Community Engagement Officer

**Achieve your dreams by helping others achieve theirs**:

- ** We support you to grow your career**

We have an exciting opportunity for a **Community Engagement Officer **in **South East Melbourne and Peninsula** for our _Transition to Work _program**_. _**

**Why Asuria?**

**Achieve your dreams by helping others achieve theirs.**

At Asuria, you can make a real difference by working with people to find long-term employment. A difference that means many people will gain meaningful employment through your mentoring and your advice.

**We support you**

Working at Asuria is more than a job, it is a career. A career where you can reach the best version of yourself and achieve your full potential. Asuria will support you every step of the way. We will provide all the resources, learning and development and leadership guidance you will need to further your career or to enter this exciting industry.

**Be part of a company that beats to an enterprising heart**
- At Asuria, our people are at the very heart of everything we do and deliver.
- To be an Asurian, you must be able to balance empathy, dignity, and respect in your daily work with a drive to ensure we achieve positive business outcomes

**About the Role**

The Community Engagement Officer’s role is responsible for building relationships and driving engagement with Community Organisations, Educational Institutes, high Schools, Employers, and young people. They are responsible for increasing young people’s success in finding work, returning to education and engaging with appropriate community services to address barriers.

You will be responsible for building relationships and driving engagement with Community Organisations and Educational Institutions within the employment region in order to gain a better understanding of resources available for Participants, whilst working with and within schools to direct register Group 2 Participants.

In addition to the above, you will provide post placement support to the employer and young person in an effort to identify risk of falling out of employment/education, implement individualised strategies to eliminate risk of fall out, increase job sustainability and ensure young people are meeting employer’s expectations.

**The rewards of being an Asurian Leader**
- Competitive Salary
- Up to 15 weeks Paid Parental Leave
- Non primary carer paid leave
- 3 days bonus leave per year
- Salary Packaging
- Smart Phone and Laptop provided
- Genuine work-life balance
- Access to Employee Assistance Program providing counselling services across various work and life categories such as career, family, financial and health assistance.
- Learning & Leadership Development opportunities

**Your unique attributes and qualities include**:

- Understanding of the Transition to Work Australia 2022-2027 contractual guidelines; preferred but not essential
- Understanding of demographics, businesses and industry in employment region
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- High level Interpersonal skills
- Time management and organisational skills
- Sound IT and data entry skills including using Microsoft Office Suite
- Proven experience in sales, marketing and/or recruitment delivery
- Cert IV in Employment Services; preferred not essential

**How to Apply**
- Take the first step to this important role in providing jobs for others. If you match the criteria above, we want to hear from you

A current Police and Working with Children Check or relevant state equivalent is a mandatory requirement for this position and successful applicants must have (or create) a myGovID account.

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