Employment and Education Specialist

6 days ago

Werribee, Australia Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health Full time

Primary Clinical Services Werribee Contract

6/11/2024
- Werribee location | Personal car included
- Full time contract until June 2025 | 1.0 FTE
- Access to NFP salary packaging | Join a multidisciplinary team

Your new job

The Employment and Education Specialist will deliver high-quality support through our Individual Placement and Support (IPS) Program at headspace Werribee. In this impactful role, you’ll work directly with young people experiencing mental ill-health to help them find meaningful employment and career pathways.

You’ll deliver tailored career support across Orygen’s clinical programs, focusing on individual career development, skill-building, and job readiness. Your responsibilities will include:

- Providing career coaching and support to young people, enabling them to reach their employment and educational goals.
- Promoting the IPS program to prospective employers, young people, and community members.
- Using digital tools to assist in career exploration, skill-building, and linking mental health with career development.
- Developing partnerships with employers and educational institutions to expand opportunities for young people.
- Conducting training workshops for clinical staff and community organizations on vocational recovery.
- Supporting young people to attend external service provider appointments when necessary.

What you’ll need

You are passionate, energetic and determined to make a difference to health and wellbeing outcomes for young people. The following criteria must be met for consideration for this position:

- Tertiary qualifications in disability, health, human resources or related field.
- Knowledge and understanding of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model.
- Proven experience in employment services, vocational rehabilitation, or career development.
- Strong familiarity with employment services, Centrelink, and other programs impacting young people’s employment opportunities.
- Skilled in providing career-planning advice and navigating challenges faced by young people in employment and education.
- Effective communicator with advanced computer skills, accuracy, and attention to detail.

What you’ll get in return
- Salary package between $85,126 - $91,587 pro rata commensurate with skills and experience + 11.5% super + NFP salary packaging up to $15,900 + $2,600 meals and entertainment card & personal use car.
- Ability to purchase additional leave; access to EAP; generous Parental Leave Scheme.
- Make a real impact on young people in a dynamic, youth-centered environment.
- Enhance your skills with specialised training and workshops tailored to your career growth.
- Engage in innovative projects alongside passionate professionals across various disciplines.
- Benefit from a location that is easily accessible by public transport and offers amenities that support a healthy work-life balance.

Orygen - leading the revolution

Imagine a future with unlimited potential. A future where every young person enjoys optimal mental health as they grow into adulthood. At Orygen, this is our life’s work, because we passionately believe it’s what all young people deserve.

Every step of the way, young people and families are at the heart of everything we do. Always.

Through world-leading research that creates change. Through pioneering reform that delivers real-world practical solutions.

At Orygen, that’s the future we’re creating right now. To do it, we have revolution in mind.

Join the revolution

For more information and to review the position description, please follow the link

This is a full-time contract until June 2025.

Orygen is a child-safe organisation and is committed to promoting and protecting the safety and well-being of all young people and embedding safeguarding practices into all our programs and services.

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