Job Coach

CatholicCare NT

9d•$82,794•Hybrid

About The Position

The Remote Australia Employment Services Program (RAES) provides intensive case management support to address the needs of Aboriginal people who are unemployed to provide opportunities that lead to positive social and economic outcomes for families and their community. By creating employment opportunities in partnership with the local community, job seekers gain useful employability skills and meaningful qualifications through attendance in activities which increase job opportunities. Make a real difference as you use your experience to coach, mentor and support people in their employment success. The Job Coach is a vital role and will work closely with job seekers to assess and develop their skill set, source job vacancies from employers, assist jobseekers to complete and submit vacancy applications. Services will be provided outside of Alice Springs to Santa Teresa, Titjikala and Finke, requiring regular travel and overnight stays in remote communities.

Requirements

Strong interpersonal and communication skills including case notes and report writing.
Ability to communicate with providers across a range of diverse cultural groups.
Demonstrated ability to use technology including MSWord, Outlook and various apps, software and systems.
Demonstrated cultural competency, particularly in working with Indigenous people.
Demonstrated ability to comply with the Funding requirements, and meet annual minimum targets for job placements, and outcomes for 13-week placements, and 26-week placements.
Track record of strong prioritisation to ensure tasks and outcomes are met.
Satisfactory National police check.
Working with Children (Ochre) Card.
Adverse and Social Media screening.
If you have resided in an overseas country for 12 months or more in the past 10 years, this position requires you to complete an International Criminal History check (ICHC) prior to your employment commencement date.

Responsibilities

Coach, mentor and support people in their employment success.
Assess and develop job seeker skill sets.
Source job vacancies from employers.
Assist jobseekers to complete and submit vacancy applications.
Provide services outside of Alice Springs to Santa Teresa, Titjikala and Finke.
Comply with Funding requirements.
Meet annual minimum targets for job placements, and outcomes for 13-week placements, and 26-week placements.