Employment Pathways Coach

About the Organisation

Empowering people with disability to live life the way they choose is at the heart of how Life Without Barriers has operated for over 25 years. This is an exciting opportunity to join our team and continue this mission. Support people with disability to have the choice, control, and independence to live their best life. If you’re passionate about inclusivity, respect, and making a meaningful difference, this is the career move for you.

Life Without Barriers is a leading social purpose organisation of 8,000 employees working in more than 500 communities across Australia. We support children, young people and families, people with disability, older people and people with mental illness. We work with people who are homeless and refugees and asylum seekers. Join a community of people dedicated to breaking down barriers.  

We want to employ people who reflect the diversity of our clients to ensure we can support each client's individual needs and wants. We encourage people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander background and people with disability to apply

About the role

This is an opportunity for you to make a positive change and work with People with a Disability to increase Work ready skills and best prepare for their Employment goals.  Working directly with the participants you will develop the Participant's Individual Employment Pathways Plan.  This will involve actively supporting their capacity building and work readiness skills in areas such as transport training, social & community skills, money management and more.  This is a permanent full time role working across Monday to Friday, in a variety of environments including schools, community centres, libraries, or wherever our Participants choose to develop their work readiness skills to achieve their employment aspirations.  These roles will suit support workers with a specific interest in being imaginative and proactive in removing the barriers facing people with disability in gaining employment. 

Key Responsibilities

• Assess the young person’s skills and capabilities across a range of domains

• Work with the young person to develop their Individual Employment Support Plan

• Deliver individual and tailored support to clients as per their Service Agreement and Individual Employment Support Plan.

• Increase the client’s work readiness and aspirations through capacity building, skill acquisition, work experience and supported decision making.

• Identify any other challenges that may be impacting on a client’s ability to aspire to or undertake work (such as health, mental health, allied health or housing instability)

Skills & Experience

• Certificate IV in relevant Social & Community Services qualification.
• Current Drivers Licence
• Demonstrated case management experience in working with young people with disability.
• A professional and positive outlook about supporting people with disabilities and commitment to supporting and promoting the individual needs, skills, abilities and both personal and employment goals of people with disability.
• Demonstrated experience in developing relationships and opportunities through community engagement and partnerships. Commitment to the values of dignity, respect, inclusion, empowerment, confidentiality and strengths-based practice.
• Proficient ability in the use of the Microsoft Office suite of programs and data base systems (or quickly able to become competent in data base systems)
• Demonstrated experience in managing competing priorities and to deliver high quality outcomes within agreed timeframes.

Successful candidates will be required to clear probity checks including National Criminal History Record Check and Working with Children Check (where relevant to the role).

To be considered for and appointed to a position at Life Without Barriers, you must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or hold a valid medical exemption certificate.  You will be required to provide evidence of your vaccination status during the recruitment process. 

Benefits

• Opportunity to work for one of Australia’s largest social purpose organisations
• Make a difference in your community 
• Join an inclusive organisation where everyone is encouraged to be themselves

How to Apply

Include your resume and covering letter in one document, click ‘Apply’ and follow the prompts. For any enquiries including persons with disability that require adjustments, contact *********@lwb.org.au

Applications close Sunday 10th March 2024.