Job Placement Consultant

IPAR is a national occupational rehabilitation provider supporting thousands of people who may be living with an illness, disability, or injury. We work with our clients to identify their goals and provide psychological, physical or employment supports to help them live life to its fullest potential. IPAR is one of the purpose built, industry leading brands in the global MedHealth network.

• Competitive remuneration with incentive and bonus schemes
• Fitness Passport – Discounted fitness membership and access to facilities Australia wide
• Access to IPAR's health and wellness program with monthly activities to support wellbeing and peer connection
• IPAR's Star Award reward and recognition program for top achievers
• A "promote from within" culture where every team member is supported to build a career
• Employee Referral Program – Monetary incentives for recommending great talent
• Be part of a diverse and multidisciplinary team who are knowledgeable, collaborative, supportive and fun
• A comprehensive onboarding program to ensure a great start and ongoing support to excel
• Opportunity to join our Diversity & Inclusion committees, including the IPAR Pride Group, i-parent, and Reconciliation Action Plan committee

As a Job Placement Consultant, you will actively work to support people living with illness, disability, or injury to return to work or obtain new employment and live the best life you can. You will undertake a variety of activities including:

• Work collaboratively with injured workers, potential employers, and internal allied health professionals to provide safe, sustainable opportunities for workers to re-enter the workforce
• Support injured workers to achieve return-to-work goals through job skills development, confidence building, and promoting independence
• Apply and deliver customer service in employment services and job placement
• Empower clients to effectively present their skills and abilities when seeking employment
• Broker new employment or work experience opportunities in remote and regional areas to re-engage workers who have been detached from the workplace
• Build strong relationships with local employers and organisations
• Assist in developing written reports and broker vocational programs that support return-to-work outcomes

As a successful Job Placement Consultant you will possess:

• Ideally you will be working towards a tertiary qualification in Rehabilitation Counselling or Psychology with an interest in exploring Occupational Rehabilitation as a future career path OR;
• Have a passion for Employment Services or Disability Employment, keen to diversify your knowledge, skill set and portfolio. Experience in employment services, case management, disability employment would be advantageous; knowledge of workers' compensation, rehabilitation and occupational health and safety legislation is helpful
• Drive, energy and professionalism, with a personable approach and the ability to manage stakeholder expectations, grow services and build relationships
• Flexible work hours arrangement: part-time (minimum 3 days) or full-time opportunities are available
• A strong verbal and written communicator
• Excellent time management skills, able to work autonomously as well as within a team
• Excellent administrative skills, competent with MS Office and MS Outlook
• Confidence and initiative to solve problems and achieve outcomes
• Bilingual/multilingual is desirable (e.g., Arabic, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Farsi, Hindi)
• Current driver license, road-worthy motor vehicle and comprehensive insurance; some travel may be expected
• Working with Children Check and National Police Check (or willing to obtain)

Every day, we seek better together for our clients, our customers, our community and each other.

Here at IPAR, we have three simple but powerful values that drive every decision we make as a business and as a team:

• Great People – To be an IPARian means being caring, collaborative and inclusive. We're accountable, approachable and authentic, lifting ourselves and others to be the best we can be each day.
• Big Hearts – We're here to make a positive difference for our clients, customers, our team and our community. We believe in meaningful connections as we support people in their time of need.
• Bold Ideas – Let's find a better way. We show curiosity and courage in the face of challenge or change, drawing on experts, insights and evidence to continually deliver high-quality solutions.

If you would like to have a confidential discussion about the role quoting REF8756A or express interest for a career with IPAR, please contact our Talent Acquisition Advisor – Tammy on 0428 575 220 or tatran@medhealth.com.au or connect on LinkedIn: Tammy's LinkedIn profile.

You are welcome here.

Our fast-growing team of more than 3,500 people around Australia represents a wide array of life experiences, skills and ways of thinking. We value all these differences.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, proudly welcoming people with disability including mental health conditions, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQI community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team. We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.