Career and Family Consultant

**About the Role**

As a Career & Family Consultant in our ParentsNext team, you will deliver person centered case management of eligible ParentsNext participants with young children, including guiding participants through assessments to inform them of vocational pathways and formulate interventions and create an individualised Participation Plan at our** Fitzroy **site.

You will facilitate access and referral to specialist services and community organisations that will facilitate the participation and progression of participants with regard to positive parenting, childcare arrangements, child and family safety and the achievement of vocational goals and non-vocational issues. Our service will be delivered in a welcoming and child-friendly environment which will encourage participation and accommodate the needs of participants. You will guide, motivate and support participants through their journey into employment or training opportunities with a view to gaining employment.

**Why come and join Workskil Australia?**
- Work a 9-day fortnight
- Salary Packaging options
- Internal career progression
- Great working culture
- 4 weeks paid parental leave
- Gain a Certificate IV in Employment Services or Career Development in your first 12 months of employment

**About You**

To be successful in the role you will be able to demonstrate
- Strong assessment and motivational skills;
- Experience in the provision of person centered case management and effective experience working with a culturally diverse range of participants, employers and staff;
- Strong knowledge of industry, labour markets and employers;
- Excellent writing skills, able to write an effective resume, cover letter, referrals and case notes; and
- Strong computer literacy with Microsoft Office suite, knowledge of ESS Web, including the ability to type 30 words per minute.

You will also be required to:

- Hold a full unrestricted Victorian Drivers licence, with a willingness to travel throughout the region as required;
- Have a current Victorian Working with Children’s Check;
- Have experience in an Employment Services, Early Childhood or a related field; and
- Have a Minimum Certificate IV in Community/Employment Services/Early Childhood or a related area.

**About Us**

Workskil Australia is a national not-for-profit and charitable organisation, with almost 40 proud years of supporting Australians to achieve sustained economic and social self-reliance. We do this by providing a range of employment, work experience, disability, youth, Indigenous and community services across New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia and Victoria.

We promote a positive team culture where high performance can thrive. We value excellent customer service, integrity and honesty in our employees. We look for employees who have a genuine passion for working with those in need, are results-focused and can contribute to a strong team. In return for your truly valued contribution we will support your ongoing career development and offer a friendly, supportive & innovative environment for you to thrive.

We work hard every day to:

- Work with our Customers to secure great long-term job opportunities.
- Meet the labour needs of business and industry through quality recruitment services at no cost.
- Assist businesses with diversifying their workforce.
- Provide specialist employment and community services to people seeking work, including people with mental illness, injury or disability and Indigenous Australians.
- Deliver work experience projects to the community.

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 of our customers is our key point of difference.

**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.

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