Employment Consultant

**Introduction**:
Employment Consultant

Preston | Permanent Full-Time position available | RDO options
Community focused role where you can truly make an impact | Not-for-Profit
Salary packaging benefits mean you pay less tax and take home more

Are you a talented Consultant within the Employment Services Industry looking for work life balance and to impact lives in your local community?

**Description**:
The role

As an Employment Consultant your focus will be on providing ongoing support to customers within the Disability Employment Services (DES) program find and maintain sustainable employment opportunities.

With a caseload of job seekers ready for support, you will be building and maintaining relationships with customers and assisting them address their barriers to employment using a customer focus approach

Our Preston office is fitted with large open windows providing a bright and spacious workspace. Located next to cafes and within walking distance of the Preston Market with the option of on street parking available. You will be working autonomously within an experienced team ready to welcome and support a new member.

You will support a diverse cohort of customers, majority living with a Mental or Physical Disability ranging in complexity. Previous/lived experience or qualifications within Community Services, Disability or Mental Health would be highly desirable/favourable and help you succeed in this role.

**Skills and Experiences**:
What do you need to thrive and succeed within this role?

The desire and aptitude to work with and provide support to people living with a mental or physical disability
Ability to identify and address customers complex barriers to employment and health management by using our internal support or researching and referring to external community networks
Proven ability to build rapport and maintain effective relationships with customers, employers, internal and external stakeholders both face to face and over the phone
Capacity to assess the local labour market and find suitable, sustainable employment outcomes for our customers

**We’re looking for someone who**:
Possessed strong organisational and time management abilities to manage competing priorities within a KPI and compliance driven environment
Is passionate about achieving the best outcome for our customers and can ‘think outside the box’ when it comes to advocating and supporting our customers
Is highly motivated and enthusiastic about making a real change in people’s lives
Possesses excellent communication and administrative skills
Can successfully obtain a National Police Check and Working with Children Check

Who are we?

Campbell Page is a not-for-profit organisation, delivering employment, labour hire, youth, family, Indigenous, community services and social enterprises from multiple locations across four states. Supporting people is what we do, and we’ve been doing it for over 35 years Every action we take is dedicated to preparing people for work and engaging local communities to create, capture and connect people to jobs.

Campbell Page is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all prospective and current employees.

The Perks

What is in it for you? You get to Give some, Get Some and Grow Some:
Give some - As a not-for-profit organisation we give back to local community by donating some of our surplus to our community projects. Genuinely supporting people to change and grow and giving back to the communities we are part of is just one of the things that truly sets us apart.

Get Some - Employee Discounts | Thrive leave (extra leave per year of service) | Employee Assistance Program (EAP) |Access to training to develop and further your career with The Academy and Professional Development | Awards for being Awesome | Refer a Friend Bonuses | Purchase of Additional Leave plus a few more.

Grow Some - create your possible here with us Build your career and resume here with us: tell us about your professional aspirations and we will invest in your career.

**Our values**: In all our people, we need someone who will naturally live our values:
We’re in it together | Never give up | Do what’s right | Deliver on our promise

In the spirit of Reconciliation, Campbell Page acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea, and community. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present, and emerging leaders. We extend this respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Campbell Page is committed to the safety, wellbeing, participation and empowerment of children and vulnerable people. We have zero tolerance of abuse, and concerns are treated seriously, in line with the law, our internal policies and procedures.

Interested?