AddressEcho is a not-for profit organisation, delivering a variety of employment services across Melbourne. We are currently looking for a Part Time 5 day fortnight Employment Consultant to work at our Carnbourne and Pakenham site. Salary $65,700 - $68,000 pro rata plus super.
Week 1 - Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 9am - 5pm
Week 2 - Monday and Thursday 9am - 5pm
What does an Employment Consultant do?
Employment Consultants focus on appropriate and sustainable employment for our job seekers. We manage this in a variety of ways, and we are looking for someone who isn’t shy to pick up the phone and use their networking skills, delivering high levels of customer service.
About the job
- Talking to employers in the local community networking and creating opportunity for our job seekers
- Meeting with job seekers to discuss their progress toward employment
- Assisting job seekers with identifying and moving towards vocational goals
- Coach and train job seekers to increase their employment skills
- Building local relationships and partnerships with other community providers
We are looking for someone who is:
- Passionate about achieving the best outcome possible
- Understands that they need to ‘think outside the box’
- Can manage competing priorities and multitask in a fast pasted environment
- High level of admin skills and time management skills
- Excellent customer service skills
- Highly motivated and enthusiastic about what they do
- Can work efficiently while managing a high level of compliance
Am I suited to being an Employment Consultant at Echo?
While we love hearing from people who have experience in the industry we also welcome people who have worked previously as retail or store managers, travel or sales consultants, bank tellers, telemarketers or hospitality managers - jobs that rely on great service and achieving targets. If you have worked in these industries before than you may have the skills we require – and as we provide full training we will help you launch your skills into a new career in Employment Services.
Employee benefits
echo not only provides a rewarding and challenging career but a range of employee benefits:
- Family-friendly organisation – work/life balance
- Lap top and phone provided
- 20 weeks paid maternity leave
- Above award wages
- Up to $15,900 of your salary (Tax free)
- Employment Assistance Program
- Career progression opportunities
- Emphasis on staff training and professional development
Are you ready to make a difference in the lives of others, and your own? Join the Echo team today.
Employment with Echo will require eligibility to work in Australia, current driver's license, National Police Clearance and Working with Children Check.
To apply, please submit your resume and a cover letter. For further information, please email ******@echoaustralia.com
echo is an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourage people with disability, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, mature aged workers and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply.
