Youth Success Coach

The Youth Success Coach will be accountable for supporting a smooth and successful transition into further education, training, or employment for Koorie young people and young people with disabilities. The role will specifically be supporting school-aged early school leavers (approx. 16 years of age), with a focus on identifying opportunities and helping students achieve their study goals, build meaningful connections and realise their career and study aspirations.

The role will be primarily based in Dandenong but will require some travel to other campus locations.

**Key responsibilities include**:

- Provide tailored 1:1 mentorship to Koorie young people and young people with disabilities, to facilitate smooth transitions into education, training or employment.
- Develop and deliver group programs for Koorie young people and young people with disabilities, as part of their engagement in the Victorian Early School Leavers Initiative program, including study groups and facilitation of peer-led support.
- Offer 1:1 guidance across academic, career, and personal development, helping students set and achieve study goals, build meaningful connections, and develop career aspirations
- Collaborate with Koorie Student Support Officers and Equitable Learning and Disability Support Advisors, along with other Student Support and Engagement staff to address barriers to student engagement and retention for priority cohorts
- Develop and deliver workshops and self-service resources, and to foster resilience, self-care and life skills, and build strategies to promote student independence and personal growth, focusing on the unique needs of Koorie young people and young people with a disability
- Communicate with parents/guardians of Koorie young people and young people with disabilities where required to ensure adequate and appropriate support is being provided.
- Coordinate referral pathways to internal and external support services, ensuring students have holistic support throughout their studies at Chisholm
- Build and maintain strong networks with external organisations, community groups, and referral agencies to enhance the breadth of support available to students
- Act as a key point of contact for the Chisholm Skills and Jobs Centre and other referral partners for young people with a disability and Koorie young people engaged in the Victorian Early School Leavers Connection Initiative

**ABOUT YOU**

**You are a highly motivated individual with**
- Experience with mentorship and coaching of young people, and/or case management in the community services sector
- Ability to work collaboratively and adopt a teamwork approach
- Effective verbal and written communication skills relevant to the functions of the role (i.e. outbound communications including cold calls, reporting, external stakeholder management)
- Ability to fulfill and maintain strict confidentiality protocols when working with staff/student
- Demonstrated ability to present information and facilitate group work, tailored to people from diverse cultural, social, ethnic and educational backgrounds
- Demonstrated capacity to engage and motivate clients
- Strong problem solving, collaboration and advice seeking skills
- Ability to work independently within policies and guidelines
- Highly developed communication and analytical skills, with an ability to work effectively with students, staff and stakeholders at all levels and from diverse backgrounds

**Qualifications required for the role**:

- Certificate IV level or above qualification in youth related services and/or extensive experience in a relevant role, including Youth Work, Community Services, or Education

**ABOUT US**

Chisholm is one of the largest vocational training providers in the state with a team of over 1,400 dedicated staff supporting 41,000 students who choose to study at Chisholm and training at our modern campuses across Melbourne’s southeast and online. We partner with governments, educational institutes, and businesses worldwide, sharing our expertise in vocational education.

We offer over 400 courses that include nationally accredited pathways from secondary school programs and short courses, through to certificates, diplomas, and degrees.

At Chisholm, we embrace differences in gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion, and sexual orientation. We know that diversity and inclusion help us to attract, recruit, engage and retain a team of talented people.

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**WHAT WE OFFER**
- ** An Inclusive work culture**:

- Chisholm is resolutely diverse. We celebrate our people’s unique contributions to achieving our ambition to transform lives through **relevant and responsive high-quality education.**:

- ** Professional Development**:

- continue to grow your career as you nurture your students
- ** Networking Opportunities** with Industry Partners
- ** State of the art facilities** on our campuses
- ** Free on-site parki