Specialist Employment Mentor

7 months ago

Armadale, Australia Workskil Australia LTD Full time

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Identified Position
- Full time, permanent role
- Based in Perth South region
- Must be able to travel around the metropolitan area (between Armadale and Cannington specifically)

**What's on offer?**
- A Wellbeing Day every fortnight (9-Day Fortnight)
- Salary Packaging benefits
- Comprehensive onboarding
- Cultural Leave
- Access to Flexible Working Arrangements
- Personal development
- Positive team environment
- Coaching and Mentoring

Applicants for this position must be Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, identify as being Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, and be accepted in the community as such. This position relates to Section 50(d) of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act 1984 (WA), where Aboriginality is considered a genuine occupational qualification for this position. This role requires an understanding of the issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and an ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. We welcome applicants who have a disability.

**About the Role**

The Specialist Employment role is a newly created position in our Transition to Work (TTW) program in Perth South, that will operate between our Armadale and Cannington sites. (Home site negotiable).

This is a dedicated role and opportunity to provide intensive and culturally safe mentoring support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, who are seeking employment, to re-enter education and/or that may have some current barriers and personal challenges.

A highly rewarding role where no two days will be the same. You will provide meaningful and holistic support while unlocking opportunities and options for young people in line with their goals and aspirations. Case Management, engagement with internal and external stakeholders and agencies and marketing to employers will all be components of the role.

You will work with a small group of young people pre-employment placement and young people who are also currently working or in education (for up to 26 weeks) to ensure they are well supported and to promote sustainability and retention.

The role will also work collaboratively with our L&D team to promote Cultural Competency across the program and engage and support the delivery of projects and programs that benefit Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander customers.

**Remuneration**

A competitive salary will be negotiated commensurate with skills and experience. As Workskil Australia is a public benevolent institution, we can also offer a portion of the salary through tax effective salary packaging.

**About You**

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

- An understanding of the impacts of intergenerational trauma and the affects this has on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons and their families.
- Able to work sensitively and effectively with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, while respecting traditional culture and values.
- A strong passion and drive for helping people find employment.
- Collaborative interpersonal skills and the ability to develop positive relationships.
- Ability to have a yarn with customers to assess, match and refer to appropriate job opportunities and talk them up directly to employers.
- Ability to work hard and achieve your targets to work to clearly defined KPIs.
- Able to use a computer (Word, Outlook, Excel) and have a good typing speed.
- Able to show strong administration skills and experience with data entry.
- Understands the importance for attention to detail and able to work under pressure.
- Current “C” Class Driver’s Licence valid in Western Australia
- ** Highly regarded**: Previous experience in the employment services, youth services, Indigenous Services, customer service, retail, hospitality, call centre industry or similar.

**About Us**

For over 40 years Workskil Australia has been a national not-for-profit and charitable organisation dedicated to supporting Australians find jobs whilst also supporting our wider communities towards positive family and social outcomes. We are focused on delivering culturally appropriate and holistic support services to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families. Our values remain at the heart of everything we do, and we strive to conduct our business with the highest degree of care, integrity, respect, honesty, and service. We believe that the care, respect, and high level of service we give to all our customers is our key point of difference.

In alignment with our values, we adopt a holistic model to provide a range of employment, work experience, disability, youth, Indigenous and community services across New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia, and Victoria.

We work hard every day to:

- Work with our customers to help them secure meaningful long-term job opportunities.
- Meet the labour needs of businesses and industry by pro

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