Sles Employment Consultant

**If you are here to make a difference, this is for you**

A very rewarding opportunity for you to coach and mentor school leavers with a disability, or from different demographics to overcome barriers when obtaining employment and getting into the work force.

**Perm PT opportunity at Liverpool or Kingsgrove | 3 days per week**

You will be working with a supportive team who's top priority is providing one on one support to our school leavers by identifying their employment interests and current skills, areas of development, capacity building techniques and developing individualised job plans.

This position requires someone fun, kind, empathetic and with a natural ability to engage a room with young people and make a real difference to their transition to employment. Someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is solution focused when seeking employment opportunities and making warm and cold calls with prospective businesses.

This is perfect for someone newer to the world of Employment Consultancy or Recruitment with a passion for the Disability Industry.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Maintain excellent relationship with school leavers, families and stakeholders.
- Bridging the gab between school leavers with a disability and employment opportunities
- Confidently facilitate fun and engaging group capacity building classes, work safety and job search sessions.
- Researching the industry to help gain opportunities
- Liaise and negotiate with local business and potential employers on behalf of our employees, discuss suitability and effectively refer them to suitable opportunities.
- Ensure reports, compliance with administrative processes are followed.
- Have fun (always) and bring the best version of yourself

**Requirements**:

- Previous recruitment/employment services/relationship building experience or experience supporting young people / someone with a disability.
- Clear communication
- Great administration and report writing skills
- Current NSW Driver’s License (P2 and above) and your own vehicle to travel to Blacktown.
- ** Please note**:This role requires you on site due to face to face meetings with families

**Who is Scope?**

Scope is one of the largest not-for-profit disability service providers in Australia, supporting thousands of people with complex intellectual, physical, and multiple disabilities. We operate across Victoria and New South Wales through more than 425 service locations and support more than 5600 people.

At Scope, we work together to create meaningful opportunities for people with disabilities to belong and thrive.

View our stance on inclusion and diversity, human rights and our Covid-19 policies.

**Please note**, successful applicants will be required to hold an NDIS Worker Screening Check Clearance and a Working with Children Check. If you have lived or worked for a continuous period of 12 months or more in another country within the last 10 years, a certified International Police Check from that country/countries will also be required. As part of our Covid-19 response the Scope Covid-19 policy requires all our employees regardless of the job to have received at least 3 doses of a Covid-19 vaccine. Please note that the offer will be conditional on meeting these requirements.