Trainer - Job Readiness Program (Disability)

Summary about this job

Detail information about job Trainer - Job Readiness Program (Disability). Terms and conditions vacancy

• Newly created role in exciting vocational program focusing on digital literacy
• Empower school leavers with a disability to reach their full potential
• Excellent opportunity to exercise innovation in leadership and development

Woodville Alliance (WA) is a not-for-profit community organisation based in Western Sydney and working primarily in Fairfield, Bankstown, Auburn and Liverpool. We have operated for over twenty years and provide a broad range of children's, family, youth, mental health, disability and early intervention services. Further details regarding our services can be found on our website: http://www.woodville.org.au/
Our organisational vision and mission focus on social justice and working in partnership with our community. Our values include empowerment, empathy, compassion and innovation.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Woodville Alliance (WA) provides a wide-range of inclusive options for adults with disabilities, maximising people’s social capital and local citizenship. We provide a diversity of service offerings which are co-designed with WA clients and their circle of support to ensure that every individual meets their expected outcomes.  GeekAbility is an innovative social enterprise with a focus on digital literacy as we believe digital literacy is a major component of being a full and active citizen, enabling people with disability to access technology to interact with the world around them. Digital technology allows people to interact and communicate with family and friends and to gain meaningful employment in an increasingly digitalized world.  GeekAbility is funded through revenue generation and National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) funding.

MAIN DUTIES

• Provide day-to-day leadership and strategic and operational management GeekAbility’s training program in alignment with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
• Manage student acquisition, enrolments and retention by maintaining relationships with schools, other services providers, government agencies, transition teachers, learning support teachers and support coordinators
• Develop and maintain productive partnerships with Registered Training Organisations (RTO's), businesses, community organisations and Disability Employment Services (DES)
• Manage curriculum development, the GeekAbility Learning Management System (LMS) and delivery of internal program content
• Manage a team of trainers and support workers to deliver group and one-to-one training and support to students
• Keep up with industry trends and technological innovations and share relevant knowledge with other staff in the organization to build capacity and maintain high professional standards

ESSENTIAL

1. Tertiary qualifications in human services, education or training (certification in training and assessment)
2. Extensive experience in the development and delivery of programs related to employment for people with an intellectual disability, including CALD communities.
3. Commitment to social justice principles and the rights of people with a disability.
4. Leadership experience, including staff, financial and change management and effective resource management.
5. High level of digital literacy and technology skills..
6. Demonstrated high level external relations and networking skills.
7. Demonstrated high-level written and verbal and interpersonal communication skills.
8. Demonstrated superior skills in mediation and negotiation, collaboration and consultation.
9. Demonstrated application and management of EEO, WH&S and Risk Management policies and practices.
10. Experience in content delivery, curriculum development and use of educational technology and learning management systems.
11. A current NSW Driver's Licence and Working with Children Check verification.

HOW TO APPLY

Forward your letter of application addressing #1 - 4 as well as #10 of the essential criteria listed above as well as your CV to Tishia Boulton-Bell - HR Assistant at [email protected] by COB Friday, the 15th of June.
PH: 02 9722 5200. To view the position description please go to our website www.woodville.org.au. Please note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Woodville Alliance is an Equal Opportunity Employer.