* Executive Level 1
* Kalgoorlie, WA
* $125,220 - $138,394
About The Department Of Employment And Workplace Relations
We are committed to empowering futures, ensuring rights and enriching lives. We support people to have safe, secure and well-paid work with the skills for a sustainable future as we ourselves strive to be a model employer.
We provide the framework for fair and productive relationships between employers and employees. We also oversee skills development and training initiatives to support those entering the workforce or re-training to take advantage of emerging employment opportunities.
With us, your work directly contributes to shaping the employment landscape. Whether you are engaging in policy development, program implementation, or direct support services, your efforts will have a tangible impact on job seekers, employees and the economy by giving them a framework to build a future anchored and realised through employment.
It is our ambition to do things differently, to create the 'department of great jobs'– where our people reflect our purpose.
The Role
This position is available initially on a non-ongoing basis for a period of up to 2 years. Future positions may be offered on an ongoing basis.
Do you like building relationships and solving problems to make a difference to people's lives? Got great networks in your community? Interested in working for the department but not wanting to move to Canberra? Then this may be the role you have been looking for. This is not a standard 'desk' job. The position is based in the Kalgoorlie region, with a focus on making sure local needs are addressed, and local voices inform government policy and programs.
Reporting to the Western Australia State Office, your role as an Australian Government Job Coordinator will be to support local workforce needs in the Kalgoorlie Region, in partnership with business and communities. You will do this in a practical and on-the-ground way that involves talking to people, identifying and solving problems. You will develop a Local Jobs Plan and work with a Local Jobs and Skills Taskforce to initiate projects and activities that are based on local needs, and which support regional employment opportunities. You will make a difference to the lives of local people.
Each day will be different, and you will often be out on the road, talking to people throughout the region. You'll need a high level of self-sufficiency and initiative as well as a passion for helping people to collaborate and deliver outcomes for your community. The successful candidate will be provided with the tools of the trade to work remotely which include a mobile phone, laptop and access to a car.
The position requires a physical presence in the region as you are expected to be available for face-to-face meetings and community engagements with stakeholders, at least four days a week. Not all meetings will be in office hours and the role is likely to require some out of hours work within the region.
Duties And Responsibilities
Your role will operate within the Western Australia State Office and in partnership with the Region Lead, delivering the Local Jobs Program. As an Australian Government Jobs Coordinator, you will bring together key stakeholders including employers, employment services providers, and education and training organisations to collaboratively address the challenges and opportunities in the region.
Along with a Program Officer and with the support of the State team, you will establish and work with a local taskforce to identify regional jobs and skills priorities and work to achieve them.
You will need to understand and help the community access the supports and opportunities that different levels of government provide to help people build skills and move into employment. You may need to bring these supports together, identify any gaps and collaborate to find solutions to them. You will play a key role in helping the community access funding to address national and local priorities.
As An Australian Government Job Coordinator, You Will
* Support the employment priorities of the region by building and sustaining productive and collaborative working relationships with employment service providers, training and industry providers, peak body organisations, employers, community organisations and education providers to maximise support for all job seekers.
* Drive engagement and discussion between Australian Government agencies, state government, councils and community-based organisations to understand what the community needs to deliver effective employment and skills initiatives.
* Collate and share relevant information and evidence with the Department to support employment services reform.
* Based on your understanding of community needs, drive initiatives, provide advice and inform policy development so that government initiatives work for and make a practical difference to those who need it.
Qualifications And Education
* A driver's licence and home internet is essential for this role.
* A Working with Vulnerable People check (or ability to attain one) is essential for this role.
How To Apply
Applicants are required to provide a summary (no more than 1000 words) that outlines skills, knowledge, and experience and why you should be considered for this vacancy. You should take into consideration the position overview (including any detailed position specific requirements) when drafting your response. Where possible include specific relevant examples of your work.
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In the eRecruit (the department's online recruitment system) you will also need to:
* upload a Curriculum Vitae
* provide contact details for 2 Referees.
Eligibility
Don't meet all the role requirements?
At DEWR we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and seek to recruit staff with a wide range of backgrounds, skill levels, disciplines and working styles. If this role resonates with you and you are excited about making an impact, but your past experience doesn't align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway.
Citizenship - to be eligible for employment with the Department, you must be an Australian Citizen or, in limited circumstances, in the process of obtaining it.
Security Clearance - our successful candidate is required to hold, or have the ability to obtain, and maintain a Baseline security clearance.
Please refer to the Job Information Pack for more information about the role.
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