Employment Consultant Part Time

Published
June 5, 2025
Location
Fortitude Valley, Australia
Category
Default
Job Type
Part-time
About Breakthru
Breakthru is part of the Royal Rehab Group, a leading provider of disability and rehabilitation services. We are a dynamic, innovative organisation committed to empowering people to create their own futures. Through the provision of high-quality person-centred services, we enable thousands of people every year to access the supports they need for mental health, employment, disability & training.
About the role
The position we have available is based in our Disability Employment program across Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. This program supports people with a disability, navigate the world of employment.
Your role works in conjunction with other members of your team, each fulfilling an important part in supporting people day-to-day as they navigate life finding employment and being employed. As an Employment Consultant, your role supports people from the start when they initially join with Breakthru, it includes:
Engaging and developing relationships with people to understand what services and supports they may need.
Supporting people to explore and highlight their unique skills and abilities in the world of work.
Regular check-ins and updates, providing positive encouragement, guidance and support.
Identifying avenues for an individual where they may be able to upskill, gain work experience, volunteer, study or participate in workshops or group sessions to support their journey.
You will also be required to complete a range of administration to document a person’s progress in line with program funding and reports.
About you
This wonderful opportunity is available immediately. It would suit someone who has experience supporting people with a disability who may be looking for a career transition into a part-time (Wednesday - Friday), office-based support role. Please note this role is a fixed term contract until the 31st October 2025 (with the potential of extension).
To be successful in this career transition you must have solid foundations when it comes to computers, software and navigating office-based work -such as completing administrative tasks and organizing your time effectively.
You are someone who can easily build a rapport with others and can adapt your communication style to build relationships and navigate challenges. Most importantly you are someone who is genuinely passionate about community connection and who finds fulfillment in seeing others achieve their goals. You must love to build rapport with people, including your clients as well as employer relations.
Your experience might include the delivery of complex or challenging essential services or other direct support work; lived/living personal or family experience of disability, or from an administration, recruitment or human services background looking for work in the disability sector.
Pending experience, the base salary range on this role is between $62K-$69K+ 11.5% Super (pro-rata) + $18,550 (pro-rata) salary packaging benefits (which boosts your take home pay) + Royal Rewards as outlined below.
With a knowledgeable team to guide you, along with a thorough induction and orientation, you will be supported to deliver amazing services to people in the community and develop your skills and career
Your Royal Rewards
We are proud of our diverse and skilled team of passionate healthcare and support professionals committed to delivering the very best for the people we serve. A career as part of the Royal Rehab Group is the opportunity to make a difference with a progressive and innovative organisation, built on a rich history of community care since 1899. In support of our wonderful team members right across the Group, we offer a variety of benefits which may include:
**Salary Packaging**: Up to $15,900 salary packaging per FBT year (potential $5,206 in tax savings)
**5 extra leave days**: Access to an additional 5 individual leave days
**Career growth**: Genuine career opportunities
**Work life balance**: Flexible work arrangements
**Leadership**: Supportive and experienced leadership team
**Culture**: Friendly and close-knit team environment
To apply, please submit your resume via the APPLY NOW link to be considered. If you are successful for this role certain pre-employment checks will be undertaken including a criminal record check, working with children check, NDIS Worker Screening, and referee checks.
A full Drivers Licence is also a requirement for this position.
Vaccination against infectious diseases is strongly encouraged, however not a prerequisite for employment to this position.
Please, no recruitment agencies.
Why not see where a career that starts here can take you.