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Form of work- Are you looking for work/life balance in your next role? This Permanent part time (45 hours per fortnight) opportunity based from our head office in Orange could be just for you! Support our current and prospective employees to grow and develop their career!
- Mentor, coach and support service team managers! Manage and support programs associated with student placements, work placements and traineeships.
- Identify, develop and roll out initiatives which support current and prospective employees to grow and develop their career.
LiveBetter Employee Benefits include
- Salary Packaging (increase your take home pay)!
- Access to our 24/7 employee wellbeing app
- Supplementary Parental Leave
- Additional Purchase Leave
- Employee Referral Program
- Fitness Passport
- Service & Recognition Awards
- Learning and Development opportunities, with diverse career pathway options
(Eligibility criteria/terms and conditions may apply for some LiveBetter Employee Benefits)
About the Team
The Workforce Development Team has a focus on strengthening LiveBetter’s approach to capability development, training and initiatives to support our overall employee experience. One way the team are doing this is through the establishment of the LiveBetter Academy, the managerial and operational training centre for LiveBetter. The focus of the LiveBetter Academy is to improve our managerial skills, retain our employees, improve the quality of our services and provide a career path for LiveBetter staff in the human services sector. The LiveBetter Academy will provide our frontline workers with face to face training at a range of locations across our footprint.
About the role
The primary objective of the Career Pathways Coordinator position is to identify, develop and roll out initiatives which support current and prospective employees to grow and develop their career. The Career Pathways Coordinator role also implements initiatives to diversify our workforce, including coordinating work placements and work experience. This role develops and maintains strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to foster opportunities for professional development.
Some key responsibilities of the role being:
- Identify, assess and make recommendations on programs, initiatives, and offerings LiveBetter should pursue to support employees to grow and develop professionally.
- Develop and maintain relationships with educational institutions and other organisations involved in the implementation program opportunities at LiveBetter.
- Maintain processes to enable employees to apply for study assistance. This includes processing applications for study assistance and checking on the progress of employees who have been approved for study assistance.
- Coordinate student and work placements at LiveBetter. This includes being the primary contact for placement enquiries, communicating with and providing support to business areas, and providing support to placements to commence and complete this opportunity.
- Coordination of LiveBetter’s traineeship programs, including the school leaver traineeship program and the schools-based traineeship program. This includes being the primary contact for traineeship enquiries, communicating with and providing support to Operational divisions and providing support to trainees to commence and complete the program.
About you
We would love to hear from you if you have qualifications in Community Services, Education, Business and/or relevant experience in a similar role. Our ideal candidate will have a passion for supporting people to be the best they can be and be a proven influencer who excels at developing relationships at a variety of levels.
To be successful in this role, you will also have these key skills:
- Previous experience managing structured programs or development initiatives.
- High quality communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively work collaboratively as a member of a diverse team.
- Well-developed negotiation and influencing capabilities to effectively influence stakeholders, foster collaborative relationships, resolve complex issues, and achieve sustainable outcomes.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to act on own initiative and successfully manage a number of competing team priorities.
- Ability to represent our organisation in a confident, professional, and knowledgeable manner, always acting with trust and integrity.
For detailed information about this role please refer to the position description on the LiveBetter website: https://livebetter.org.au/work-with-us/available-positions/
As part of this role, you will be required to undertake and pass a National Criminal History Check and pre-employment health & wellness check including drug and alcohol screening. You will also be required to obtain a NSW Working with Children Check.
Sounds great? What next?
To convince us that you are the best person for the job, please provide a resume that clearly demonstrates how your skills, experience and qualifications meet the requirements for this role. As part of your application, can you also please provide a cover letter of maximum three pages that address the following three statements:
- Please tell us about a time you have coached, mentored or supported someone to develop their skills.
- Please tell us why you would make an exceptional Career Pathways Coordinator.
- Please tell us about a time you had to manage multiple competing priorities or stakeholders.
Closing date: 11.59pm, Sunday 28th April 2024
Enquiries: Tegan Ryan – Management Lead: 0418 658 ***
LiveBetter is committed to equal employment opportunity and embraces diversity and inclusion within its workforce. As such, people from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. This includes but is not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People and People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse backgrounds.
About LiveBetter
LiveBetter Community Services are one of the largest regionally based providers of community services in Eastern Australia. We strive to enable the people of regional Australia to live their best lives.
For further info about us and to see for yourself the great things that we do, you can visit:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/livebettercommunityservices/
https://www.facebook.com/LiveBetterAustralia/
https://livebetter.org.au/
