Job Placement Coach

**Job no**: 494737
**Work type**: Permanent (Full-Time)
**Location**: Browns Plains
**Categories**: Employment Services

**yourtown** is a trusted provider of services for young people, with a focus on mental health and wellbeing, long-term unemployment, prevention of youth suicide, child protection, as well as support for those experiencing domestic and family violence.

**yourtown** helps children and young people realise they have the ability to tackle whatever life throws at them. We help them to believe in their unique strengths, tenacity and self-determination. We recognise the courage and determination of children and young people when they reach out to **yourtown** for support.

Realise **your** potential at **yourtown**

**your opportunity**

We are excited to announce that we are recruiting a new **Job Placement Coach** for our **Transition to Work** team in **Browns Plains** As the Job Placement Coach, you will be part of a support team that works together with the young person and will focus on building their skills, confidence, and readiness to enter employment through targeted and tailored activities.

Your role will include:

- Completing intake assessments with the young person to determine work readiness.
- Manage a caseload of young people between the ages of 15 to 24.
- Working in collaboration with the young person to goal set and implement strategies.
- Source and match employment opportunities for young job seekers using a strengths based, client-centered approach.
- Connecting with relevant community organisations to support work readiness.
- Job matching, cold calling, and reverse marketing the youth to employers.
- Facilitate and run job focused group activities and workshops for young people with the aim of building work readiness to secure ongoing employment. Activities could include job searching, resume writing, interview skills, and employability skills.

**what we are looking for**

You are passionate about what you do. To you this is not just a job, it is your career - a choice that you make every day Your practice is client-focused, our young people are at the heart of it, and you understand that they are the experts in their own lives.

In addition, you also possess;
- Employment Services experience and/or a bubbly and enthusiastic individual with the drive to support young people on their journey to employment.
- A solid understanding of the local labour market as well as the barriers faced by disadvantaged young people.
- The drive to meet KPIs - it isn’t just a number; it is a young person’s life that you help change for the better.
- Proficient skills in using technology and systems; our compliance requirements are high, and your administration needs to be on par with this.
- Great employer engagement skills - you love cold calling and reverse marketing.
- Your practice is client focused, our young people are at the heart of it, and you genuinely want to make a difference in their lives.
- Are adaptable by nature - no two days are the same in Transition to Work.

**our program**

**Transition to Work (TtW)** is the Australian Government’s youth specialist employment service that supports young people to develop practical skills to gain employment or connect with education or training. At **yourtown**, we understand everyone is unique - and so is their journey to finding work. We don’t just help with the job hunt. We provide tailored, youth-focused support for young people to get work, skills and practical help to transform their lives.

**yourtown** has been delivering youth specialist Employment Services for 18 years and is a well-respected, long-term Transition to Work provider. Come join our Transition to Work program where you can make a positive impact on the lives of young people within the community.

**your benefits**

When you join **yourtown** you will be welcomed into a safe, inclusive, and diverse community and an established and reputable national organisation. We are a resilient, resourceful, and dedicated team who strive to make a difference and not accept the status quo.

Your employment experience will include:

- salary sacrifice options to increase your take home pay
- Monthly RDO’s
- opportunities for internal and external professional development
- free access to LinkedIn Learning including over 16,000 learning modules
- a genuine focus on employee health and wellbeing
- yourWellness program includes free access to Calm & Centr Apps
- access to free and confidential counselling sessions for you and members of your immediate family
- access to discounted private health insurance, banking and finance, insurance, and superannuation through our partner organisations
- an environment that genuinely values diversity and cultural capability and is an equal opportunity employer

**how to apply**

If you believe in the power of young people and in yourself, join team **yourtown** and have an amazing impact on the lives of young people, their fami