Job Description Step into a rewarding career and become part the Ballarat's New Employment Services team who are passionate about support people with their return health, work life goals
As a Job Placement Consultant, you'll help people facing health challenges find new employment opportunities and support them in returning to meaningful sustainable work to live the best life they can
Your duties will include: 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; Apply and deliver customer service in employment services and job placement; Empower clients to effectively present their skills and abilities when seeking employment; Broker new employment opportunities in the Melbourne Metropolitan area and surrounds, which in turn provide a swift re-engagement into employment for workers who have been detached from the workplace due to a workplace injury (physical and/or psychological); Build strong relationships with local employers and organisations; Complete written progress and various other reports on a regular basis.
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Qualifications Experience in Occupational and/ or Vocational Rehabilitation is highly desirable Previous experience in Employment Services / Disability Employment as a high performer Strong resume writing skills with an understanding of local labour market; A passion for assisting people to gain employment and enhance their careers; The ability to grow our services and build strong relationships with key customers; A current VIC Driver's License and access to own car with comprehensive insurance is a must
Additional Information Every day, we seek better together, for our clients, our customers, our community and each other.
Here at IPAR, we have three simple but powerful values that drive every decision we make as a business and as a team.
Our values have been created by our people and reflect the incredible team that work here, and what is important to them.
Great People - To be an IPARian means being caring, collaborative and inclusive.
We're accountable, approachable and authentic, lifting ourselves and others to be the best we can be each and every day.
Big Hearts - We're here to make a positive difference for our clients, our customers, our team and our community.
We believe in making meaningful connections as we support people in their time of need.
Bold Ideas - Is there a better way?
Let's find it.
We show curiosity and courage in the face of challenge or change and draw on experts, insights and evidence to continually deliver the highest quality solutions.
If you would like to have a confidential discussion about the role [ quoting REF****C ] or if you want to express of interest for a career with IPAR, please contact the Talent Acquisition Lead, Grant Devlin on ************ for a confidential discussion.
#IPAR You are welcome here.
Our fast-growing team of more than 3,500 people around Australia represent a huge array of life experiences, skills and ways of thinking.
We value all these differences.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, proudly welcoming people with disability including mental health conditions, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQI community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team.
We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.