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Senior Job Placement Coach - Ipswich

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About yourtown

yourtown's mission is "To enable young people, especially those who are marginalised and without voice, to improve their quality of life." We take the time to listen, understand and encourage young people to find their place.

For over 15 years, yourtown has been providing quality employment services throughout Australia in communities facing long-term unemployment. Employment Services at yourtown works persistently to address youth unemployment and its causes, by unpacking the challenges a young person might have and finding the right solution for that young person. 

The unprecedented increase in unemployment, a harsh reality of the COVID19 pandemic has caused a subsequent increase in our caseload size. In order to ensure that we provide as many means as possible for young people to get the support they need, we are expanding Employment Services across yourtown.

What does a Senior Job Placement Coach do at yourtown?

As the SeniorJob Placement Coach, you will be part of a team that works together with the young person, and will focus on building their skills, confidence and readiness to enter employment through targeted and tailored activities. Under the direction of the line manager you will also allocate work to the team and act as the escalation point in absence of the line manager. Every day will be different but day to day you will be:

  • Completing intake assessments with the job seeker to determine work readiness; goal setting with the job seeker;
  • Job matching, cold calling and reverse marketing the job seeker to employers;
  • Delivering employability workshops to increase job readiness;
  • Resolving escalation and making decisions under the advisement of the line manager;
  • Providing advice to team members on complex cases and orientating and training new staff.

This role will be based in Ipswich. 

About you

You are passionate about what you do. To you this is not just a job, it is your career – a choice that you make every day! Your practice is client focussed, our young people are at the heart of it and you understand that they are the experts in their own lives. Your practice is also reflective and you invite insights and continuous development through operational and practice supervision frameworks.

In addition you also possess;

  • Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field and 4 years’ experience providing employment related services or 5 years’ experience in employment services at a senior level;
  • A solid understanding of the local labour market as well as the barriers faced by disadvantaged young people;
  • Proven ability to deliver workshops and group facilitation processes;
  • Proficient skills in using technology and systems; our compliance requirements are high and your administration needs to be on par with this. 

About the benefits of working at yourtown

Remuneration for this role commences at $68,428 per annum + 9.50% Superannuation + salary packaging. www.remserv.com.au/salary-packaging/how-it-works We offer attractive employment conditions supported by an Enterprise Agreement which includes guaranteed yearly increases for 3 years, paid parental leave and access to salary packaging arrangements of up to $15,900 via our packaging provider. We also offer monthly practice supervision with an in-house team of qualified Psychologists.

If you are looking for an opportunity where you are encouraged to think outside the box, help drive change and have a positive impact on the lives of young people, we would love to hear from you! Come find your place at yourtown.

Contact:  Tharshi Thavapalan, Talent Acquisition Specialist 07 3867 1283.

In line with yourtown's diverse workplace culture, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply.

We invite you to visit employmentservices@yourtown to explore more on Employment Services at yourtown, including further information on the roles available, salary and training. For a full Position Description please visit: www.yourtown.com.au.

Please note no cover letter is required but you will need to answer the screening questions. 

All final applicants for this position will be asked to consent to a Working with Children Check and a National Criminal History Check. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically barred from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits.

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