Reconnect - Pathway Support Worker
Fixed Term role providing holistic support to disengaged, high needs learners, assisting them to engage with and succeed in education and training.
Summary about this job
Child Welfare, Youth & Family Services
Company: Inner Melbourne VET Cluster
Location: Melbourne
Work type: Full Time
Salary: $65,000 - $68,000
Phone: +61-2-5164-5886
Fax: +61-2-5186-2545
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Detail information about job Reconnect - Pathway Support Worker. Terms and conditions vacancy
- Hoppers Crossing Location
- Above award wages, parking and travel allowances, additional days leave
- Full Time, Fixed Term until 30 June 2019
Funded by the Department of Education and Training, Skills First Reconnect is focused on supporting disengaged high needs learners who require wrap around supports to assist them to engage with and succeed in education and training.
Key Objectives
- To conduct assertive outreach and community engagement in order to maintain a caseload of 50+ participants per year
- To complete holistic assessments of participants abilities and aspirations; learning needs; and career and personal goals
- To provide wrap around support to participants with acute levels of need to assist them to deal with these issues and progress toward education
- To ensure participants have control over their chosen pathway
- To ensure that within 12 months of service, 50 participants have enrolled and commenced an accredited course at an appropriate time during service delivery
- To track participants progress for six months once they have commenced an accredited course
To be eligible for Skills First Reconnect participants must be:
- Young people aged 17-19 who are disengaged early school leavers, not currently enrolled in school or any education and training program and/or full time employment
- Long term unemployed people aged 20-64 without Year 12 or equivalent attainment
- The Pathway Support Worker - Reconnect will manage a caseload of 50+ clients in the Wyndham LGA.
How to apply
Please email your CV and cover letter.
Applications should be emailed to [email protected]
For further information please contact Bethany Newman on (03) 9686 2354
Applicants will be required to hold/apply for a current Working With Children Check and consent to a National Police Check.
The IMVC promotes the safety, wellbeing and inclusion of all children, including Aboriginal children, children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those with a disability.