Youth Job Coach

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 role is being offered on a full time ongoing basis located at our Redfern site.

About You

To be successful in the role you will be able to :

• Work effectively with a culturally diverse range of people, employers and staff;
• Effectively prove your strong knowledge of industry and the labour market;
• Demonstrate your strong assessment, case management and motivational skills;
• Demonstrate your communication skills to negotiate customised jobs for participants with barriers to employment;
• Prove your ability to motivate and develop positive relationships with all stakeholders including staff;
• Demonstrate strong task and time management with attention to detail and data integrity;
• Demonstrate strong computer literacy with Microsoft Office suite, including the ability to type 30 words per minute; and
• Prove your ability to read, interpret and apply both government, corporate and operational policy and procedures.

You will also be required to :