Parentsnext Consultant

Join a passionate team within a rewarding field in Charlestown

• Temporary 6 month arrangement
• Work laptop + phone + training provided + RDO

Who Are We?

Ability Options is a stand out Employment Service provider with a proven track record of delivering high star rating performance.

From 33 offices across NSW, each year we support over 12,500 jobseekers including parents, Indigenous communities, school leavers and people with disability to prepare for, gain and maintain employment.

The Role
We have a temporary part-time position available at our Charlestown office for an experienced employment consultant.

The ParentsNext program is a government initiative to prepare out-of-work parents to return to the workforce by the time their youngest children turns 6.

In this role, you will partner with parents to provide flexible and tailored support, and build motivation around returning to work.

Your objectives will be to link them with community support and childcare services, and to identify suitable education and employment goals.

About You

As a ParentsNext Consultant you will have a highly empowering style with the ability to build effective professional relationships with participants, community organisations and other stakeholders including Government departments.

To succeed in this role you will need to be able to demonstrate:

• Your ability to establish relationships with organisations, such as Centrelink, that are likely to generate referrals
• Your ability to support customers to develop sustainable employment and education goals
• Your resourcefulness to develop participation plans with your customers to achieve these goals
• Your knowledge of the local labour market and experience in placing clients into local employment opportunities
• Your excellent administration skills and ability to maintain regular assessments with customers
• Your flexibility to work over multiple locations to ensure the program runs smoothly and our customers get prompt, high level service

People of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are encouraged to apply.

As part of this role you will be required to travel across Hunter and Central Coast region.

Essential Criteria

• 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 in customer focused roles
• Experience working with in the disability service sector highly regarded
• Current driver's licence (minimum P2)
• Evidence of Covid19 Vaccination evidence (minimum 2 doses)

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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