Are you passionate about helping individuals find suitable employment? Do you thrive on building connections and fostering relationships? We have an exciting opportunity for you as an Employment Broker
The Employment Broker will primarily facilitate the placement of willing job seekers into long term sustainable employment opportunities. This role will involve facilitating job clubs, conducting job preparedness sessions and reverse marketing (cold and warm leads) to support job seekers in securing positions.
**This position is being offered on a full time and ongoing basis based at our Osborne Park site.**
**About Us**:
Workskil Australia is a national not-for-profit and charitable organisation, with almost 40 proud years of supporting Australians to achieve sustained economic and social self-reliance. We do this by providing a range of employment, work experience, disability, youth, Indigenous and community services across New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia and Victoria.
At Workskil Australia, we believe that every individual deserves a fulfilling career that aligns with their skills, aspirations, and values. As an Employment Broker, you will be an integral part of our mission to connect our customers with the right opportunities. We work closely with job seekers and employers to facilitate meaningful and successful employment matches.
**About the Role**:
- Perform comprehensive Reverse Marketing of willing job seekers (approx. 20 at a time) to local businesses
- Generate opportunities for job seekers through BDM (i.e. generate placements, interviews and vacancies with local businesses)
- Through generating vacancies for job seekers, ensure the suitable roles are passed through to our Recruitment Administrator or Regional Account Manager for appropriate account management, while also ensure unsuitable vacancies are not accepted
- Assist site in meeting placement and target outcomes through strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Facilitate group sessions at sites including information and job matching sessions
- Proactively engage with employers where appropriate to arrange further training, wage subsidies, PPE, pre-employment checks and any other requirements to successfully place job seekers into employment
- Coordinate with relevant managers to assist in meeting larger employment initiatives.
- Stay up to date with industry trends, labour market trends, and recruitment strategies to offer valuable insights and recommendations.
**Requirements**:
- Hold a current driver's licence and have the willingness to travel to other sites where required;
- Have a minimum Certificate IV in Employment Services or Career Development or willingness to obtain;
- Show sound knowledge of the local labour market and the needs and expectations of employers;
- Experience in **sales** or **telemarketing** in a service industry highly regarded; and
- Have intermediate to high level administrative skills including ability to type at a minimum of 30 wpm.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills to build rapport with job seekers and employers.
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.
- Results-oriented mindset with a passion for helping individuals achieve their career goals.
**Why Join Us?**
We promote a positive team culture where high performance can thrive. We value excellent customer service, integrity and honesty in our employees. We look for employees who have a genuine passion for working with those in need, are results-focused and can contribute to a strong team. In return for your truly valued contribution, we will support your ongoing career development and offer a friendly, supportive & innovative environment for you to thrive.
You'll also experience work/life balance that comes with working a 9-day fortnight, with a dedicated and fixed day off every second week while receiving remuneration of a full-time employee in addition to the ability to salary package.
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