Employment Consultant

APM Employment Services; Cassowary Coast Regional; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Performance incentives

Career development

Inclusive team environment

Annual leave purchase

Certificate IV funding

Service recognitions

APM Family Hub

Vehicle salary packaging

Job summary

APM Employment Services is seeking a dedicated role to support people with disability in finding and sustaining employment within Queensland. You will liaise with employers, advocate for inclusive hiring practices, and help participants showcase their strengths to unlock meaningful work.

Join a mission-driven team focused on breaking barriers and creating opportunities for diverse participants. This role emphasizes empathy, collaboration, and innovative problem-solving to deliver real impact.

Qualifications

• A champion of diversity and inclusion—believes everyone deserves a chance to succeed.
• A natural connector—builds opportunities for participants and engages stakeholders confidently.
• Innovative and solutions focused—sees challenges as opportunities and creates pathways to success.
• Compassionate and empathetic—aims to make a lasting, positive impact on lives.

Responsibilities

• Find the perfect match—support participants with disability to prepare for, find and maintain sustainable employment.
• Boost Confidence—help participants see strengths, overcome obstacles, and approach employment with purpose.
• Shake Things Up—provide creative solutions to overcome employment challenges with tools and support for success.
• Advocating—be an advocate for inclusive hiring practices and workplace adjustments.
• Celebrate the Moments That Matter—celebrate placements and successes with participants.
• Building lasting connections—form partnerships with inclusive employers to ensure opportunities for all.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Empathy and compassion

Networking

Problem solving

Job description

Who Are We:

APM is a global health and human services organisation transforming lives since 1994. Be part of a 15,000-strong team across 11 countries, empowering people of all abilities to lead independent and fulfilling lives. Thrive with us, benefiting from exceptional career growth and development opportunities across our global network of brands.

Who You Are:

A champion of diversity and inclusion– you believe that everyone, no matter their abilities, deserves a chance to succeed

A natural connector– you know how to create opportunities for participants and speak to stakeholders with confidence

Innovative and solutions focused– You see the challenge as an opportunity and have experience creating pathways to success

Compassionate and empathetic– You want to make a lasting and positive impact on the lives of others

You may also have experience in another industries or roles like sales, retail, call centre, hospitality, consulting, business development, and administration. These skills can set you up for success in this role!

What You’ll Be Doing:

Find the perfect match– you’ll support participants with disability to prepare for, find and maintain sustainable employment.

Boost Confidence– You will help participants see their strengths, overcome obstacles, and take on their new employment with a renewed sense of purpose

Shake Things Up– You will provide creative solutions to overcome employment challenges, making sure every participant has the tools and support for success

Advocating– You will be an advocate for inclusive hiring practices and workplace adjustments

Celebrate the Moments That Matter– Every successful placement is a success, and we are all about celebrating success, big and small with our participants

Building lasting connections– You will form partnerships with companies that are passionate about diversity and inclusion, making sure everyone has a chance to shine!

Why You’ll Love It

This isn’t your average desk job. We are all about breaking barriers, creating opportunities and helping people with disability thrive by securing and supporting them into employment.

• Competitive salary plus performance-based incentives that reward your success.
• Ongoing training and career development – we are committed to your growth.
• Supportive and inclusive team environment where your contributions make a difference every day.
• Celebrating milestones – we love to recognise and rewards hard work with fun events.
• Purchased Annual Leave.
• Funded Certificate IV in Community Services or Mental Health Peer Support (eligibility criteria applies).
• Service recognitions.
• APM Family Hub.
• Maxxia | Vehicle salary packaging.

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 towork Full-Time Monday to Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm

AtAPMwe 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 disability.

Ready to change the game? If you are looking for a role where no two days are the same, where you get to inspire, motivate and create a lasting impact, we want to hear from you! Let’s work together to break down barriers, shatter expectations and build a more inclusive world- one individual at a time.

Join us as we continue to#enable better lives!