Student & Placement Coordinator

**Position Summary**

**Student and Placement Coordinator**
- Opportunity to make a difference in people’s careers
- Grow your own career in a supportive team
- Hybrid working opportunities (Adelaide or Perth)
- Salary packaging options of up to $18,550

**The opportunity**
- Could this be a rare moment where you join a fantastic team and grow your career?
- Silverchain is an organisation with the aspiration to create a better home care system for all Australians. We have been in the business of providing expert care and support to Australians for 200 years and our business is growing and changing to deliver our services to more Australians.
- A unique opportunity is available for a special person to join the Group Capability team as a Student and Placement Coordinator. We are looking for a person who comes with exceptional communication skills, is a whizz at navigating traineeship and are organised in their approach. You will have experience working with student placements and traineeships before but may not have worked in healthcare - that’s ok we can teach you about our sector, but you will have a can-do attitude with a thirst for learning.
- You could be part of the Silver Chain journey in making a difference to people's lives. Interested?

**What you’ll do**
- In the role of Student and Placement Coordinator, you will support a national portfolio of secondary and tertiary placements and traineeships. You’ll love networking with internal and external stakeholders, always looking for opportunities to support career pathways. You will be encouraged to be innovative in a collaborative environment and leverage technology to make it easier for students and organisations to work with us. You’ll have the opportunity to work on all aspects of student placements, traineeships, study assistance and other career pathway projects where you will be supported and guided by the Group Capability team and experts in their fields.

**About you**
- To be successful in this role, you will have a flair for all things learning and thrive off working in a fast-paced environment. You will also be
- A superstar in coordinating and managing a wide variety of administrative tasks
- Have a keen eye for detail, particularly in written communications
- Comfortable communicating with people at all levels of seniority
- Able to work autonomously and manage own workload to deliver outcomes
- A true team player with a can-do attitude as we have a great team culture and are looking for that right person to join us
- Experienced in supporting student placements and traineeships, or similar
- You live in either WA or SA so you can work a flexible hybrid arrangement

**Benefits**
- Extensive Health & Wellness initiatives
- Flexible working, which includes working from home & office
- Salary packaging of up to **$18,550**:

- Leave loading payments
- Health Care benefits

**How to apply**

**Based on Silver Chain Group Policy and State Government Directions, you will be required to provide evidence of your COVID-19 vaccinations, including booster requirements, or evidence of a medical exemption, to be considered for employment with Silver Chain.**

**About Silver Chain Group**

At Silver Chain Group, we are proud members of the Diversity Council of Australia and our greatest strength is our people. Driven by our values of integrity, respect, trust and compassion, we aspire to create a better home care system for all Australians. With a proud history of more than 125 years, Silver Chain Group is an employer of choice and the leading provider of high-quality health and aged care in the homes and communities of more than 65,000 Western Australians every year.
- Join our team of more than 4,450 staff, caring for more than 105,000 clients across Australia. We’ll provide you with opportunities to help you develop and grow in your career, with training and education programs to help you achieve your goals.

**Selection Criteria**

Essential: Minimum 2 years experience in a similar role

Essential: Experience in building career pathways, identifying supporting programs and the professional standards required for students, trainees, and employees.

Desirable: Experience supporting community-based health and/or aged care operations

Essential: Advanced skills in MS Office products including Word, Power Point and Excel.

Essential: Exceptional communication skills including the ability to structure and write reports.