Job Coach - Employment Consultant - DES - Hobart
Help job seekers with disability find the right employment opportunities. Apply now!
Summary about this job
Employment Services
Company: Work Health Group
Location: Hobart
Work type: Full Time
Salary: Competitive Salary Packages
Phone: +61-2-6880-7312
Fax: +61-8-6366-4033
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Detail information about job Job Coach - Employment Consultant - DES - Hobart. Terms and conditions vacancy
- Join a company that is growing at 500%
- Do you thrive in a fast paced working environment?
- Optimise work and life participation for people with disability and disadvantage
Who will you be working for?
The Work Health Group supports over 25,000 Australians a year build a better life through their work and health. Being the parent company of several brands, including AtWork Australia who delivers employment services on Behalf of the Australian Government.
AtWork Australia aims to support job seekers with disability, injury, illness and disadvantage. We believe every person is different and has something to contribute to create a diverse work force. AtWork is currently experiencing significant expansion across the country creating some exciting new opportunities. Right now, we are looking for a Job Coach to join our team, someone who shares our values of putting the customer at the heart of what they do.
Your new job
Reporting to the Service Manager you will have the rewarding role of successfully placing our job seekers into suitable employment opportunities or education programs. Co ordinating a manageable caseload of clients, you will tailor the AtWork services to each individual and promote our job seekers to employers on a local and national level. Some your case management duties would be as follows;
- Place job seekers/candidates into sustainable employment;
- Refer job seekers to vacancies, assessments, or other approved programs;
- Resume tailoring and support;
- One and one coaching and mentoring; and
- On the job support
Are you qualified?
You will have exceptional customer service skills and the drive to make a difference to the lives of people with disabilities or disadvantaged backgrounds. You should be proficient in managing your own caseload of clients, multitasking and prioritising being second nature. Being experienced in working with people who are disadvantaged, migrants or humanitarian Entrants you will be confident you can make successful work and educational placements for your clients.
Do you meet the key criteria below? Then apply today for your first step towards a rewarding career.
- Demonstrated knowledge in the Disability/ Employment Services industry, case management or related experience will be highly regarded;
- Marketing experience is desirable;
- Experience providing support services to people of wide-ranging and culturally diverse backgrounds;
- Ability to provide first rate, tailor-made, customer service;
- Extremely Organised with the ability to multitask;
- High level communication and negotiation skills; and
- Competent in Microsoft Office Suite
What we can do for YOU
- Career Development and National Opportunities;
- Participate in our Incentive and Rewards Programme;
- Discounted Health insurance and Wellness Support;
- Roadside assistance; and
- Warm and supportive working culture
AtWork Australia promotes a workplace that actively seeks to include, welcome and value the contributions of all people and encourages people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.
Further details about atWork Australia can be found on our website: www.atworkaustralia.com.au or please contact Zoe Bott - Recruitment Advisor on 03 8648 0992.