Employment Assessment Advisor

Position: Employment Assessment Advisor Program Area: Employment Service Reports to: Employment Assessment Coordinator

Purpose / Objective: Employment Assessment Advisors support people seeking asylum to identify their employment, training and education support needs through the completion of an assessment.

**Commitment Period: **Minimum 6 months **Days and hours required per week: ** Be available for approximately 4 hours per week (this will vary depending on the number of people you are assessing)

Be flexible to meet with people at mutually convenient times and locations

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Connect with people referred to the Employment Service to explain how the service works and what is on offer
• Collect information about a person’s education and training, skills and experience, English proficiency and readiness for work
• Support a person to identify their immediate and future employment and training goals
• Provide people with relevant training and education information
  Identify and make referrals to both internal and external supports as requested
• Keep up-to-date records in ASC’s database

Selection Criteria:

• Experience in working with people from various backgrounds and cultures
• A sound understanding of issues affecting people seeking asylum in the current Australian context
• Intermediate computer skills (confidence in using data collection software and managing Google products)
• Ability to work collaboratively with other team members
• Flexibility and willingness to take on extra tasks as appropriate
• Ability to adhere to policies in relation to code of conduct, boundaries and confidentiality
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail

General Conditions:

All ASC staff and volunteers are required to:

• Adhere to ASC’s vision, purpose and values
• Act at all times in accordance with ASC’s Code of Conduct and Child Protection Policies
• Comply with Work, Health and Safety systems
• Comply with Incident Management Procedures and emergency protocols
• Demonstrate respectful and welcoming behaviour with all people at ASC in culturally appropriate ways
• Undertake a NSW Working with Children Check prior to commencement and ensure it is up-to-date
• Support a child-safe organisation by undertaking screening for suitability to work with children and vulnerable people and to comply with relevant state/territory legislative requirements