Employment Preparation

Posted: 19/02/2025

Closing Date: 02/03/2025

**Job Type**: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Ballarat, 1245 Howitt Street

Job Category: Community Services and Development

**Who is are-able?**

At are-able, we recognise the unique strengths and perspectives that each person brings.

We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse and supportive workplace — where ideas thrive, innovation grows, and people feel valued. Our organisation champions meaningful impact, professional growth, and a healthy balance between work and family.

With over 30 years of deep community connection, we continue to transform lives and foster opportunities. We are driven by our mission to do more for more people in more communities. We break barriers, challenge stereotypes, and create an environment where everyone’s abilities are not only recognised but nurtured.

**Why choose to work with are-able?**

are-able is proud to be a Winner of the Australian Business Award for Employer of Choice. We foster a positive, high performing team culture built on respect, empathy, integrity and innovation. We seek passionate individuals who are driven to make a real difference in people's lives.

In return for your valued contribution, we offer:

- A family-friendly organisational culture with true work-life balance
- Attractive salary packaging to maximise your take home pay
- Me Days and bonus Christmas leave - additional leave days each year

**About The Role**

This role involves delivering employment services in line with NDIS practice standards and includes building a participant's capacity to work through skills development, work experience placements, and on the job support. You will canvass the local community to promote are-able Employment Services and create employment opportunities for participants, while maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders, including participants, family members, carers, funding body staff and subsidiaries, community services and employers.

This role is focused on engaging community stakeholders to increase referrals to are-able Employment programs and requires a motivated individual with experience in employment preparation and proven skills and experience in engaging business and community services that facilitates opportunities for people with various support requirements.

**Desired Skills and Experience**:
**Core duties will include but are not limited to**:

- Perform onboarding and registration of new participants into employment services programs and provide employment skills training and support to participant groups via the delivery, assessment, and development of defined coursework
- Provide individualised participant planning and support to prepare for employment via identification of support requirements, facilitating skills development opportunities in the community and liaising with community members and participant networks
- Engage with community stakeholders and employers while providing intensive group and individual support to build the employment skills of people with a diverse range of capabilities.
- To be successful you will have a knack for networking and customer service with a dynamic, confident personality that will work with local community and are-able Employment Consultants to facilitate the placement and ongoing employment of Participants into work
- For a complete list of core duties visit our careers page to view full position description

The position has high mobility, and the successful applicant will be resourced with a car, phone and laptop.

**The Feel-Good Parts**

At are-able, every dollar of profit goes back into the communities we serve. Through the are-able **Foundation, donations, and sponsorships**, we’ve contributed over **$1.6 million** since 2004.

We are a **values-driven organisation**, guided by:

- Integrity - We’re honest, transparent, and accountable.
- Respect - We celebrate diversity and empower individuals.
- Empathy - We understand different perspectives to create real solutions.
- Innovation - We embrace fresh ideas to make a lasting impact.

Join us and be part of something bigger.

For more information on this exciting career please contact **Carolynne Barrow**| **Site Manager | 03 5331 6566**or click on the Position Description.