Employment Solutions Partner

**Job no**: 495967
**Work type**: Permanent (Full-Time)
**Location**: Kingaroy
**Categories**: Employment Services

**yourtown** is a trusted provider of services for young people, with a focus on mental health and wellbeing, long-term unemployment, prevention of youth suicide, child protection, as well as support for those experiencing domestic and family violence.

**yourtown** helps children and young people realise they have the ability to tackle whatever life throws at them. We help them to believe in their unique strengths, tenacity and self-determination. We recognise the courage and determination of children and young people when they reach out to **yourtown** for support.

Realise **your** potential at **yourtown**

**our program**

**Transition to Work (TtW)** is the Australian Government’s youth specialist employment service that supports young people to develop practical skills to gain employment or connect with education or training. At **yourtown**, we understand everyone is unique - and so is their journey to finding work. We don’t just help with the job hunt. We provide tailored, youth-focused support for young people to get work, skills, and practical help to transform their lives.

**yourtown** has been delivering youth specialist Employment Services for 18 years and is a well-respected, long-term Transition to Work provider. Come join our Transition to Work program where you can make a positive impact on the lives of young people within the community.

**your opportunity**

As the **Employment Solutions Partner** for Kingaroy, you will be part of a team that provides tailored employment related services to employers with the aim of sourcing employment opportunities for our job seekers. Your role will involve collaborating with employers to design appropriate job opportunities and successfully match our young people with employment opportunities.

This role will include:

- Networking face to face and building rapport with employers to build an employer pipeline.
- Partner closely with our youth to pinpoint their career aspirations and goals.
- Provide guidance to the employers on labour market concepts, opportunities and employer incentives that are available.
- Become acquainted with our caseload of young people to facilitate precise job matching, ensuring sustainable and successful employment outcomes.
- Foster strong relationships with local employers to establish long term career opportunities for our youth.

**what we are looking for**

You are passionate about what you do. To you this is not just a job, it is your career - a choice that you make every day Your practice is client focused, our young people are at the heart of it and you understand that they are the experts in their own lives.
- Your practice is client focused, our young people are at the heart of it and you genuinely want to make a difference in their lives.
- Proven experience in account management, delivering exceptional service through face-to-face interactions, phone communication, and digital platforms.
- Experience in community engagement, adept at cultivating and maintaining strong relationships with community stakeholders and employers.
- You are a marketing whiz and are eager to market our services to create employment opportunities for our young people.
- You love meeting different people and enjoy the fact that this role enables you to be out and about and face to face with employers. You understand the importance of building rapport face to face with employers so that you can partner with their business and provide solutions.
- You are acutely business savvy and have a solid understanding of the local labour market coupled with challenges to employment faced my disadvantaged young people.

**your benefits**

When you join **yourtown** you will be welcomed into a safe, inclusive, and diverse community and an established and reputable national organisation. We are a resilient, resourceful, and dedicated team who strive to make a difference and not accept the status quo.

Your employment experience will include:

- salary sacrifice options to increase your take home pay
- monthly RDOs
- access to Paylab to help you save on everyday items like groceries, pharmaceutical, automotive services, as well as things like clothing, books, electricals, furniture, and even holidays
- opportunities for internal and external professional development
- free access to LinkedIn Learning including over 16,000 learning modules
- a genuine focus on employee health and wellbeing
- yourWellness program includes free access to Calm & Centr Apps
- access to free and confidential counselling sessions for you and members of your immediate family
- access to discounted private health insurance, banking and finance, insurance, and superannuation through our partner organisations
- an environment that genuinely values diversity and cultural capability and is an equal opportunity employer.

**how to apply**

If you believe in the power