Vaughn Koen

Experience

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  Virgin Active South Africa

  Jan 2003 - Jun 2008

  Personal Trainer & Life Coach
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  Fitness First Australia

  Nov 2008 - Nov 2009

  Personal Trainer & Life Coach
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  Globally Makes a Difference (GMAD)

  Sept 2010 - Jul 2011

  Group Facilitator & Mentor

  Facilitated Personal Development and Awareness programs for Aboriginal job seekers and young people.GMAD was a non-for-profit organisation providing personal development and awareness programs to individuals and groups as part of a government funded employment programs.Responsibilities: Worked with Aboriginal youth and individuals with challenging behaviours Interview and recruit Indigenous participants for Pre-employment programs Delivering various self-development programs and workshops:o Team Buildingo Personal and Leadership Developmento Self-Responsibility and Understanding Otherso Communication Skillso Designed One-on-One Development Plans for participants Show less

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  Northern Futures Inc. Career Workforce Development Centre (CWDC)

  Aug 2011 - Apr 2017

  Senior Career Coach / Career Services Quality Coordinator

  Northern Futures Inc. is a community-based not for profit organization whose key role is to develop and progress State and Federal programs to advance education, training and workforce development in the northern region. The Career Coach is responsible for the provision of State Government funded Career and Employment Services.Responsibilities: Career coaching, advice and guidance to employees facing redundancy, unemployment or those seeking a career change Provide Career Development and Outplacement Services to external stakeholders / clients / job seekers etc. e.g. GM Holden and Automotive Workers In Transition Project; Flexible Learning Options (FLO) Program; Disability Workforce Hub, Local Schools and anyone living in the community above the age of 16 years.  Used Career, Personality Profile and Skills Assessments tools for career coaching and guidance (My Career Match; Myers Briggs, Skills Book) Created and facilitated workshops for personal and career development: Career Planning; Goal Setting; Job Search Strategies, Self-marketing, Cover Letters, Resume Writing, Interview Techniques and Australian Workplace Culture Case management and report writing One-on-One Career Transition Planning and Job Search, Resume and Interview preparation assistance  Quarterly and annual Career Services Quality Auditing of WorkReady Career Services using the WorkReady Quality Framework and Professional Standards for Australian Career Development Practitioners Development of career services policies, procedures and resources in line with Quality Framework / CICA professional standards Assist clients to identify skills gap and to access training opportunities or undergo RPL. Show less

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  Office of the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment (OCPSE)

  May 2017 - Jul 2019

  Senior Workforce Transition Consultant

  Case Manager and Placement Consultant working with Department of Human Services (DHS) employees whose roles are affected by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and Commonwealth Aged Care reforms, as if they were declared excess to requirements. Under the Guideline of the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment – Public Sector Employee Mobility, DHS materially affected employees are being managed by the Office for the Commissioner of Public Sector Employment Workforce Transition Unit, and is eligible for priority consideration. Provide case management, job matching, resume and interview assistance and support. Daily liaise with Hiring Managers, Staff, HR and State Government Agencies to find a suitable job matches for Public Sector employees to transition them into ongoing roles across government. Show less

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  Torrens University Australia

  Aug 2022 - Jul 2023

  In my Success Coach role at Torrens University, I coach students to leverage their strengths and align their learning with their career goals. I work with a large cohort of postgraduate business students from their first admission, coaching students to successfully navigate their course and build personal and professional capability to improve their employability outcomes. With a focus on the student’s career goals, and trained in Coaching Skills, I take a strengths-based approach to support and motivate students for study and career success. I coach, support and assist students throughout their journey, ensuring students make good progress and re-enrol, and that students at risk of withdrawal are identified and supported. Show less The Senior Success Coach works closely with the Vertical and campus leadership teams, ensuring that the success coach program is effective and delivers against the organisation’s employability, retention and progression goals.Lead a team of Success Coaches within the Business and Hospitality Vertical (Hospitality, Business and Business Analysis & Technology Management), inspiring and motivating them to reach every student in their cohort, driving students’ engagement with their studies, industry and soft skills development, in turn, improving the vertical’s employability, retention and progression outcomes.The Senior Success Coach champions Success Coach activities across the organisation and drives strong relationships with Industry Consultants, Program Directors, Lecturers, Student Support Services and Business Success Coaches to deliver coaching, career and employability experiences to students. Other responsibilities include: • Support ‘At Risk’ strategies and intervention plans for students• Lead career and employability training and development initiatives and opportunities for students• Provide recommendations to stakeholders on improvements needed to better provide student-centred, service delivery and communications.• Create a strong Success Coach presence across the online and on-campus student community• Work closely with the Industry teams and Employability Services, utilising and promoting Careers Connect as the platform for all things employability• Improve staff engagement by role modelling TGES’ characteristics. Show less

  • Success Coach

    Jul 2019 - Jul 2023

  • Acting Senior Success Coach

    Aug 2022 - Sept 2022
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  University of South Australia

  Jul 2023 - Dec 2023

  Teaching Career Development Learning and facilitating activities in class (STEM Unit). - One-on-one Career Advice and Guidance.- Workshop facilitation: Career Development Education

  • Tutor

    Sept 2023 - Dec 2023

  • Career Adviser

    Jul 2023 - Sept 2023
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  Department of Human Services SA

  Oct 2023 - now

  Career Support Officer

  The Career Support Officer is a role within People and Performance and is accountable to the Manager, Career Support for:• Identifying and negotiating suitable alternative placements for work injured and excess employees.• Establishing and maintaining the reporting requirements for excess employees as determined by the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment.• Compiling and analysing statistical data and formulating reports on human resources activity, including excess employees and targeted/voluntary separation packages.• Preparing and developing briefings, reports, correspondence, and other documentation in relation to work injured and excess employees.• Undertaking and delivering human resource (HR) related special projects and programs.• Applying early intervention measures in response to reported incidents and workers compensation claims.• Providing comprehensive return to work services, including the development and implementation of recovery / return to work plans. Show less