CareerDevelopmentSpecialist

We're looking for a skilled professional to join our team as a Career Development Specialist. This role involves working closely with clients to explore their career goals and aspirations, building confidence, and supporting them into meaningful employment.

You'll take the time to understand each client's strengths and needs, offering tailored support and developing individualized employment plans. Your strong communication and problem-solving skills will help you connect with clients and employers alike, while your knowledge of inclusive employment practices will enable you to make a lasting impact.

This is a fast-paced, people-focused environment where your energy, empathy, and commitment to outcomes will shine. You'll also have opportunities to engage with employers, understand their business needs, and provide staffing solutions that genuinely fit.

Key Responsibilities:

• Source and create career opportunities, matching clients to suitable and sustainable roles.
• Champion inclusive employment and workforce diversity, focusing on people with disability, injury or health condition.
• Engage and work alongside employers to address skill shortages through role carving and inclusive recruitment.
• Broker work experience to build participant skills and assess employer/client compatibility.
• Prepare workplaces to support and retain participants via adjustments and disability confidence training.
• Facilitate employer training to boost disability awareness and inclusion.
• Build employer and community networks to create job opportunities.
• Promote our organization as a trusted provider supporting people with disability to achieve career goals.
• Meet or exceed internal and external performance benchmarks.
• Champion our values of inclusion, empowerment, and person-centred practice.

You bring a unique blend of skills and passion to this role. With experience in employment services, you're confident in supporting people, building trust, and guiding them into meaningful careers. You're highly organized, outcomes-focused, and thrive in a fast-paced, people-first environment.

You have a strong understanding of employment barriers faced by people with disability, injury, or health conditions, and are skilled in providing tailored support and developing client-focused employment plans. Your excellent communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder engagement skills will enable you to connect with clients and employers alike, making a real impact in their lives.

• Salary Packaging: Package up to $15,900 of your pre-tax income and boost your take-home pay
• Meals & Accommodation: Package up to $2,650 for dining and holiday expenses
• Wellbeing Days: 5 extra leave days to recharge
• Maxxia Rewards: Enjoy a huge range of discounts through our salary packaging partner
• Fitness Passport: Discounted access to gym and aquatic centres
• Health Insurance: Exclusive HCF discounts
• Portable Long Service Leave: Access to portable long service leave for eligible candidates
• Career Growth: Genuine opportunities for growth and career development
• EAP Support: Free, confidential counselling and wellbeing support

We believe that diversity makes us stronger. We're committed to creating an inclusive workplace where all individuals can thrive. We encourage applications from all members of our community, including people with disability, first nations peoples, LGBTIQA+ people, and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

If you require any adjustments to participate equitably in the recruitment process, please contact us. We welcome the opportunity to discuss any workplace adjustments during the interview process.