Employment Coach

Workskil; City Of Greater Geraldton; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive Salary

Wellbeing Day

Salary Packaging options

Parental Leave

Career Progression

Leadership Training

Transforming lives

Caring Culture

Diversity & Inclusion

Career Development

Job summary

Workskil Australia is seeking an Employment Coach at our Geraldton site to help customers find suitable employment and overcome barriers. No prior experience is required, and ongoing support and training will be provided.

You will coach on employability, identify job opportunities, refer customers to external networks when needed, and document information within government systems to support outcomes.

Qualifications

• No experience required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to achieve individual targets and work to clearly defined KPIs.
• Strong administration skills and IT literacy.

Responsibilities

• Coaching and mentoring on employability skills.
• Finding job opportunities for customers.
• Referring customers to external support networks where necessary.
• Accurately documenting customer information within Workskil Australia and Government systems.

Skills

Empathy

Adaptability

Respectful

Clear communication

Patience

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Data entry

IT literacy

Tools

Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Empathy - Adaptability - Respectful - Clear communication skills - Patience

Does this sound like you?

With no experience required, we are looking for an outstanding candidate who possesses these qualities to enter the rewarding world of Employment Services.

As an Employment Coach, you will play a pivotal role in helping customers find suitable employment and assist them in overcoming challenges they may be facing on a personal and/or professional front.

We have a full time and ongoing position available at our Geraldton site.

Ongoing support, mentoring and training will be provided to all staff.

Your amazing people skills will see you:

• Coaching and mentoring on employability skills
• Finding job opportunities
• Referring customers to external support networks where necessary
• Accurately documenting customer information within Workskil Australia and Government systems

You'll also have:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Working independently and as part of a team
• Ability to achieve individual targets and work to clearly defined KPIs
• Strong administration skills and IT literacy, including data entry, Word, Excel and Outlook
• Attention to detail and ability to work under pressure

Benefits

• Attractive Salary
• Wellbeing Day(Work a 9-day fortnight)
• Salary Packaging options
• Parental Leave
• Career Progression
• Leadership Training
• Transforming lives is at the heart of what we do
• Caring Culture
• Diversity & Inclusion
• Investing in your career development through training and development

About Us

Workskil Australia is a national not-for-profit and charitable organisation, with over 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 Indigenous Australians.
• 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.

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.