Employment Coordinator
Job No:
FLO926
Location:
Penrith
- Help people achieve their employment goals
- Work Monday - Friday ensuring a healthy work/life balance
- Earn an attractive salary including tax-free packaging
Ready to facilitate results that really help people? Then you are the person to fill our full-time closed term (1 year duration with the possibility of an extension) Employment Coordinator role based in Penrith.
Who we are
Flourish Australia is one of the largest providers of psychosocial mental health support services in Australia. We work in local communities to help people on their mental health recovery journey.
About the Opportunities
Reshape DES (Disability Employment Service) in an integrated model where DES Employment Coordinators work alongside a range of other support staff, providing a broad range of assistance to people thereby enabling them to achieve their employment goals.
As an Employment Coordinator you will:
- Provide DES specific support to local sites where Flourish Australia has DES contracts
- Be responsible for ensuring that jobseeker intake, initial appointments and interviews are carried out at all sites in accordance with the DES program guidelines.
- Support local site teams in assessing all referred jobseekers according to their skills, vocational preferences and barriers to employment that can be addressed
This vacancy would suit someone who wants to work as part of a multi disciplined team with the support of our extensive organisation.
For more information on what it means to be an Employment Coordinator please see the position description.
Selection Criteria
- Direct or related experience within the Disability Employment Service Industry.
- Strong communication skills, excellent interpersonal organisational skills.
- Proof of customer service experience with demonstrable facilitation, presentation, mentoring and training skills.
- Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite and ability to fully utilise the client information management system.
- Current Australian Driver’s Licence.
- A carer role or having a lived experience will be an advantage
Appointments will be subject to satisfactory Australian residency/visa, National Criminal Record checks, and Working With Children Check.
The Benefits
You will be rewarded with an attractive salary package (Level 4) plus superannuation, leave loading and salary packaging.
Flourish Australia recognises and values its people as demonstrated by:
- Tax-Free Salary Packaging available up to $15,900;
- Family-friendly and flexible working conditions
- Comprehensive infrastructure including mobile phones and other resources for work purposes;
- Career development opportunities.
For further information, please contact Julie Duong, DES Program Manager E: julie.duong@flourishaustralia.org.au
Our positions are open to all suitably qualified applicants. We have a strong commitment to participation of people with lived experience of mental health issues in our workforce. We value diversity and encourage applications from suitably qualified people from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island backgrounds, people from CALD and LGBTI communities and mature age candidates
How to Apply
To apply for this position, please complete the questions below. You will then be asked to attach a copy of your resume on the following page, we encourage you to have your resume up-to-date and available before you commence the application.