Indigenous Youth Pathways Case Worker

Career Employment Australia; Townsville City; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Employment Australia Ltd currently seeks a full-time Case Worker to support students within the Indigenous Youth Mobility Pathways Project (IYMP) in Townsville. The role involves overseeing each participant's educational progress, developing training plans with clear goals, and sourcing education, training and work opportunities for participants.

You will mentor participants, identify issues and refer to specialist services, and build links with ABSTUDY, Australian Apprenticeships, TAFE

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of Indigenous culture.
• Previous experience supporting youth.
• Strong planning and decision making skills.
• Experience with community engagement.
• Excellent written and record keeping skills.
• Good understanding of vocational education, university education and Australian Apprenticeship systems.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing each participant's educational progress.
• Developing, reviewing and updating training plans with goals.
• Sourcing education, training and work opportunities for IYMP participants.
• Providing mentoring for each participant.
• Identifying issues and referring to specialist services.
• Developing and maintaining links with ABSTUDY, Group Training, Australian Apprenticeships, TAFE, other RTOs and Universities and their Indigenous support units.
• Establishing and maintaining links with relevant support programs within the IYMP Host Location and visiting Indigenous communities.
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date information for IYMP Reporting.

Skills

Indigenous culture

Youth support

Planning & decision making

Community engagement

Written & record keeping

VET & Apprenticeships knowledge

Job description

Career Employment Australia Ltd currently seeks a full-time Case Worker to support students within the Indigenous Youth Mobility Pathways Project (IYMP) in Townsville. The role involves overseeing each participant's educational progress, developing training plans with clear goals, and sourcing education, training and work opportunities for participants.

You will mentor participants, identify issues and refer to specialist services, and build links with ABSTUDY, Australian Apprenticeships, TAFE