AddressThis full time ongoing role will be based in Seymour & requires travel to Kilmore & Wallan weekly.
About Us
Personnel Group is a not-for-profit organisation that supports disadvantaged people to overcome barriers and live full lives, through employment, health, training, and community services. We support thousands of clients at 50 locations across New South Wales, Victoria, and the ACT. We are committed to the communities we support and have deep, long lasting connections with employers and service providers across our footprint. Our team are passionate about equality and inclusion, and they live our values though their work every day. Our people are our single most important asset and are essential to the high quality supports we provide our customers.
Your role as an Employment Consultant
As an Employment Consultant you will be our participants key support person, where you will work to build their employment potential and identify suitable employment opportunities for them.
You will be part of a team where everyone has a role to provide the best disability employment service in the country.
An example of a typical day or week may include:
- Assisting our participants (your clients) at their appointments with capacity building activities and job search
- Assist writing and preparing resumes and applications for your participants
- Coaching your participants with interview skills and confidence building to become job ready.
- Creating a clear pathway to employment through tailoring a personalised job plan for your participant
- Participate in marketing activities for your participants to future employers
Who are we looking for?
Employment service experience is not essential - We want people who can bring their lived experience from other roles and industries. You must have a great work ethic, be passionate, fair and willing to support people with a disability, injury or mental health condition, find work that’s right for them.
We are looking for engaging, resilient and computer literate people who can establish and maintain effective relationships with our jobseekers, employers, service providers and our team. Ideally you will have strong administration skills, attention to detail and must follow our compliance guidelines.
Why work with us?
Our standards and expectations of our staff are high, to ensure that we do everything possible to get our participants into work. We will provide you with comprehensive training and the support of a mentor, to ensure that you succeed in your new role.
You’ll also be rewarded with many team member benefits, including:
- Salary packaging in addition to your base salary
- Birthday day off
- Fleixble work arrangement options including Rostered days off
- Uniform allocation
- Comprehensive induction
- Health & well-being reimbursment
Applications close Sunday 19th May, 2024 shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an initial pre-screening phone interview and may be contacted prior to the closing date to determine if suitable for a formal interview.
Your application should include a current resume and a cover letter explaining your interest in the role and why you believe you should be the successful candidate. If you are successful to progress through the recruitment process you will be required to undertake an online psychometric assessment that can take up to two hours to complete.
Successful employment is confirmed upon satisfactory compliance checks, which can include NIDS workers check, National Police check and Working with Children check.
For a position description and further information about the role, please contact Mandy Gilpin - People & Culture Coordinator on 0488 131 *** or email: ****@personnelgroup.com.au
The Personnel Group is committed to diversity and welcomes applications from people who have a disability, are LGBTIQA+, and people of culturally diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island descent.
