About the Role…
As a Workforce Australia Employment Consultant at APM, you will play a pivotal role in supporting our participants (job seekers) to transform their lives. Reporting to the Business Manager at our APM office in Cairns Qld site, you will work closely with stakeholders, including employers and our participants, to deliver tailored employment solutions. It is exciting, challenging, inclusive and rewarding. You will be working in a fast-paced and collaborative environment, achieving great outcomes, and making a difference, together.
Key Responsibilities:
- Identify and secure employment opportunities for participants with local employers
- Supporting our participants to identify skills to become job ready
- Deliver quality service whilst adhering to all contractual and compliance requirements
- Enhance participants employability through training and support service referrals
- Develop personalised job plans for clear employment pathways
- Build and maintain positive relationships with local employers and community groups
Am I suited to being an Employment Consultant with APM’s Employment Services?
We hire people with who are driven, and solution focused with a can-do approach. People who are motivated to go above and beyond for their participants, have excellent communication skills and can demonstrate composure and adaptability through the day-to-day challenges of the role.
We find people with a background in sales, retail, call centre, hospitality, consulting, business development, and administration are well suited to this role. We provide full training, and we'll help you turn your transferable skills into a new career in Employment Services.
To be considered, you will have...
- Eligibility to work in Australia
- A current driver’s licence and a comprehensively insured vehicle
- A MyGovID (Standard level)
- Willing to complete a National Police Check
- Able to pass a Working with Children Check
- Available to work Full-Time Monday to Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm
The work you do is Momentous! Enjoy our employee benefits…
- EAP | Employee Wellbeing Program
- Paid Cultural and Ceremonial Leave
- Purchased Annual Leave
- Paid Parental Leave
- Service recognitions
- APM Family Hub
- Maxxia | Vehicle salary packaging
- Funded Certificate IV Community Services or Mental Health Peer Support (eligibility requirements apply)
We’re a diverse team of over 13,000 people across 11 countries with a shared purpose - to Enable Better Lives. Our purpose is the common thread that lives in everything we do, and it starts with enabling better lives for our employees and their families too.
Our work enables the people we serve to realise their ambitions and aspirations through sustainable employment, independence, better health and wellbeing, and increased social participation.
When you join APM, there’s an opportunity to grow your career in Human Services, across multiple global brands and geographies. You can expect a great work-life balance, extensive learning opportunities, networking programs and employee benefits. But most of all you can expect to make a lasting impact on the lives of others, who rely on our services.
At APM we are strengthened by diversity. We are committed to providing a work environment in which everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities and cultures including indigenous peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people with a disability.
Join us as we continue to enable better lives!
