Vocational Education Specialist

Exciting new role due to growth! 

Junction Support Services is looking for aVocational Education Specialist to join our growing team in the Inner Gippsland region. 

The Vocational Education Specialist will sit within the Care Services team. This team consists of Residential Care Management, Intensive Case Management Services (ICMS), Targeted Care Packages, Support Coordination and Residential Care Youth Workers who currently provide services in a residential setting to children and young people. We provide specialised, comprehensive, and nurturing service delivery to children and young people in care through our quality systems, theoretical frameworks and experience in tailored supports.

The Vocational Education Specialist will work within the residential care home, and the broader educational and vocational service system, to support children and young people in Junction's three-bedroom residential care home to engage in a pathway. They will ensure each young person is provided with every opportunity to engage in their choice of education or training and be supported to maintain this. 

A key focus of this role will be to work alongside the Therapeutic Specialist and the Care Team to address the educational needs of the individual and break down any education or vocational barriers, including the development and review of education, vocation, and employment assessments.

Selection Criteria:

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Education or other relevant field, and relevant experience to this role
• Demonstrated ability and experience in working within or with the educational sector, and with working with young people with multiple and complex needs, including those who have a lived experience of abuse and neglect.
• Highly developed communication skills and experience in liaising with multiple professionals.
• Highly developed ability to provide guidance and advice to other professionals.
• Knowledge of the complexity of the service system involved in providing services to statutory clients.

How to apply:

Visit our website, https://junction.org.au/careers/ to download the full application pack which outlines the application procedure. 

Applications will only be accepted when sent to ***************@junction.org.au 

Your application must include:

• Cover Letter
• Resume
• Statements addressing each of the selection criteria points (found in the application pack)
• Reference Check Consent Form (found in the application pack)

Submit your full application via email to ***************@junction.org.au

Applications close: 10 am, Friday 4 April 2024.

Please note this position is part time, 30 hours a fortnight and is permanent (subject to funding). 

For more information or queries, please contact Amarly McMahon, Team Manager - People & Culture, on 02 6043 7*** or email ***************@junction.org.au

Junction Support Services is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and social inclusion. We welcome applications from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including those from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders, people with lived experience of disability and people who identified as LGBTIQA+.

In accordance with the Chief Health Officer's Direction - COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination (Workers) Directions, you are required to be fully vaccinated and are subject to proof of vaccination, unless you have a valid medical exemption.