Employment Coach

**Full time, Maximum Term (until June 2025) roles available**:

- **Inspire job readiness and support job seekers to reach their employment goals**:

- **Prahran and Collingwood locations**

As Employment Coach working across the Disability Employment Program, you will work with job seekers to coach them and get them ready for ongoing meaningful employment. Collaborating with the wider team, you will manage employment leads or source new employment opportunities that meet the needs of your job seekers. You will reverse-market job seekers into potential ongoing employment opportunities by arranging work experience or job placement opportunities.

You will empower job seekers to maintain meaningful employment by:

- Coaching job seekers with relevant employment skills including interview skills, CV development, work trials, etc.
- Providing ongoing post-placement support
- Monitoring workplace participation to ensure ongoing success for both job seeker and employer

**Click **here** for the position description**

**What’s on offer**:
We will help build your knowledge of employment services and other Uniting services by providing you with access to **professional** **development** and **training** opportunities.

Uniting Employment Services is a friendly team environment where we regularly host events for our people to get together, socialise and form connections.

There’s a strong connection to cause and you’ll see the positive impact your hard work has on the communities we serve.

In addition to receiving a salary ranging between **$60k - $68k, **plus superannuation, you’ll also receive **17.5% leave loading** and access to the full **$15,900 salary packaging** benefits. There is also an option for additional **purchased** **leave** to increase your annual leave entitlements.

**About you**:
You have a passion for customer service, a flair for inspiring clients to achieve their employment goals, attention-to-detail, and organisation. A real solutions-focussed attitude and approach helps you to deliver high-quality outcomes. People enjoy engaging with you and you are known for your compassion, empathy, and respect.

You’ll also bring with you:

- Demonstrated success in a previous customer service, recruitment or community services role
- Capability to work autonomously and achieve success for your job seekers
- Excellence in customer service
- Experience working with databases and or CRMs

**How to apply**:
**About Uniting**:
At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.
- Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability._