Career Development Advisor

Endeavour Foundation; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging up to $15,900

Entertainment expenses pre-tax up to $

Employee Assistance Program

Discounts on private health insurance

Fitness Passport discounts

Paid Parental Leave

Reward and Recognition Program

Free flu vaccinations

Job summary

Endeavour Foundation in Oaklands Park, SA, seeks a Career Development Advisor to support people with intellectual disability in securing meaningful employment. You will engage participants, build employer partnerships and drive sustainable employment outcomes through targeted outreach and program delivery.

The role blends participant support, business development and relationship management to achieve agreed employment outcomes, KPIs and collaboration with local employers.

Qualifications

• Experience in sales, business development or a target-driven environment.
• Strong relationship-building, influencing and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Confidence approaching employers and identifying employment opportunities.
• Experience working or interacting with people with intellectual disability.
• Strong organisation skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Confidence working towards employment outcomes, KPIs and targets.
• Strong computer literacy and record-keeping skills.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with participants to understand their strengths, goals and employment potential.
• Identify and secure job opportunities through employer engagement, networking and business development.
• Develop strong partnerships with local employers and understand their workforce needs.
• Match participants with suitable employment opportunities and support sustainable outcomes.
• Help participants identify and overcome barriers to employment.
• Build community networks that create employment and referral opportunities.
• Maintain accurate records and meet program requirements.
• Work towards agreed employment outcomes, targets and KPIs.

Skills

Sales & business development

Relationship-building

Stakeholder engagement

Employer engagement

Organisation & prioritisation

Meeting targets/KPIs

Computer literacy/records

Job description

Endeavour Foundation is one of Australia’s largest employers of people living with disability. Our people live and breathe our purpose every day, with flexible working, great perks, and work/life balance. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive culture where our employees can grow, learn, and do their best work. Our purpose is simple: make possibility a reality.

Make an Impact

As a Career Development Advisor within our Inclusive Employment Australia (IEA) program in Oaklands Park SA, you’ll help people with intellectual disability secure meaningful and sustainable employment.

You’ll work closely with participants to understand their strengths and employment goals, while proactively building relationships with local employers to identify and secure suitable opportunities.

This is an outcomes-focused role combining participant engagement, employer partnerships and business development to create successful, long-term employment outcomes.

Key duties of this role are to:

• Build relationships with participants to understand their strengths, goals and employment potential.
• Proactively identify and secure job opportunities through employer engagement, networking and business development.
• Develop strong partnerships with local employers and understand their workforce needs.
• Match participants with suitable employment opportunities and support sustainable outcomes.
• Help participants identify and overcome barriers to employment.
• Build community networks that create employment and referral opportunities.
• Maintain accurate records and meet program requirements.
• Work towards agreed employment outcomes, targets and KPIs.

What you can bring to the team

You’re an engaging and proactive relationship builder who enjoys connecting with people and creating opportunities. You’ll be confident approaching employers, developing new business relationships and building genuine connections with participants.

You’ll bring resilience, strong communication skills and a customer-focused approach, with the ability to balance participant goals with employer needs.

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Experience in sales, business development or a target-driven environment.
• Strong relationship-building, influencing and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Confidence approaching employers and identifying employment opportunities.
• Experience working or interacting with people with intellectual disability.
• Strong organisation skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Confidence working towards employment outcomes, KPIs and targets.
• Experience in employment services, recruitment, case management, training or community services will be highly regarded.
• Strong computer literacy and record-keeping skills.

You will be required to undertake a “Fit2Work” National Criminal History Check and hold or be willing to obtain a Blue Card and NDIS Worker Screening Check.

At Endeavour we offer a range of employee benefits including:

• Salary Packaging Benefits! Package up to $15,900 of your annual salary tax free.
• In addition to your tax-free benefit, you can also use up to $2,650 of your pre-tax income to pay for entertainment expenses (meals, holiday accommodation etc).
• An Employee Assistance Program - a free and confidential counselling service available to all staff and their family members.
• Discounts on Corporate Private Health Insurance Plans, white goods, and appliances.
• Discounted family gym memberships through Fitness Passport.
• Paid Parental Leave.
• Reward and Recognition Program.
• Free flu vaccinations.

Endeavour Foundation encourages applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures. This includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, CALD (Culturally and Linguistically Diverse), the LGBTQI+ community, and people with disability. We value inclusivity and are committed to adjusting our recruitment process to ensure accessibility and support of an applicant's needs.