Vocational Coordinator - headspace
Flourish Australia
- Bankstown, NSW
- $82,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Ongoing Full-time (76 hours per fortnight)
- Working Monday to Friday
- Based at Bankstown
- Attractive salary starting at $82,000 per annum + 11% Super + Tax-Free Salary Packaging
- 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 strategies, 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
- 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.
- 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 400+ popular retailers (Woolworths, Expedia, Myer, Kmart etc)