Support Aboriginal apprentices and trainees to build strong futures

Yilabara is a wholly Aboriginal owned employment and training company. We deliver a range of employment services including mentoring services for Aboriginal apprentices and trainees in Southern, Central and Western NSW under the Barranggirra Program. The purpose of this program is to support participants to successfully complete their apprenticeship or traineeship and to improve their employment outcomes.

We are seeking an experienced and community-focused Barranggirra Coordinator to join our team in Wagga Wagga.

The role works closely with participants, employers, training providers, Aboriginal organisations and communities to provide culturally appropriate, person-centred support.

This is a fixed term opportunity to 30 June 2028.

Core Responsibilities

- Coordinate the delivery of Barranggirra services within the Wagga Wagga region and surrounds.

- Build supportive relationships with Aboriginal apprentices and trainees, implementing processes to ensure completion of training and achievement of sustainable of employment.

- Support participants throughout their apprenticeship or traineeship and into sustainable employment.

- Develop individualised mentoring and support strategies based on participants' circumstances, goals and needs.

- Work collaboratively with employers to support participant retention and positive workplace outcomes.

- Establish and maintain relationships with training providers, employers, Aboriginal organisations and local communities.

- Identify barriers to training or employment and coordinate appropriate support.

- Provide all participants placed into employment comprehensive post placement support.

- Build community and industry relationships that strengthen the Barranggirra Program.





- Maintain accurate participant records and meet contractual reporting and program requirements.

- Contribute to the achievement of program targets, service standards and contractual KPIs.

Skills, Ability and Knowledge

We are looking for someone who is passionate about creating positive employment and training outcomes for Aboriginal people and who can develop strong relationships across community, industry and government.

You will bring:

- Experience working with Aboriginal people, communities and organisations.

- Demonstrated experience in mentoring, coaching, case management or employment-related services.

- Strong community engagement and stakeholder relationship-management skills.

- Experience working with employers and supporting positive employment outcomes.

- Strong communication, negotiation and rapport-building skills.

- The ability to plan, prioritise and manage multiple responsibilities and contractual requirements.

- Robust administrative, record-management and reporting skills.

- The ability to work collaboratively as part of a team while also managing your own workload.

- A strong commitment to integrity, confidentiality, cultural values and culturally safe service delivery.

Essential Criteria

Qualifications relating to employment services, apprenticeships, traineeship services, project management or another relevant disciplinewill be highly regarded.

Working for Yilabara

At Yilabara we are committed to making a difference for our Aboriginal Communities. Our mission is to increase the economic independence of Aboriginal people through greater access to vocational education and training, and employment. Our staff are core to all we do and to support our staff we offer:

- Salary packaging

- Immediate access to our online professional development library featuring over 250,000 online courses

- Ongoing career development opportunities

- Personalised professional development plans

- Access to our Employee Assistance Program

📌 Barranggirra Coordinator (Wagga Wagga)
🏢 yilabara
📍 Wagga Wagga