Are you looking for a role where you can make a difference?

As a Youth Employment Coach, you will actively support young people to secure sustainable employment.

The Transition to Work (TtW) program provides intensive pre-employment support to improve the work readiness of young people and to help them into work (including apprenticeships or traineeships) or education. SYC delivers employment services at over 50 locations throughout Australia. We are currently seeking for a passionate Youth Employment Coach to join our team. This role will work across two sites, 3 days in Strathpine and 2 days in Mitchelton. 

In this role, you’ll be part of a supportive and result driven team who are dedicated to our vision of wellbeing, independence, and opportunity for everyone. Day to day activities will include:

• Manage the end-to-end process of a caseload of young people
• Actively engage with both employers and young people
• Develop an appropriate job plan
• Provide intensive, individual pre-employment support
• Develop and maintain strong links with local businesses and education/training providers

About You

In this role, you will be able to apply your positive and outcome driven attitude to support young people in securing sustainable employment outcomes. You will be a great team-player to deliver quality services and collaboratively achieve client outcomes. The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Experience working with disengaged young people, ability to build rapport that leads to successful outcomes
• Ability to communicate, liaise and build networks with schools, education, employment/industry, and community agencies in a professional manner
• Results driven, passionate about performance and able to meet/exceed KPIs
• Demonstrate outstanding interpersonal and communication skills with proven ability to understand appropriate behaviours with young people, and young people with diverse needs and/or backgrounds

For this role, you will need to:

• Be willing to complete a Working with Children Check, National Police Check 
• Be eligible to work in Australia

Why join Team SYC?

• Generous achievement incentives on offer for high performers
• Increase your pay with Salary Packaging options
• Career development opportunities
• Enjoy an additional day off to celebrate your Birthday*
• Wellbeing leave
• Access an additional one week of paid leave each year, through SYC loyalty leave*
• Be provided an additional paid personal leave
• Stay healthy with discounted Corporate Private Health Cover
• Access our free and confidential Employee Assistance Program
• Access to special discounts on memberships and fitness activities through Goodlife,  Fitness First and Zap Health Clubs. 
• Retail and Entertainment discount vouchers
• Enjoy special benefits with Beaurepaires 

*Qualifying periods and terms apply.

About us

SYC exists so everyone can succeed.

‍We invest back into the community, helping tens of thousands of people every year to create a life without disadvantage, to build sustainable independence and to experience wellbeing in all areas of their lives.

A non-profit human services organisation, SYC was founded in 1958 to support young people experiencing disadvantage in Adelaide. We now operate nationally, supporting more than 57,000 people annually with housing, education, employment, justice, health and disability services.

We are proud to work with people who are passionate and professional, who encourage and value diversity, who are courageous, creative and, most importantly, believe in people’s potential. Our vision of wellbeing, independence and opportunity for everyone encompasses the people we work with, as well as the people who work for SYC.

To learn more about us, visit our website: www.syc.net.au

If you are passionate about empowering individuals to reach their career goals, we want to hear from you! 

To apply please complete the application process by clicking the Apply Now button.

We’re proud to be a Circle Back Initiative Employer, and we commit to responding to every applicant.

Please complete the requested screening questions on the application page and attach your resume.

SYC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud of our diverse workforce. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people with disability to apply.

If you require assistance completing your application, please contact our recruitment team who will be happy to support you via [email protected].