Address- Salary Packaging: Up to $15,900 salary packaging per financial year
- Benefits: Fitness Passport & HCF Private Health Insurance discounts
- Extra Leave: 4 weeks annual leave + additional 5 days leave
- Career growth: Genuine career opportunities
- Work life balance: Flexible work arrangements
- Salary: Competitive remuneration
- Training: You may have the opportunity to earn a nationally recognised qualification
- Culture: Friendly and close-knit team environment
- Opportunity: Commence as Casual and progress to Permanent
Breakthru is part of the Royal Rehab Group, Australia's leading provider of disability and rehabilitation services. We are a dynamic, innovative organisation committed to empowering people to create their own futures. Through the provision of high quality person-centered supports, we enable thousands of people every year to access the supports required for mental health, employment, disability & training needs.
Working with us, you will be supporting our customers to achieve their goals and aspirations with the aim of achieving sustainable employment.
We know diversity makes breakthru a great place to work and we are committed to building an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the people we serve. We encourage applications from diverse community groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, people with a disability and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
About the role…This is a role in our School Leaver Employment Support (SLES) program.
This program is an early intervention approach for Year 12 school leavers, designed to support their transition from school to employment.
Each customer will have an individually tailored SLES program, that consists of 1:1 support and group support.
The role focuses on supporting customers to build employment readiness including customer service, time management, money handling, independent travel, effective communication, and learning how to take instruction at work.
You will deliver our SLES program to help our customers - young people with a disability - to prepare, look for, gain, and maintain employment. You will provide meaningful, individualised capacity building activities so that our customers can achieve their own employment goals.
You will use your initiative, identify focus learning areas, and use creative thinking to implement various strategies and skills to overcome these barriers.
Key responsibilities include:
- Participate in developing and implementing individual and group-based capacity building, job readiness and work experience support
- Provide on-site support during work experience(s) to increase total understanding of workplace expectations and behaviours
- Support customers with personal growth and development
- Provide support and mentoring to customers that encourage a level of competence and independence with their employment and training goals
- Optimise appropriate work experience opportunities for participants
You are a passionate, energetic, flexible and dedicated individual who is looking to make a difference in the community. As a fun and creative person, you pride yourself on exceptional customer service whilst ensuring customers achieve their goals and aspirations.
You will also be able to clearly articulate and demonstrate:
- Mental Health and/or NDIS experience (essential)
- SLES or group program experience (advantageous)
- Ability to work in a team & individually
- Ability to build rapport with a diverse range of customers
- Experience working with young customers with complex support needs
- Driven, energetic & committed
- Criminal record check (essential)
- Working with children’s check
- NDIS Workers screening clearance
- Immunization status clearance (including COVID19 Certificate or proof of medical exemption)
What we offer...
- Salary packaging: Up to $15,900 tax free!
- Benefits: Fitness Passport & HCF Private Health Insurance discounts
- 5 extra leave days: Access to an additional 5 individual leave days
- Career growth: Genuine career opportunities
- Work life balance: Flexible work arrangements
- Salary: Competitive remuneration
- Leadership: Supportive and experienced leadership team
- Professional Development: Upskilling and possibility of participating in a Traineeship
- Culture: Friendly and close-knit team environment
What’s next…
If this sounds like the perfect role for you, address the essential criteria in your cover letter and APPLY NOW to start your journey with us!
For more information on Breakthru, visit our website www.Breakthru.org.au
Please note: The successful applicant will be required to undergo pre-employment checks including but not limited to a NDIS Worker Screen Clearance, current criminal record check (no older than 3 months), working with children check, employment history and referee checks.
A career with Breakthru is an opportunity to collaborate, grow and make a difference with an iconic organisation recognised as a leader in rehabilitation and Disability Support.
*All final applicants for this position will be requested to provide evidence of their COVID-19 vaccination immunisation record or medical exemption certificate as part of the recruitment process*
We do not provide sponsorship and no agencies please.
