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**Life at Mission Australia**When you join the team at Mission Australia, you become part of a community who are determined to end homelessness and ensure people in need can thrive. United by our Christian purpose and values, we advocate for a fairer Australia, to meet the growing needs of people across the country. Together were building hope and possibility for all.Find out more and .**Your Opportunity**is a highly successful, lifechanging program supporting young people aged 15 to 24 as they move toward sustainable employment or further education. With a strong focus on those who have left school early or are experiencing difficulty entering the workforce, the program equips participants with the confidence, skills, and direction they need to realise their potential and build a brighter future.In this onsite position primarily based in Palmerston, with the expectation of providing coverage in Casuarina as needed, you will work at the heart of meaningful, facetoface engagement with young people navigating complex vocational and nonvocational barriers. As a Youth Employment Specialist, you will champion advocacy, empowerment, and culturally safe practice, fostering trust and motivation in a voluntary service environment. You will draw on creativity, resilience, and strong relationshipbuilding skills to guide young people through personalised support pathwayshelping them explore career options, build capability, and step confidently toward longterm employment or education opportunities.**Your Key Responsibilities*** Engage, mentor, and motivate young people through regular appointments, building trusted relationships that support them in addressing vocational and nonvocational barriers.* Develop tailored Job Plans and action strategies that align with each participants strengths, aspirations, and goals.* Conduct assessments to identify challenges, strengths, and support needs, making culturally secure and appropriate referrals to internal and external services as required.* Facilitate individual and group activities including employability workshops, industry tours, jobreadiness coaching, and confidencebuilding experiences.* Liaise with employers, training providers, and youth services to create employment pathways, schedule interviews, complete jobmatching tasks, and support positive outcomes.* Provide postplacement support for up to 26 weeks, helping young people maintain employment and problemsolve early challenges in the workplace.* Complete highvolume administrative tasks, case notes, CRM updates, and compliance activities, ensuring all documentation aligns with program guidelines and organisational requirements.**Requirements for Success*** Proven ability to engage, support, and motivate young people particularly those experiencing social, educational, or personal challenges in a voluntary participation environment.* Experience working in youth services, employment services, jobactive, community services, or case management (1+ year desirable; also suitable for new graduates).* Strong cultural awareness, including understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander protocols and the ability to build culturally secure relationships.* High level of resilience, adaptability, and problemsolving capability, with the capacity to adjust plans quickly in response to changing participant needs.* Excellent communication, interpersonal, and rapportbuilding skills, with a friendly, approachable, and youthpositive manner.* Strong administrative capability and confidence learning new systems, including accurate case noting, report writing, and meeting KPIs in a fastpaced environment.* Ability to apply program policies and procedures, manage a caseload effectively, and implement practical solutions that address individual vocational and nonvocational barriers to employment.* First Aid & CPR Certificate is desired but not required.* Full driver licence with no restrictions.Before starting work with us, you will need to undertake a national police history check, qualifications, and referee checks, and have a clearance to work with children/vulnerable people.**Your Benefits**To ensure our employees feel valued, empowered, and celebrated, we provide a range of employee benefits including:* Rewarding work every day you know youre making a real difference* Not-for-profit salary packaging, reducing your tax (details via )* Free external, confidential counselling and access to .* Volunteering opportunities* Extra leave available including an additional public holiday, additional annual leave day on your work anniversary and the opportunity to purchase further annual leave.**Our Culture**Our innovative and inclusive culture will ensure you feel valued at Mission Australia as you help Australians in need and develop in your career.We prioritise the safety and wellbeing of everyone, both within our team and the individuals we serve.We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment. We actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds; gender, age, ethnicity, race, cultural background, disability, religion, and sexual orientation to submit an application and aim to ensure that the recruitment and employee experience is as accessible and inclusive as possible. So, whoever you are, if youre skilled and actively support our purpose and values, you would be welcome at Mission Australia.**If you live with disability and require support to submit your application**, please email [email protected] or visit our for additional contact details.**We strongly encourage applications from people who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.** For culturally safe support or assistance with your application, please contact us at [email protected] out more about a .**How To Apply**Click Apply and send your application today!As a committed employer, we will respond to your application.**Applications for this role are shortlisted as received and we are interviewing through the advertising period.** **Please apply as soon as possible to be considered. Thank you.*** **Permanent Full Time Contract*** **$81,987 + super + NFP salary packaging benefits*** **Make a meaningful difference to the lives of Australians in need**- **Location:****Garramilla (Palmerston) NT 0830** #J-18808-Ljbffr