstances and future prospects.

Wyndham CEC offers a range of education and community programs across Wyndham, western Melbourne and Geelong. These programs have a strong emphasis on young people, refugee & humanitarian entrants, and other new & emerging communities.

Wyndham CEC is committed to child safety and welcomes all children, young people and their families.

About the role

This is a full-time position where the successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Providing individualised and tailored support to African Australian jobseekers to help them search for, gain and retain employment.
• Providing individualised and tailored support to African Australians who ae employed but want to change their employment position.
• Assist local businesses to meet their skills and labour needs.
• Meeting program administration, data and information collection and report requirements.

The successful applicant must have the right to work in Australia.

About you

You are passionate about supporting job seekers becoming job ready, then support them search for, gain and retain employment.

Have the skills and flexibility to deliver strength-based programs where circumstances often change.

Key selection criteria

• Qualifications and/or experience in community development/services.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience engaging with CALD communities.
• Bilingual or multilingual skills relevant to a local community, especially Lingala, Arabic or Swahili, would be highly regarded.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of the employment, education and/or community services system in the Wyndham and/or Western Metropolitan Region would be well regarded.

Licenses

Applicants must hold a current Driver’s Licence.

For the position there is a requirement to hold a valid Working with Children Check and Police Check or the ability to obtain these prior to taking on the role.

Applications must include a Resume and information on how they meet the Key Selection Criteria.

Note that, Wyndham CEC acknowledges and respects the privacy of individuals and handles personal information in compliance with National Privacy Principles.

To download a copy of the Job Description, please see the attached document or go to: our careers page.

Applications should be submitted electronically by the closing date by clicking 'Apply Now' and filling out the form.

Enquiries to [email protected] using the subject line: Victorian African Communities Action Plan Employment Broker enquiry via EthicalJobs or 03 9742 4013