• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Identified Position
• Full time, permanent role
• Must be able to travel around the metropolitan area

What's on offer?

• A Wellbeing Day every fortnight (9-Day Fortnight)
• Salary Packaging benefits
• Comprehensive onboarding
• Cultural Leave
• Access to Flexible Working Arrangements
• Personal development
• Positive team environment
• Coaching and Mentoring

Workskil Australia is committed to improving employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The filling of this position is intended to constitute a special measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) and a genuine occupational qualification under section 14(d) of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW). This position is therefore only open to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people.

About the Role

The Youth Job Coach plays a vital role in providing culturally safe, person centred case management and mentorship to approximately 50 Transition to Work (TtW) participants aged 15–24. In this position, you will build strong, respectful relationships with young Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, recognising the importance of cultural identity, family, community and connection to Country in supporting their goals. Community engagement will be an important part of this role, including building and maintaining strong relationships with local organisations, Elders and community networks. The role includes undertaking direct employer engagement, offering individualised support and facilitating group based job search activities that motivate and empower participants toward meaningful outcomes. You will conduct detailed assessments, set achievable goals, help stabilise non vocational challenges and strengthen vocational skills, provide culturally appropriate referrals, and support young people to re‑engage in education or secure sustainable employment, including delivering post‑placement support.

This role is being offered on a full-time ongoing basis located at our Redfern site with outreach to our Maroubra and Marrickville sites. 

About You

To be successful in this Identified role, you will be able to:

• Work effectively and respectfully with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people, their families, community members, Elders, and a culturally diverse range of people, employers and staff.
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of local community contexts, cultures, and the importance of cultural identity, alongside your understanding of industry and the labour market.
• Demonstrate strong case management and motivational skills delivered in a culturally safe, strengths‑based and trauma‑informed manner.
• Use culturally appropriate communication strategies to negotiate customised jobs for participants experiencing barriers to employment.
• Build trust and maintain positive relationships with participants, community stakeholders, employers and colleagues, with a focus on respect, cultural awareness and collaboration.
• Strong task and time management with high attention to detail, data integrity and accurate reporting.
• Demonstrate confidence in using the Microsoft Office suite and general digital literacy, including the ability to type 30 words per minute.

You will also be required to:

• Hold a current driver’s licence.
• Hold a current Working with Children Check (or have the ability to obtain one).
• Have experience within Youth, Employment Services or a related industry, ideally involving work with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander young people.
• Hold a minimum Certificate IV in Employment Services, Career Development, Youth Work or a related qualification (or be willing to obtain one).
• Demonstrate experience supporting young people to connect with education, training or meaningful employment, with a commitment to culturally safe practice.

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 First Peoples.

• 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.

About your Application

For your application, please include both a cover letter and resume. Your letter should set out why you are the appropriate candidate for the role. For ease of upload, we encourage you to combine these into one file as a pdf or word document. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

If you progress in your application for this role Workskil Australia will undertake screening, including medical assessments and police checks to ensure that you can carry out the inherent requirements of this role and that reasonable accommodations can be made. Prior to an offer of employment being made, candidates must provide authority for a Federal Police Clearance and other checks that may be a requirement of the position. To learn more about working at Workskil Australia head to https://www.workskil.com.au/about-us/work-with-us/ 

We are actively looking to fill this role and reserve the right to shortlist and interview applicants whilst this advertisement is open so encourage you to submit your application at your earliest opportunity.

Workskil Australia is an inclusive, equal opportunity employer and we particularly welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, applicants from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and applicants who have a disability. We deliver a range of employment and community services to children, young people and their families and are committed to creating a safe environment for children and young people in the delivery of these services.