Activity Partner (WFA) South East Melbourne & Peninsula

WISE Employment; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 67,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary + allowances + Not-

4 Wellness-Days per year

Company laptop & iPhone

Flare discounts

Salary packaging benefits

Job summary

WISE Employment seeks an energetic Activity Partner to join our Workforce Australia team covering South East Melbourne and Peninsula. The role involves identifying and coordinating activity opportunities to improve job seekers' readiness and progression toward employment, with travel across the region.

You'll build external relationships with RTOs, community organisations and employers, promote opportunities for participants, and support employment services with strong digital and administrative

Qualifications

• Have full Australian working rights.
• Hold a full Australian driver’s license.
• Be willing to obtain a National Police Check.
• Be able to pass a Working with Children Check.
• Have experience in Employment Services, Community Organisations, or Business Development (highly desirable).

Responsibilities

• Increase participants' employability through training and support services.
• Source activities for jobseekers through networking and sales strategies.
• Build and maintain relationships with potential employers and community organisations.
• Work in a fast-paced environment and prioritize changing demands.
• Use digital tools to manage programs and administrative duties with attention to detail.
• Inspire and motivate participants and employers to support employment readiness.

Skills

Australian working rights

Driver's license

National Police Check

Working with Children Check

Employment services experience

Job description

Activity Partner (WFA) South East Melbourne & Peninsula

Location - South East Melbourne and Peninsula

Would you like to identify and create opportunities for job seekers?

We are seeking motivated, dynamic person to join our Workforce Australia team in the South East Melbourne and Peninsula regionas an Activity Partner. This position will require travel across the region.

This position is responsible for the development and coordination of suitable Activity opportunities that will address job seekers’ vocational and non-vocational barriers to improve their work readiness and progress towards employment.

You will establish and maintain external relationships with local Registered Training Organisations (RTO’s), community organisations, providers and employers, promoting opportunities for WISE Employment and our job seekers. If you are someone with experience in employment services, within community engagement, business development or RTO's, this role will be perfect for you!

To be considered, you must:

• Have full Australian working rights


• Hold a full Australian driver’s license


• Be willing to obtain a National Police Check


• Be able to pass a Working with Children Check


• Have experience in Employment Services, Community Organisations, or Business Development (highly desirable)


• Demonstrate the WISE attributes: Customer Centricity, Curiosity, Resilience, Adaptability, Creativity and a Growth Mindset

A day in the role involves…

• Increasing our participants' employability through training and other support services


• Sourcing activities for our jobseekers through networking and sales strategies


• Building and maintaining relationships with potential employers and community organisations, Registered Training Organisations.


• Working in a fast-paced environment, being able to prioritise demands in a changing environment


• Using your digital literacy skills to manage multiple programs and fulfilling administrative duties with a high attention to detail


• Inspiring, motivating, and building rapport with participants and employers to support employment readiness for our participants


• Customer focus, building strong stakeholder relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions


• Strong degree of attention to detail to ensure compliance of documents in line with contractual requirements


• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team


• Co-ordination of WHS risk assessments, audit checklists to ensure workplace compliance, safety and procedure management


• Reliable, dependable, and committed to meeting workplace responsibilities and expectations


• Initiative to identify opportunities for improvement and take proactive action


• Confidence to communicate professionally with colleagues, customers, and stakeholders


• Ability to work autonomously, manage priorities effectively, and complete tasks independently


• Strong team player who contributes positively to team goals and supports colleagues when required


• Honest, trustworthy, and accountable, with a high level of integrity in all aspects of work


• Adaptable and willing to take on new responsibilities to support business needs


• Positive attitude and strong work ethic

Perks of Working at WISE…

• Competitive Salary starting at $74,938 + Motor Vehicle allowance with added Not-For-Profit Salary Packaging benefits (tax savings) + Super + More!


• Fantastic reward and recognition initiatives and ongoing learning and development


• Four additional \"Wellness-Days\" of leave (one each quarter), the ability to purchase additional annual leave and various healthy lifestyle initiatives


• Company Laptop & iPhone


• Exclusive benefits and discounts from leading retailers through Flare

WISE Employment

Celebrating over 30 years in the employment services industry, WISE Employment is a not-for-profit organisation that is committed to providing quality employment, training, and support to the disadvantaged members of our community. We aim to inspire, transform and empower people by connecting them with employers who care. WISE also operates highly successful, inclusive social enterprises along with a range of other programs and services aligned to the needs of the community.

Visit www.wiseemployment.com.au/careers-at-wise to learn more about WISE.

Here at WISE Employment, we actively encourage and welcome candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, candidates with a disability, members of the LGBTIQA+ community and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates.