Creative Writing COACH - Risk Assessed

CRANK - No Barriers.com

Office

Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia

Full Time

Summary:

We are seeking an Creative Writing coach to support our NDIS participants in all aspects of creative writing, screenwriting and . The ideal candidate will have a passion for creative writing and a strong desire to help the participants with their creative projects. This position requires a high level of organisation, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Mandatory Outputs:

Planning engaging and interactive sessions tied to individual crew NDIS goals/Crank Coaching Goals.
Running engaging and interactive sessions with crew members (1:1 and group), focusing on their skills, goals, barriers and building a solid rapport.
Completing mandatory sessions notes aligning with NDIS/Crank goals, these are to be completed in allocated admin time (FT).
Communicating, liaising with, and scheduling 1:1 crew sessions, following-up if the crew member cancels or has patterns of non-attendance.
Punctual and professional conduct when in sessions or completing work.
Being a role-model and setting the example for crew members to follow.
Attending weekly team meetings and fortnightly professional development as required

Key Capabilities/Skills:

Organisation – Coaches must organise their session planning, session materials, bookings, and correspondence with crew members at a consistently high level, our crew members often struggle with organisation, open/consistent communication is always required.

Communication – Coaches need to have excellent written and verbal communication skills; you need to be able to communicate what has happened in your sessions in a written format, any crucial information regarding the crew member needs to be communicated to your direct report.

Creativity – You will need have diverse and engaging activities set for your designated crew members, this will need to be done creatively as to keep the sessions as engaging as possible.

Mandatory Reporting – In the event where you have been notified of an immediate danger to a crew members safety or wellbeing, this needs to be reflected in the session notes and your direct report to be notified as soon as possible.

After every session conducted, you will have to create session notes summarising activities run, skills used, and outcomes achieved. This is for both 1:1 sessions and group sessions.

Teamwork – Work together with your team to create meaningful sessions, outings or experiences when needed.