Job Placement Consultant

Company Description

Company Description

IPAR is a national occupational rehabilitation provider supporting thousands of people who may be living with an illness, disability, or injury. Whether it is through workplace rehabilitation, counselling, injury prevention or finding new employment, our care is tailored to each and every individual. We work with our clients to identify their goals and provide psychological, physical or employment supports to help them live life to its fullest potential. We make impact and we achieve outcomes from the meaningful and purposeful work that we do every day IPAR is just one of the purpose built, industry leading brands in the global MedHealth network.

**_ Why joins us?_**
- ** Ongoing development** - tailored career development pathways and opportunity for AHPRA registration, together with a **"promoting from within"** culture
- Competitive remuneration package, including **bonus and incentive schemes** and salary packaging options.
- Flexible **hybrid work from home **with flexible working hours - manage your own calendar
- Dedicated **Health & Wellness program** for all staff, to achieve work-life balance and have some fun
- ** Fitness Passport **to secure a discounted fitness membership and access to facilities Australia wide
- ** Strong supportive team culture** - Peer and management support readily available
- A comprehensive **induction and onboarding**, a **buddy program** and **ongoing workplace mentoring** are provided
- Varied client group for variety in your work-day and caseload
- Access to other employee benefits and **Employee Assistance Program**.

**Job Description**:
As a Job Placement Consultant, you will actively work to support people living with illness, disability, or injury return to work or obtain new employment and live the best life they can

You will undertake a variety of activities including:

- Work collaboratively with injured workers, potential employers, and your internal team of allied health professionals to provide safe, sustainable opportunities for workers to re-enter the workforce;
- Contribute to injured workers ability to achieve return to work goals through job skills development, confidence building and promoting independence;
- Empower clients to effectively present their skills and abilities when seeking employment;
- Brokering new employment or work experience opportunities in remote and regional areas which in turn, provide a swift re-engagement into employment for workers who have been detached from the workplace;
- Build strong relationships with local employers and organisations;
- Assist in developing written reports and brokering vocational programs that support return to work outcomes.

**Qualifications**:
As a Successful Job Placement Consultant will possess:

- Ideally you will be working towards a tertiary qualification in Rehabilitation Counselling or Psychology with an interest in exploring Occupational Rehabilitation as a future career path OR;
- Have a passion for Employment Services or Disability Employment keen to diversify your knowledge, skill set and portfolio. Experience in employment services, case management, disability employment would be advantageous, as would knowledge of worker's compensation, rehabilitation and occupational health and safety legislation;
- Drive, energy and professionalism, with a personable approach and the ability to manage stakeholder expectations, grow services and build relationships;
- Flexible work hours arrangement: part-time and full-time opportunities are available;
- A strong verbal and written communicator;
- Excellent time management skills, be able to work autonomously as well as within a team environment;
- Excellent administrative skills, competent with MS Office and MS Outlook;
- Have the confidence and initiative to solve problems and achieve outcomes;
- Bilingual/multilingual is desirable eg. Arabic, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Farsi, Hindi
- Working with Children Check and National Police Check (or able and willing to obtain);
- Current driver licence, road worthy motor vehicle and comprehensive insurance; due to location some travel may be expected.

Additional Information

Our core values are always at the heart of the work that we do every day:

- We act with **integrity**. We are honest, ethical, and transparent. We inspire trust through open communication;
- ** People** work together. We enable each other to thrive within a culture of collaboration, fun and high performance;
- We take pride in delivering an exceptional and seamless **customer** experience each and every time;
- ** Quality & Innovation** is at the forefront of our thinking. We have the courage to actively seek new opportunities and continually improve;
- We embrace **sustainability** across all aspects of our business including financial performance, service; design and delivering meaningful outcomes for our team, our customers and the communities that we work in.

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