Indigenous Youth Education Officer
Career Employment Australia
Posted 1 day ago
Career Employment Australia Ltd are currently recruiting for an Education Support Officer for the Indigenous Youth Mobility Pathways Project (IYMP) in Brisbane. IYMP assists Indigenous youth (16-24 yrs) from remote regions to relocate to Brisbane 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 Education Support Officer works cohesively with the Project Coordinator and is responsible for:
Overseeing each participants educational progress.
Developing, reviewing and updating training plans by setting out training goals, personal goals and sustainable employment goals.
Sourcing education, training and work opportunities for IYMP participants.
Providing mentoring for each participant.
Identifying issues and referring to specialist services as required.
Developing and maintaining links with ABSTUDY, Group Training, Australian Apprenticeships, TAFE, other RTOs and Universities and their Indigenous support units.
Establishing and maintaining links with all relevant support programs or services within their IYMP Host Location and visiting Indigenous communities within their region.
Maintaining accurate and up to date information for IYMP Reporting.
Candidates must demonstrate: a deep understanding of Indigenous culture, previous experience supporting youth, 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 drivers licence, ability to obtain a federal police check and valid working with children card are essential.
Indigenous Candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
About Career Employment Australia
CEA was one of the original Registered Training Organizations in Queensland (RTO No. 0104). The organisation opened an office in Brisbane in May 1994 and now services clients throughout Queensland and in other parts of Australia. Today CEA manages 18 state and federal programs, funds charitable services, and operates several social enterprises. The contracts CEA manages include:
Indigenous Youth Mobility Pathways (IYMP) Project, funded by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, which assists young Indigenous people identified by their communities to relocate to a city for training purposes. These young people are housed by CEA and under the guidance of their Indigenous house parents, learn life skills and undertake formal study and training in numeracy and literacy , child care, nursing, administration and medicine, avionics etc. Due to its success, CEA now manages the program locations in Adelaide, Perth, Alice Springs, Cairns, Coffs Harbour, Darwin, Dubbo, Mossman, Townsville, Rockhampton and Toowoomba.
Skills in Education and Employment (SEE), funded by the Department of Industry and providing language, literacy and numeracy training for Australians combined with work skills e.g. LLN-supported Aged Care and Retail training.
Registered Training in Aged Care, Disability, Retail, Engineering, Horticulture, Language Literacy and Numeracy and work skills programs to assist long term unemployed people back into the workforce.
Offender Reintegration Support Service (ORSS) - CEA delivers the through-care ORSS in Cairns, Townsville and Rockhampton preparing offenders for release. Staff assist 6 months post release with housing, mental health issues, transport, family relations, anger management to ensure they remain crime free in the community.
Pathway2Employment (P2E) - This ‘through-care’ program commences in prisons (Cairns and Maryborough), engages with clients and prepares clients for life and work post release. Case Managers provide parallel services with JSAs and link with Probation and Parole to provide a holistic service to ex-offenders.
Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.
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