• Maternity Leave Cover (Full Time – Monday to Friday)
• Mandurah

The Role:

We are currently looking to recruit an Employment Consultant for our Disability Employment Services (DES) contract located at our Mandurah site to cover a period of maternity leave. The Employment Consultant DES is responsible for engaging, facilitating and empowering a caseload of Participants who may have multiple and complex personal and vocational barriers to employment, including a range of physical and mental health issues. This role involves guiding Participants to develop appropriate skills and attributes to improve their employment prospects and gain meaningful employment.

What we are looking for:

• You will possess an empathetic approach and be able to build trust and rapport with Participants who may be experiencing mental health issues. 
• Similar experience in employment services or similar in a case management role that focuses on assisting Participants into employment or further education, desirable but not essential
• Ability to engage Participants with a disability and focus them on obtaining paid employment
• Ability to market clients to employers to gain sustainable employment outcomes
• Demonstrated ability to meet KPI’s is highly desirable 

To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate:

• An understanding of the role of labour market experiences and vocational training in preparing Participants for education and employment
• Excellent organisational skills
• High level of communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Strong positive problem solving and conflict resolution skills
• Computer literate in Microsoft Office, Outlook, internet, and database systems

What we offer:

• Eighty9 Limited (ABN 88 485 417 134 / ACN 668 673 121) is a Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG) and, as the parent entity of Status Works Pty Ltd we are able to offer our employees salary sacrificing benefits, including Fringe Benefit Tax exempt payments of up to $15,900 per annum (Full-Time and Part-Time positions only)
• A well-structured 2 week induction program, along with further training
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program
• Performance based incentives/rewards

About Us

The wellbeing of our staff is our number one priority. That is why we have enjoyed over 35 years of business success as an outstanding provider of employment and training services. Supported by structures and systems that have national quality assurance recognition, we provide a work environment that our staff are proud to recommend.

We invite you to review our website https://www.status.net.au to learn more about our Organisation and why you should become part of this new venture as a valued member of our highly successful and professional team. 

Confidential telephone inquiries are welcome to HR on (08) 9344 2979.

Job Description for the role is available at https://eighty9.org.au/work-with-us/

All final applicants for this position will be asked to provide a current National Police Clearance and Working with Children Check. Please note that people with a criminal record are not automatically barred from applying for this position, rather the relevance will be considered as it applies to our industry.

Status is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQ+ and people from non-English speaking backgrounds to apply for this position.