Employment Consultant

Our mission is to support people who need assistance to achieve their aspirations and inclusion in the community. We have hundreds of talented people at Ability Options across NSW who play a crucial role in achieving the mission.

The Role

This position is internally known as "Recruitment Partner."

Location: Grafton

Employment: Permanent full time, 38 hours per week

Remuneration: $63,630 per annum + Super + Salary Packaging

As Recruitment Partner, you will be focused on finding employment outcomes for participants within the Disability Employment Services (DES) program by identifying opportunities and securing placements.

The key to your success in this role, will be building and maintaining effective relationships with local employers, pro-actively understanding their resourcing needs and successfully matching candidates to opportunities. A solid understanding of people centred case management principles including barrier management is core to your continued success.

Your Key Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

• Build a pipeline of customers through active community engagement and networking
• Business development activities to identify new and ongoing employment opportunities and to develop a strong understanding of the local labour market
• Develop strong relationships with customers, both face to face and over the phone, to understand their placement potential and the actions needed to assist them to be job ready
• Conduct customer appointments and guide customers through the process, identify barriers and devise appropriate management plans and pathways
• Maintain progress reviews and identify next steps at each milestone
• Meet your performance indicators by converting sales leads into placements
• Deliver effective and timely communication and post placement care to both employers and customers
  
  

Essential Criteria

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Demonstrated recruitment experience
• Excellent customer and client interpersonal skills
• Drive to work in a targets based, fast paced environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and able to adapt style to suit audience
• Knowledge and application of Disability Employment Services (DES) contract DEED and guidelines desirable but not essential
• Ability to prioritise workload, use initiative and multi-task
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic and reliable work style
• High level of computer literacy
• Satisfactory background checks including Police Check and Working With Children Check (or willingness to obtain)
• Knowledge of and commitment to child safe standards and mandatory reporting requirements
• Experience working with in the disability service sector highly regarded
• Current driver’s licence (minimum P2)
• A copy of your current Comprehensive Car Insurance and Motor Vehicle Registration
  
  

We are wanting to hear from candidates who enjoy providing a positive customer and client experience, thrive in a target based environment, are motivated by exceeding their professional and personal goals and are looking for a career - not just a job. If this sounds like you, then please do not hesitate to apply today.

Culture & Benefits

Ability Options is a value driven organisation where the people we support are at the centre of everything we do. We have built an inclusive and progressive culture at Ability Options encouraging everyone to continue to learn and develop their career whether that is through coaching and mentoring or leadership training.

In return for skills and experience, our people receive a competitive remuneration package, access to Fitness passport, employee discounts, a rewards and recognition program, flexible work arrangements including RDOs and the ability to significantly increase your take home pay with not-for profit salary packaging.

If you are passionate and have the desire to unlock possibilities for those we support, then we would love to hear from you!

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