Location: Fulham Correctional Centre
Role Type: Part Time Fixed Term (0.7 FTE 24 months) – Required Days: Negotiable
About The Role:
Reporting to the Lead Educator Corrections, the Vocational Counsellor will provide counselling services to students in relation to their career and vocational objectives. You will essentially help them achieve their goals by working with them and responding to their queries.
As a Vocational Counsellor, you will be exercising your interpersonal and communications skills to bring about engagement with students. You must have the ability to work independently as well as a team environment to perform the role.
At BKI, our purpose is to empower people and industry with the skills to create a bright future. To do that, we foster a culture that is customer-centric, works together and focuses on achieving our best in a healthy and supportive environment. Our employees find what they do at BKI to be meaningful and enriching. If you are passionate about putting the customer first, thrive being part of a united and inclusive team who collaborate and support each other to achieve outstanding results, please read the detailed position description document to understand our values and focus.
We are excited about you because you have:
- It is mandatory that the preferred candidate is eligible to be a member of Careers Education Association of Victoria (CEAV) at minimum of Associate level or is prepared to enrol and complete a course of study that will enable membership.
- A strong understanding of student learning pathways and the education system
- Ability to be culturally competent
- Experience working in custodial settings
- A sound working knowledge and capability strategies to address learning issues that students may encounter such as potentially past negative education experiences
We can offer you:
- Counselling support (EAP) and Health & Wellbeing initiatives throughout the year
- Flexible work options
- Free onsite parking for most campuses
- Professional development programs
- The opportunity to do meaningful and challenging work that makes a positive social impact
- Build a career in a world leading vocational education and training sector, with diverse and emerging career opportunities across Australia
Things we will require from you:
- Working with Children Check (WWCC) A candidate must have an approved employee WWCC prior to being able to start work at Kangan Institute / Bendigo TAFE
- Current Police Check
- Certified Right to Work document – Passport/Visa/Citizenship or Birth Certificate
- Certified vocational qualifications and certified transcripts (as listed in Resume and relevant to the position)
- COVID-19 vaccination certificate or a valid medical exemption
About us:
Bendigo Kangan Institute are the TAFE trading brands of Bendigo TAFE and Kangan Institute. As one of Victoria’s largest TAFE providers, we want to stand out from the crowd with our state-of-the-art training centres offering a wide range of courses in a variety of fields.
VETASSESS and eWorks are also part of our wider organisation. VETASSESS is Australia’s leading assessment partner and eWorks designs, builds and supports online learning.
We want to make a real difference for our students and communities, and we give people the opportunity to be the best they can be each day. We are a flexible, innovative, and dynamic place of learning and working with a rich multicultural atmosphere.
If this sounds like the role for you, please click ‘Apply for this job/Apply now’, we would love to hear from you.
Position description can be viewed at: https://www.kanga4n.edu.au/information-and-resources/jobs
For further information regarding this outstanding opportunity, please contact the Lead Educator at Fulham, Tony Lea [email protected]
Applications from candidates with valid working rights will only be considered. We are a child safe and equal opportunity employer and therefore the successful candidate will be required to hold a current working with children check clearance. We value diversity in our workforce and encourage people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply for roles within our organisation. If you require specific support to apply for this position, please contact [email protected] and we will work with you to identify the best way to assist.
NOTE: BKI reserves the right to withdraw this advertised position at any stage.