PPS Consultant

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ABOUT US

The Salvation Army is a Christian movement and one of Australia’s largest and most-loved charities, helping thousands of Australians every year find hope in the midst of all kinds of personal hardship. The Salvation Army offers the opportunity to use your professional skills and expertise to make a real difference in the lives of people who need help most.

At the Salvation Army Employment Plus (EPlus), we've worked with over 200,000 businesses across Australia and seen well over half a million Australians successfully placed in employment. We don't ever see a job, as just a job. We see a job as an opportunity for a better, more secure, more stable and empowered life.  
 
About the opportunity  
The PPS (Post Placement Support) Consultant will contribute to the success of Workforce Australia program by providing ongoing support to our participants and their employers to ensure that long term employment outcomes are achieved. The successful candidate will provide post placement support across the North East Melbourne region and be responsible for: 

• Proactively build and maintain effective relationships with Workforce Australia participants and employers, this will involve face to face, phone and on the job support 

• Identify any barriers that may impact upon ongoing employment and address them promptly  

• Monitor work placements for jobseekers towards the achievement of monthly targets  

• Achieve or exceed all KPIs and apply an outcome focused, high performance approach to the role  

About you 

• Ability to overcome objections and break down barriers that exist for people experiencing unemployment 

• A strong ability to problem-solve and communicate to a wide variety of stakeholders 

• Demonstrated experience in achieving and exceeding business targets and KPIs 

• Analytically minded and able to interpret complex data to achieve outcomes 

• Computer skills and knowledge of MS Office is essential 

What we offer  

• Attractive remuneration & NFP salary packaging benefits ($15,900 tax-free + meal & entertainment benefits)  

• Great work-life balance with an opportunity for a 9-day fortnight or an accrued day off every 4 weeks 

• Discounted fitness memberships, health insurance, retail discounts and more 

• Attractive leave benefits with access to purchase leave, 12 weeks paid Parental Leave and up to 5 days paid leave per year to support the Salvos  

• Access to EAP and health & wellness initiatives, fostering a supportive and inclusive approach to your overall wellbeing 

• Long-term employment opportunities within the EPlus & wider Salvos networks 

• Comprehensive and supportive on the job training