Australian Government Job Coordinator – Geraldton Employment Region – Identified Position

• Executive Level 1
• Geraldton, WA
• $125,220 - $138,394

About The Department Of Employment And Workplace Relations
We are committed to empowering futures, ensuring rights and enriching lives. We support people to have safe, secure and well-paid work with the skills for a sustainable future as we ourselves strive to be a model employer.

We provide the framework for fair and productive relationships between employers and employees. We also oversee skills development and training initiatives to support those entering the workforce or re-training to take advantage of emerging employment opportunities.

With us, your work directly contributes to shaping the employment landscape. Whether you are engaging in policy development, program implementation, or direct support services, your efforts will have a tangible impact on job seekers, employees and the economy by giving them a framework to build a future anchored and realised through employment.

It is our ambition to do things differently, to create the 'department of great jobs'– where our people reflect our purpose.

The Role
Do you like building relationships and solving problems to make a difference to people's lives? Got great networks in your community? Interested in working for the department but not wanting to move to Canberra? Then this may be the role you have been looking for. This is not a standard 'desk' job. The position is based in the Geraldton Employment Region, with a focus on making sure local needs are addressed, and local voices inform government policy and programs.

Reporting to the Western Australia State Office, your role as an Australian Government Job Coordinator will be to support local workforce needs in the Geraldton Employment Region, in partnership with business and communities. You will do this in a practical and on-the-ground way that involves talking to people, identifying and solving problems. You will develop a Local Jobs Plan and work with a Local Jobs and Skills Taskforce to initiate projects and activities that are based on local needs, and which support regional employment opportunities. You will make a difference to the lives of local people.

Each day will be different, and you will often be out on the road, talking to people throughout the region. You'll need a high level of self-sufficiency and initiative as well as a passion for helping people to collaborate and deliver outcomes for your community. The successful candidate will be provided with the tools of the trade to work remotely which include a mobile phone, laptop and access to a car.

The position requires a physical presence in the region as you are expected to be available for face-to-face meetings and community engagements with stakeholders, at least four days a week. Not all meetings will be in office hours and the role is likely to require some out of hours work within the region.

Duties And Responsibilities
Your role will operate within the existing Local Jobs Program. As an Australian Government Job Coordinator (formerly an Employment Facilitator), you will bring together key stakeholders including employers, employment services providers, and education and training organisations to collaboratively address the challenges and opportunities in the region.

Working collaboratively with Departmental colleagues, you will establish and work with a local taskforce to identify regional jobs and skills priorities and work to achieve them.

You will need to understand and help the community access the supports and opportunities that different levels of government provide to help people build skills and move into employment. You may need to bring these supports together, identify any gaps and collaborate to find solutions to them. You will play a key role in helping the community access funding to address national and local priorities.

As An Australian Government Job Coordinator, You Will

• Support the employment priorities of the region by building and sustaining productive and collaborative working relationships with employment service providers, training and industry providers, peak body organisations, employers, community organisations and education providers to maximise support for all job seekers.
• Drive engagement and discussion between Australian Government agencies, state government, councils and community-based organisations to understand what the community needs to deliver effective employment and skills initiatives.
• Collate and share relevant information and evidence with the Department to support employment services reform.
• Based on your understanding of community needs, drive initiatives, provide advice and inform policy development so that government initiatives work for and make a practical difference to those who need it.
• Work with local stakeholders, to design and develop community driven employment and training projects that create opportunities for job seekers with local employers that result in employment outcomes.
• Respond to retrenchment and structural adjustment events that impacts jobs as part of the Transition Support Network.

Qualifications and Education

• A driver's licence and home internet is essential for this role.
• A Working with Vulnerable People check (or ability to attain one) is essential for this role.

How to Apply
Applications are to be submitted using the department's eRecruit (online recruitment) system.

As this is an Identified role you
must
have an understanding of the issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and proven culturally appropriate engagement and communication skills. These roles usually involve developing policies or programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, or direct interaction with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities.

Skills
Tell us in less than
500
words why you are the right person for this opportunity, what you can offer, and how your skills, knowledge, experience and qualification are relevant to the role. Try not to duplicate information that can already be found in your resume but do highlight any specific examples or achievements that will demonstrate your ability to perform the role. Within your pitch, include details on how you:

• Understand the issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
• Demonstrate an ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people
• Demonstrate your capability and commitment to continue to develop cultural competency.

Please attach a concise resume to your application which clearly outlines your work experience, educational qualifications and relevant skills. In the application form you will need to provide the details of two referees who can attest and validate your credentials and suitability for the role.

The

In the eRecruit (the department's online recruitment system) you will also need to:

• upload a Curriculum Vitae
• provide contact details for 2 Referees.

Eligibility
Don't meet all the role requirements?
At DEWR we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and seek to recruit staff with a wide range of backgrounds, skill levels, disciplines and working styles. If this role resonates with you and you are excited about making an impact, but your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway.

Citizenship
- to be eligible for employment with the Department, you must be an Australian Citizen or, in limited circumstances, in the process of obtaining it.

Security Clearance
- our successful candidate is required to hold, or have the ability to obtain, and maintain a
Baseline
security clearance.

Please refer to the Job Information Pack for more information about the role.