Hello Broadmeadows! We’re Hiring a Job Preparation Coach!
We are seeking compassionate, empathetic and results-driven individuals who want to help make a difference in the community by empowering others to reach their potential through employment opportunities.
At WISE, our Job Preparation Coaches play an integral role in making employment opportunities accessible for everyone.
As the Job Preparation Coach, you will deliver approved WISE Choices sessions in an interesting and engaging way which will result in an increase in readiness to work for our customers bringing them closer to securing sustainable employment.
You will also manage the Flex customers for the ESA.
Please note: there is an expectation of working at outreach sites associated with each office.
Perks of Joining WISE
- Competitive salary with Not-for-Profit Salary Packaging (tax savings)
- Four Wellness Days (1 every quarter), and opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
- Various health and lifestyle initiatives and benefits
- Access to discounts from leading retailers through Flare
iPhone and laptop included
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To be considered, you must:
- Have full Australian working rights
- Hold a full Australian driver’s license
- Be willing to obtain a National Police Check
- Be able to pass a Working with Children Check
Demonstrate the WISE attributes: Customer Centricity, Curiosity, Resilience, Adaptability, Creativity and a Growth Mindset
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A day in a Job Preparation Coach role involves…
Building Customer Capability - 70%
- Deliver 25 hours of face-to-face customer training per week across the ESA, from the WISE approved WISE Choices Menu only (except social group activities), that improves customer readiness to work
- Maximise training attendance and satisfaction through delivering interesting, engaging and relevant content that includes evidence-based programs, job related training and social group activities
- Partner with Job Coach and Job Support Coach to ensure training options meet customer needs
Encourage flexible customers to attend group sessions and transition to the intensive phase
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Customer Engagement - 15%
- Deliver high quality content that receives high levels of customer satisfaction
- Ensure each flexible customer is contacted each six weeks as per contract requirements
Case Manage all Flex customers in the ESA
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Compliance - 10%
- Adhere to all compliance requirements
Meet all compliance standards
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WISE Role Model - 5%
- Always behave in line with WISE Values
- Comply with WHS policies and procedures
- Deliver industry leading customer centricity to customers
Support site growth by attending pop-ups etc. when required
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Essential Criteria
- 2 to 3 years’ experience in services industries such as nursing; banking and finance; insurance; travel; hospitality; and retail
- Experience facilitating groups and/or running training sessions with groups
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Commitment to continuous learning and professional development
- Knowledge and experience working with Microsoft 365
Hold a current Working with Children Check
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Desirable Criteria
- Hold or are working toward relevant qualifications, for example, Training and Assessment, Business, Management, Community Services etc.
Driver's License
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About WISE...
At WISE, our work focusses on reducing disadvantage and overcoming challenges so more people can earn, learn, and live well.
As Australia’s largest not-for-profit employment services provider, we deliver government-funded programs including Inclusive Employment Australia and Workforce Australia, offering free, tailored support to eligible job seekers and employers.
Our commitment extends beyond finding work — we provide training and upskilling, social and community connections, coaching and counselling, and create supported employment opportunities for people living with disability through our three social enterprises.
For more than 30 years, WISE has helped individuals shape their own futures — creating lasting, positive change for themselves and their communities.
Visit our website here to learn more about WISE.
We are Inclusive!
WISE is recognised by the Diversity Council Australia as an “Inclusive Employer 2024/2025”. We actively encourage and welcome candidates from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, candidates with a disability, members of the LGBTIQA+ community and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander candidates.
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