Community Engagement Officer

Company Description

APM has secured new business with the Transition to Work contract and we are now seeking anyone interested in making a real difference to the lives of young people as a Youth Support Worker in our Nowra office. 

As a Youth Support Worker, you will be assessing the needs of the participants, identifying barriers to employment and providing solutions focussed approaches to support young people to achieve ongoing education and/or employment.

Job Description

Based in XXX, you will be working in collaboration with regions to achieve demonstrable participant progression - where you will be providing safe and engaging activities in which jobseekers can increase their employability. Your role is to open opportunities to progress towards employment for participants whilst providing Employment Consultants ease of access to services that can tailor participants support.  

What you will be doing as an Activity & Engagement Coordinator…

• Be the trusted subject matter expert in local activities across the region, working closely with our business leaders
• You will be responsible for the development of activities and projects as part of Workforce Australia
• You will ensure APM has a variety of adequate activities available to our jobseekers
• Provide value in the establishment of a pipeline of employment ready jobseekers by sourcing education and training options that deliver results
• Deliver strength in APM community partnerships to support non-vocational barriers
• Ensure compliance with the Deed and Guidelines is always maintained across the business
• Support Business Managers and Employment Consultants with activity engagement
• Ensure APM delivers a high standard of engagement and customer service for all stakeholders

To be considered, you will have…

• Able to work in a collaborative, approachable and empowering environment
• Superior skills in developing and maintaining stakeholder and local community relationships
• Experience in achieving and meeting KPIs
• Strong understanding of workplace health and safety policies and systems
• An excellent knowledge of the local labour market
• Demonstrate initiative, hands on ability and have strong administration skills
• Demonstrate project leadership
• Able to work full-time Monday to Friday 8:30am – 5:00pm

As a member of the APM team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

• An attractive base salary + Super with uncapped performance incentives
• Supportive and interactive induction process with dedicated L&D team
• An opportunity to complete a nationally accredited training course in Employment Services
• Genuine career development opportunities
• Work within a supportive and high performing team
• Discounted health insurance
• Access to our free Employee Assistance Program
• Ability to purchase additional leave
• Employee Wellbeing Program, and more!

About APM Group
We’re a diverse team of over 13,000 people across 11 countries with a shared purpose - to enable better lives. Our purpose is the common thread that lives in everything we do, and it starts with enabling better lives for our employees and their families too.

Our work enables the people we serve to realise their ambitions and aspirations through sustainable employment, independence, better health and wellbeing, and increased social participation.

When you join APM, there’s an opportunity to grow your career in Human Services, across multiple global brands and geographies. You can expect a great work-life balance, extensive learning opportunities, networking programs and employee benefits. But most of all you can expect to make a lasting impact on the lives of others, who rely on our services.  

At APM we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities and cultures including indigenous peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people with a disability.

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