AddressCompany description:
Karingal St Laurence Limited
Job description:
Job Req #869
Part time 3 days up to Full time - Werribee VIC
Pay Rate Starts Level 3.1 $36.00 - up to $38.60
NOT FOR PROFIT: Salary package up to $15,900 per annum each FBT year plus further meals and entertainment benefits up to $2649 pa
Leave Entitlements 20 days Annual, 15 days Personal
No weekends, or late nights! Are you seeking a new career pathway in 2024!
This is a rewarding opportunity to support our clients secure meaningful employment across various industries and continue to support & coach them in their new role.
We can support you and grow your skills in a career change, you need to have high customer service skills, resilience and an openness to learn.
Offering full time or part time flexibility
Hey You!
The Employment Pathways Practitioner will oversee a series of activities that can be packaged into ‘employment pathways' options for people with a disability. The activities may include assessing the pre-employment & employment needs of people with a disability, assisting with employment related capacity building, preparing them for work, assisting them to achieve employment & supporting them to maintain employment. This may be completed with individuals or within a group.
As an Employment Pathways Practitioner, your role is to provide customised employment assistance to participants. Typical duties include:
- Goal setting & action planning & steps to achieve goals
- Employment preparation, hard & soft skills training & confidence building
- Job skills analysis, employment & skills assessment & counselling
- Mentoring & on the job coaching for volunteering, work experience or paid work with both small groups & individuals
- Post placement support to participant & employers
To find out more about what we do - visit the following links:
Employment Pathways | School Leavers Employment Support (genu.org.au)
Disability Support Services | Employment Pathways (genu.org.au)
About You
Our ideal Employment Pathways Practitioner is an effective communicator who is committed to the inclusion of people with disabilities within the community. They will transferable skills that allows them to coach and mentor whilst balance the need for administration and compliance tasks.
Essential:
- Current NDIS Worker Screening Check or willing to obtain
- Current NDIS Worker Orientation Module certificate of completion or willing to obtain
- Current Working with Children Check or willing to obtain
- Current First Aid Certificate or willing to obtain
- Ability to transport participants in own vehicle (current license, car and comprehensive insurance required)
Desirable:
- Sound understanding and experience in delivering person centred supports
- Cert 3 or 4 in disability, community services or similar
- Experience working in the NDIS environment
Benefits & Culture
genU welcomes diversity, including diversity of race, culture, spirituality, gender, age, identity, ability, and sexuality. We are committed to providing a welcoming, innovative, safe, empowering and respectful environment for all and living these values each and every day.
genU staff have access to a range of benefits, including but not limited to the following:
- Investment in You: In addition to a comprehensive induction program & ongoing professional development, genU is committed to providing opportunities for career progression. You will have access to a range of accredited training modules, staff mentoring programs and our internal jobs board.
- Commitment to Staff Health & Wellbeing: 24/7 access to an innovative, holistic employee assistance program that supports your emotional, mental, financial, and physical health.
- Increase your Take Home Pay: Salary package up to $15,900 per annum each FBT year plus further meals and entertainment benefits.
- Employee Discount Program: Save money with employee discounts and savings at over 450 of Australia's most loved retailers and service providers including Coles, Woolworths & JB HI-FI.
- Study Scholarship: all genU employees are eligible for a 20% scholarship towards undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Torrens University.
- Employee Referral Program: Refer someone to work at genU and receive a generous cash bonus once that person completes their 6-month qualifying period.
genU is committed to providing accessible, inclusive and equitable recruitment processes for all candidates.
For further details about the role of if you would like to discuss reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact Leah Twaits on 0408 848 *** or at ***********@genu.org.au
Applications will be progressed, and suitable candidates interviewed as they are received.
