At a Glance
- Tasks: Connect with community services and support participants in achieving sustainable employment.
- Company: Join MTC FutureReady, a social enterprise empowering diverse communities.
- Benefits: Salary packaging, fitness discounts, career development, and wellness initiatives.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace with opportunities for personal growth.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in people's lives through inclusive employment.
- Qualifications: Experience supporting people with disabilities and strong communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 62100 - 75900 $ per year.
Community Advocate - Inclusive Employment Australia (IEA)
MTC Future Ready is an independent social enterprise that is here to help people take practical steps towards real progress.
Our focus is to empower people from all backgrounds to improve their skills and their employment prospects.
Our targeted training programs, meaningful employment services and unbeatable support are all designed to bring about fresh possibilities and drive life-changing transformation.
Every year we support more than 20,000 people with new skills, confidence and opportunities across New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and the ACT.
About the Role
MTC has exciting opportunity for driven Community Advocate to join our Employment Services team in our
Liverpool
ESA for a 6 month full-time contract.
Reporting to the Regional Manager, the Community Advocate will be responsible for building and maintaining strong networks with local community organisations and support services to provide tailored and individualised support to IEA participants.
The role will focus on connecting participants with services that will support in addressing their non-vocational barriers to achieving sustainable employment.
The key responsibilities of the role will include
- Networking and building strong with local external support and community services. E. g. NDIS Providers, medical practitioners and wellbeing organisations.
- Promoting the benefits of inclusive employment through direct promotion, business development and attending community events.
- Collaborating with referral partners and stakeholders to general new participant referrals and support the onboarding process of participants joining MTC.
- Facilitating workshops and group sessions to engage and educate participants and stakeholders.
- Building rapport and understanding of participants’ goals, progress and circumstances and connecting them with their practitioner.
- Connecting participants to services that address their identified barriers.
E. g. community organisations, support programs, allied health providers, medical professionals and educational organisations.
- Maintain and update documentations of referral details, communications and appointments.
- Other duties as required.
About You
To succeed in this role, you will have
- Lived experience or relevant experience supporting people with disability.
- Qualifications in employment of disability services highly regarded.
- Passion for inclusive employment and supporting people with disability.
- Demonstrated understanding of the local labour market and employer needs.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to manage challenging behaviours
- Clear and adaptable communication skills.
- Effective time management and prioritisation skills.
- Cultural competence and the ability to work effectively with diverse communities.
- A valid, unrestricted driver’s licence.
- Why Choose Us
For us, it’s more than just work.
At MTC we help people take meaningful steps forward in work, and in life.
When you join us, you’ll become part of a purposeful, empowering and rewarding workplace.
The bonus is that the experiences, support, and training you gain here will also help you grow as an individual.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and at MTC, you will be working in a diverse and inclusive environment.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with lived experience of disability are welcome and strongly encouraged to apply.
If there are reasonable adjustments to a recruitment process, role, or your work environment to help you, let us know.
Our core values of empathy, innovation, collaboration, and achievement, create a people-centric culture that empowers us to do what it takes for our customers to know that they matter.
We offer great benefits when you join the MTC team
- More take-home pay through salary packaging (including meals, entertainment and novated car leasing).
- Access to Fitness Passport – discounted access to hundreds of gyms, pools and fitness facilities.
- Access to Workplace Banking Program
- Discounts on shopping, lifestyle, and everyday expenses.
- ME Days providing an opportunity to focus on your wellbeing and spend time with friends and family
- Career development with hands‑on training and growth opportunities.
- Recognition awards where your peers can nominate you for doing great work.
- Free counselling through our Employee Assistance Program.
- Health perks like free flu shots and wellness initiatives.
- Portable Long Service Leave – earn long-service rewards that follow you, not just the job.
- Paid parental leave to support you and your family
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Community Advocate in Liverpool employer: MTC FutureReady
MTC FutureReady is an exceptional employer that prioritises a purposeful and empowering work environment, particularly for those in the role of Employment Consultant. Located in Sutherland and Menai, our inclusive culture fosters personal and professional growth, offering extensive training, career development opportunities, and a range of benefits such as salary packaging and wellness initiatives. Join us to make a meaningful impact while enjoying a supportive workplace that values diversity and encourages you to thrive.
