Employment Consultant

This position is located in: Wonthaggi

**The Role**
- Wonthaggi Office - full time permanent position_

Change lives and build stronger communities as you empower clients into employment.

This role provides caseload management to secure and maintain employment for job seekers with disability. Your local knowledge and desire to exceed expectations enables connections between local employers and individuals on your caseload. Deliver high quality, timely and professional services. We need people who are customer focused and competitive to keep our edge over other providers.

Wonthaggi is a single person site where autonomy and self-sufficiency are key to success. You will be supported by your leader and colleagues who are only a video call away.

**Duties**
- Assist clients to set goals for employment including identifying smaller steps along the journey
- Work with employers to help them understand what to expect when hiring someone with disability (e.g. better attendance, great commitment, etc)
- Help clients into work, and support employers and clients to sustain it
- Collaborate with your teammates
- Maintain accurate records

**Benefits**
- Comprehensive onboarding and staff development program
- Laptops for all employees
- Values based reward program
- Flexible working environment with a focus on work life balance
- Performance-based bonuses
- Birthday leave
- Additional week of leave after 3 years of service

**Organisation Details**

Sureway Employment and Training lead the industry in jobactive and Disability Employment Services. We also extend to the delivery of training and health supports. Sureway deliver innovative programs to job seekers, employers and learners across rural and regional NSW, VIC and SA. Our growing suite of services assists people to achieve their goals and aspirations in life.
- This position requires the successful applicant to undertake a National Police Check and relevant state-based screens. Applicants also must have the right to work in Australia._
- Submit a cover letter and current resume as soon as possible. _Applications are being considered as they are submitted_._

**_We encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders, people with disability, and people from a culturally diverse background to apply_