Pathway Support Worker - Skills First Reconnect (Dandenong/Maribyrnong) FT/PT
Facilitate individual support services for participants to address barriers, achieve engagement & retention into Skills First funded course/employment
Summary about this job
Child Welfare, Youth & Family Services
Company: Jesuit Social Services
Location: Melbourne
Work type: Full Time
Salary: Competitive remuneration plus salary packaging
Phone: +61-3-8090-5402
Fax: +61-2-3718-9058
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Detail information about job Pathway Support Worker - Skills First Reconnect (Dandenong/Maribyrnong) FT/PT. Terms and conditions vacancy
About the organisation
Jesuit Social Services is a social change organisation working to build a just society where all people can live to their full potential.
Since 1977, we’ve provided services in some of the most disadvantaged in our community.
We place a high priority on advocacy and are a leader in policy development and research.
About the program
Jesuit Social Services has a history of investing in programs to support people to transition into education, training and jobs. Both experience and research tells us that one of the most reliable pathways out of disadvantage and most effective ways of connecting with the broader community is through employment.
The Skills First Reconnect Program is a Victorian Government initiative that funds the provision of a range of supports for high needs learners to sustain their engagement with learning and build the resilience and capacity necessary to successfully transition into formal learning and training that leads to jobs.
The Skills First Reconnect Pathway Support Worker will provide an holistic wrap around service to address non vocational barriers and to assist them to enrol and complete a Skills First funded vocational course and liaise with other specialist programs and supports to provide transition support to obtain employment.
About the role
We are hiring one or two Pathway Support Workers to contribute to the expansion and delivery of Skills First Reconnect, engaging culturally diverse participants with specific reference to the African Australian communities in Victoria. The ideal candidate or candidates will have excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to engage with a diverse and often non-English speaking audience and demonstrated experience in the delivery of effective learning and development programs.
Depending on the candidates who apply one person will be appointed to the full time position to serve participants in Maribyrnong and Dandenong. Alternatively, two candidates will be appointed to part time positions (0.6 FTE) to serve Maribyrnong or Dandenong.
Candidate Requirements
To be successful in this role, candidates will require:
- Proven experience working with culturally diverse communities.
- Understanding of the issues of relevance to the African Australian communities of Victoria.
- Demonstrated experience (or capacity) to identify and work with other services to address high needs learners that may be experiencing a learning need or barrier to learning
- To conduct assertive outreach and community engagement to maintain a caseload of 50 participants
- To complete holistic assessments of participant’s levels of disadvantage and personal needs, their abilities and aspirations, learning needs and career and personal goals
- An understanding of the Skills First funded training sector including eligibility requirements would be desirable
- The ability to successfully communicate, liaise and network with other community services to develop ongoing service relationships and partnerships.
- Excellent interpersonal, teamwork and written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders in government, the private and the community sectors.
- Personal drive, passion and commitment to achieve the best outcomes for the people Jesuit Social Services is seeking to assist.
- Understanding and sympathy with the mission and ethos of Jesuit Social Services
If you have what it takes and have a passion to use your skills to build and maintain a platform that will enable delivery excellence in the present, and growth of our 'inclusion' activities into the future, we would love to hear from you.
An attractive salary plus salary packaging is offered, together with ongoing professional and career development.
How to apply
To obtain a copy of position description please visit our website, www.jss.org.au.
If you would like to find out more about the role please call Rae Jamieson, Coordinator - Skills First Reconnect Program at Jesuit Social Services on 0437 841 847.
Applicants are asked to respond to the selection criteria in the Position Description – this response should be submitted within the body of your covering letter. Please also include the names and contact numbers of two referees. Please apply in confidence.
Applications close on Monday 16th July 2018.
Jesuit Social Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing a family friendly working environment. We embrace and value diversity in our workforce and all people for their unique identity.