Vocational Coordinator

**Flourish Australia has an exciting opportunity for a Vocational Coordinator to join the headspace Bankstown team.**:

- **This leadership opportunity is a chance to develop your career while working with young people with mental health issues to achieve their employment and educational goals.**:
The position is:

- **Ongoing Full-time **(76 hours per fortnight)
- **Monday to Friday**:

- **Attractive salary **starting at** $82,000 per annum + 11% Super + Tax-Free Salary Packaging**

**About the Opportunity**:
As the **headspace Vocational Coordinator,** you will work with the Clinical and Operations Manager to implement the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) program. The IPS program aims to improve the educational and employment outcomes of young people with mental health concerns, who are at risk of disengaging from education and employment.

As the Vocational Coordinator, you will:

- **Provide day-to-day vocational leadership** to headspace Vocational Specialists and other clinical staff
- Work with young people to **develop individual support plans that set realistic goals and plan strategie**s, to overcome identified barriers to engage in employment and/or education
- **Support young people** to achieve their vocational and/or education goals
- Engage young people to ensure they link to suitable employment opportunities
- **Facilitate professional development workshops **to promote the vocational recovery program
- **Develop partnerships** with employers, training providers, educational institutions, community organisations and other health professionals

To find out more about what it means to be a Vocational Coordinator, please review the Position Description.

**About headspace and Flourish Australia**:
**Flourish Australia** has a long and proud history of providing recovery-oriented mental health services in Australia. We offer a range of services to meet the different needs of those with a lived experience of a mental health issue. This includes help with finding a home that is safe and secure, assistance with training and getting a job, or encouragement to develop friendships and learn new things.

**Selection Criteria**:

- Essential:_
- Demonstrated experience in employment services, vocational rehabilitation, career development or a related field.
- Tertiary qualifications in training and assessment, employment services, or psychosocial support.
- Demonstrated experience in a similar role and in providing support and/or supervision to lower or similar classified staff.
- Extensive knowledge of issues that impact young people with mental health issues when accessing employment and/or educational opportunities.
- Able to demonstrate an emerging knowledge of recovery focused and family inclusive practice.
- Proven ability to meet program achievables within agreed timeframes.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Highly developed interpersonal and organisational skills with the ability to effectively manage competing demands.
- Proof of customer service experience with demonstrable facilitation, presentation, mentoring and training skills.
- Ability to fully use Microsoft Office Suite and the client information management system.
- Extensive knowledge of the employment services sector, Centrelink and other state and federal employment initiatives that impact young people.
- Current Australian Driver’s Licence.

**About the Benefits**:
The successful applicant will join an organisation that recognises and values its people as demonstrated by:

- **Attractive remuneration **equivalent to SCHCADS Level 4 $82,000+
- **Tax-Free Salary Packaging** available up to $15,900
- Exclusive personal **Fleet pricing discounts** **with our preferred automotive supplier**:

- **Generous leave provisions** including 17.5% leave loading + 2 additional days of personal leave + Christmas/New Years Gratis Day + 10 weeks paid parental leave
- Family-friendly and **flexible working conditions**:

- Regular **supervision (reflective practice)**, ongoing 1:1 **mentoring** **and a **comprehensive induction **program
- **Employee Assistance Program** for confidential wellbeing support
- Opportunities for **professional development and training** such as Mental Health First Aid and ASIST
- **Inclusive initiatives** such as our **Rainbow Network and YarnUp** for Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander staff
- **Employee discounts** at 350+ popular retailers (Woolworths, Expedia, Myer, Kmart etc)