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

As a Community Liaison Coordinator, you will actively develop positive relationships with employer and stakeholders to increase opportunities for SYC’s Disability Employment Services (DES). SYC delivers employment services at over 50 locations throughout Australia, and you’ll be based at our Ringwood, VIC site, you may also be required to travel the North Eastern suburbs for the role.

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:

• Actively promote and market Disability Employment Services directly to job seekers, school leavers and employers
• Positively grow Disability Employment Services caseloads through direct registrations
• Encourage market participants to potential employers that result in job placement
• Maintain knowledge of and provide expert advice on the local community and labour market

About You

As someone who enjoys working autonomously within a broader team environment, you will be passionate about developing relationships with employers, relevant stakeholders, and participants to achieve success in their employment journey! You will be outcomes focused and enjoy the challenge of meeting targets and deadlines. The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Excellent communication skills with well-developed verbal, and written skills, and the ability to prepare and conduct effective presentations.
• Self-motivation and initiative, with well-developed organisational skills and the ability to meet deadlines and attend to multiple tasks and priorities.
• Interpersonal, conflict resolution and negotiation skills along with the ability to identify innovative and lateral solutions to problems

For this role, you will need to:

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

Why join Team SYC?

• Career development opportunities
• Enjoy an additional day off to celebrate your Birthday*
• 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
• Discounted gym membership for all employees
• Enjoy special benefits with Beaurepaires

*Qualifying periods apply.

About us

SYC has a relentless belief in people and their potential. We provide services that foster wellbeing, independence and opportunity for all Australians. As a not-for-profit organisation, we invest back into the Australian community, helping tens of thousands of people every year with housing, education and employment. Founded in 1958 to support young people experiencing disadvantage, we now extend this expertise to people of all ages.

If you match the criteria above, 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 respond to every applicant.

Please complete the requested work history and education information on the application page (you are encouraged to detail any (and all) certificates or licence(s) information under the education section) and attach your resume.

SYC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud of our diverse workforce. 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].