Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of people requiring support?
This is your chance to join a growing organisation, dedicated to supporting individuals to develop the skills and confidence needed to secure employment.
Servicing Clare and surrounding areas, your purpose will be to provide a range of individual and group-based employment supports to participants, helping them engage with the community and achieve their employment goals and aspirations.
About Us
Clare Valley Enterprises is a registered NDIS support provider offering a range of tailored supports for people living with disability. We provide an environment that encourages capacity building, learning new skills and the opportunity to have fun and make life-long friends.
We are a dynamic and innovative organisation committed to supporting people with disability in the Barossa, Clare, McLaren Vale and Riverland wine regions.
About the role
Clare Valley Enterprises is seeking an enthusiastic Employment Assistance Consultant. You'll be delivering tailored employment supports for participants aged 14–64 years, who have "Finding and Keeping a Job" listed in their NDIS Plan.
These supports and programs assist participants to develop employability skills required to find and maintain employment in mainstream work. Participants can work at their own pace within both "classroom style" and practical environments which are supportive, capacity building and fun.
This role requires a creative, supportive approach to help participants build employability skills, overcome barriers, and achieve their employment goals.
Working closely with participants, you'll assist them with skill development areas such as:
* Job readiness (customer service, confidence building, time management).
* Practical employment preparation (money handling, independent travel, effective communication).
* Workplace adaptability (understanding instructions, team collaboration).
Your responsibility will be to help participants prepare for, search for, gain, and maintain employment. This may involve group-based learning, workplace-based training, and one-to-one mentoring tailored to each individual's unique needs and aspirations.
An ability to use initiative, identify focus learning areas, and use creative thinking to implement various strategies and skills to overcome these barriers is required.
Skills and Experience required
* Able to work with our participants to meet individual goals and able to support complex physical and social needs
* Well-developed communication and interpersonal skills
* Recent case management experience (DES experience highly regarded)
* Excellent administration skills
* Experience working with employers and businesses to negotiate job opportunities for people
* Experience supporting people with a disability in an open or supported employment environment
* Ability to work to a timeline
* Represent the organisation in a professional manner
* Excellent customer communication skills
* Ability to effectively communicate/network with all stakeholders (participants, families, schools, employers, and other support services)
* Cert III Individual Support (Disability) equivalent or higher
* Appointment to the position is subject to a satisfactory NDIS screening & WWCC
* Current Drivers License (ability to secure driver accreditation through DPTI).
* Current Senior First Aid Certificate
* Demonstrated ability to meet KPIs
* Knowledge of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
Key responsibilities include:
* Participate in developing and implementing individual and group-based capacity building, job readiness and work experience support
* Provide on-site support during work experience(s) to increase total understanding of workplace expectations and behaviours
* Support participants with personal growth and development
* Provide support and mentoring to participants that encourage a level of competence and independence with their employment and training goals
* Optimise appropriate work experience opportunities for participants
* Carefully assessing the needs of both the employer and participant for successful outcomes
* Maintain necessary documentation of service provision and reporting
* Liaise and network with internal and external stakeholders
Benefits and rewards
This position offers Salary Packaging and a fun and supportive team environment.
Mandatory qualifications
* NDIS Clearance
* Cert III Individual Support (Disability) equivalent or higher
* Working with Children Check (WWCC)
* Full Drivers Licence, Driver History Check from within the last 12 months AND ability to gain driver accreditation through DPTI
* First Aid Certificate including CPR
Please apply via SEEK with a covering letter and resume addressed to Barry Sims, Employment Services Manager.