Mobile Employment Consultant - Workforce Australia

MRAEL have an exciting opportunity for a Mobile Employment Consultant to join Intojobs team to deliver the Workforce Australia Employment Services.

This position is based in our Gladstone office on a full-time basis, and will include outreach services to surrounding areas.

About the Role: 

As a Mobile Employment Consultant, you will provide one-on-one support to a caseload of job seekers, actively connecting them to available resources and assisting them achieve sustainable and fulfilling employment. 

You will be responsible for delivering high quality, individually tailored services and support, with the aim of placing participants into sustainable employment with local employers. You will mentor your clients; provide coaching, guidance, motivation from job preparation to 26 week outcome. Our caseload sizes enable you to spend the time to understand your clients need and match them to the right employer.

With a fully maintained company vehicle, this role embraces a unique and hybrid working model where Mobile Employment Consultants will work both in the field and office visiting clients and jobseekers. 

Key responsibilities: 

• Motivate, engage and inspire job seekers to build their skills, experience and confidence and to work with them to remove their perceived barriers
• Create individually tailored services and support plans 
• Support people to find suitable, sustainable and meaningful employment opportunities with local or national employers
• Develop partnerships with employers 
• Provide post-placement support to both the jobseeker and employers

Key Selection Criteria:

To be successful in this role, you will ideally bring the following skills and experience:

• Demonstrated ability to communicate and build rapport with jobseekers and employers
• Strong communication skills and a demonstrated ability to work with a diverse range of people from different socio-economic backgrounds
• Be passionate about helping people and making a difference in the community
• Be highly organised and possess strong administration skills
• Intermediate proficiency in MS Office or similar software and experience using databases
• Have a current drivers licence
• Be results and target driven
• Be flexible and capable of managing competing demands in a fast-paced and changing environment 

About us:

Our purpose is to enable and support people and businesses to realise their potential through opportunities for quality education, training and employment.

Through our diverse range of service capabilities, MRAEL consistently strives to contribute to the sustainable development of a skilled workforce for the future by creating additional education, training and employment opportunities for the communities in which we operate, as well as delivering community-based support services.

What MRAEL offers you:

• Professional development and career growth opportunities
• Company vehicle, phone, and laptop to support you in your role
• Access to our Employee Assistance & Wellbeing Program
• 13 weeks long service leave
• Milestone staff anniversary bonuses and rewards

Requirements:

• You must be eligible to work in Australia.
• The successful applicant will need a Working with Children (WWC) Check and Federal Police Check (we’ll arrange this for you).
• A current, valid Driver’s Licence is essential.

MRAEL is an equal opportunity employer. We aim to provide a rewarding environment for all employees and strive to be unique in the benefits provided. 

Does this sound like you? 

If this sounds like you and if you’re looking to take the next step in growing your career in an organisation that values its people and developing a vibrant workforce and culture, then we would like to hear from you!

Applicants must be eligible to work in Australia. It is a requirement of the position to undertake a National Police Check & Working with Children Check prior to appointment.