Des Employment Consultant

5 days ago

Minchinbury, Australia Afford Full time

**About the role**

We are looking to engage an experienced **DES **Employment Consultant**, in a permanent full time capacity to case manage a caseload and assist people with disabilities to find and maintain open employment.

**Why join AFFORD?**
- Above award hourly rates + penalties
- Not for Profit salary packaging, up to $15,900 + meal & entertainment card
- Access to Afford Rewards which entitles you to discounts on a range of products and services
- Discounted gym memberships nationwide (Fitness Passport)
- Ongoing paid training and professional development
- On the job support and supervision

**About you**

To thrive in this fast-paced role, you will be highly organised and proactive. Some of the key responsibilities of the role include:
- Ability to manage a case load of clients at our Bankstown site.
- Build relationships with employers and create and maintain a database of vacancies.
- Assist clients to address vocational and non-vocational barriers to employment and mentor clients to maintain sustainable employment.
- Work with participants to overcome their barriers, refer to appropriate local service providers to address participants barriers to employment. Prepare participants to ensure they are job ready.
- Undertake and adhere to the most recent DES Guidelines at all times.

In addition, you will have:

- Unrestricted NSW Driver’s License
- Employment Services Foundation skills.
- Demonstrated skill in sales and management of case loads
- Excellent communication skills to effectively communicate at all levels
- Excellent time management and organisation skills
- Strong administrations skills
- Intermediate skills in MS Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook
- Prior experience in a similar role
- Self-motivated with a flexible approach to work
- Up to date Covid-19 vaccinations

**If you are not medically eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19, you must provide Afford with acceptable evidence of having a health condition for which obtaining a COVID-19 vaccination is contraindicated.

**About Australian Foundation for Disability (Afford)**

Our Vision is to provide innovative and flexible high-quality support that will genuinely enhance the lives of people with disabilities, their families and carers.

Afford is a recognised employer and our employees enjoy a range of benefits including;
- Ongoing professional development and paid training
- Fun and supportive workplace culture
- Not for profit salary packaging, and discounts on a range of products and services including gym memberships.

Afford is an Equal Opportunity Employer - we support and celebrate diversity and do not discriminate. We are for all people, regardless of difference, and know that the more inclusive we are the stronger our work culture and the better our service delivery will be. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, experience, merit and business need.

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