Career Employment Australia Ltd are currently recruiting for a Senior Project Coordinator to oversee the Indigenous Youth Mobility Pathways Project (IYMP) in Cairns and to provide some support to the Townsville Campus. IYMP assists Indigenous youth (16-24 yrs) from remote regions to relocate to Cairns to undertake vocational training, university study and Australian Apprenticeships. IYMP provides education, accommodation, life skills and mentoring support to participants engaged in the project.

The IYMP Senior Coordinator is responsible for

The overall day to day operations of the Project in the location including overseeing administration, education and accommodation staff to ensure they provide consistent support and general conduct guidance to participants.

The recruitment of potential IYMP participants, testing and assessment, acceptance decisions, education support, accommodation support and general participant wellbeing and development.

Ensuring expenditure remains within set budgets in the location and ensuring all staff follow financial procedures and submit documentation.

Steering the project to achieve and maintain the maximum number of active participants for the location and meeting KPIs.

Supervision of accommodation and Residential Worker’s activities to ensure that young Indigenous people residing in IYMP accommodation are safe and receive a balance of support and responsibility which is consistent with Restorative Justice principles to enable participants to develop and grow towards responsible independence.

Candidates must demonstrate: a deep understanding of Indigenous culture, previous experience supporting youth and supervising staff, strong planning and decision making skills, experience with community engagement and marketing to both stakeholders and remote communities, excellent written and record keeping skills and a good understanding of vocational education, university education and Australian Apprenticeship systems.

A current manual drivers licence, ability to obtain a federal police check and valid working with children card are essential.

Indigenous Candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.