Employment Consultant

The Busy Group; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 73,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus incentive plans

3 additional paid annual leave days –

Clear pathways for internal promotion

Dedicated training budget

Paid parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Work with impact

Job summary

The Busy Group in Melbourne is seeking a Transition to Work coordinator to provide intensive, pre-employment support to help young people enter work or education. You will assess barriers, tailor guidance and help clients progress toward sustainable employment.

This full-time fixed-term role runs until 30 June 2027, based at the Dandenong Office with standard hours 8:30am–5pm. You will collaborate with employers, communities and education partners to unlock opportunities.

Qualifications

• Excellent customer and client interpersonal skills.
• Strong administrative skills.
• Comfortable working with performance targets, KPIs and compliance requirements.
• Highly organised, detail‑focused and able to manage competing priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong client‑first mindset with ability to build rapport across diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to obtain a Working With Children Check and National Police Check with no disclosable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide intensive, pre‑employment support to improve work-readiness of young people.
• Conduct assessments to identify barriers and provide direction and support for sustainable employment.
• Assist participants into employment through job search activities including interview coaching and resume preparation, plus matching to current vacancies.
• Engage with employers and promote program participants to unlock employment opportunities.
• Refer participants to stakeholders and community organisations.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Administrative skills

Target-driven

Organisational skills

Client-focused

Relationship building

Working With Children Checks

Job description

About the Role…

Working with our Transition to Work contract, you will provide intensive, pre‑employment support to improve the work-readiness of young people and assist them into sustainable work or education. You will conduct assessments to identify barriers of the youth and provide direction and support to ensure their journey into appropriate and sustainable employment. MOTIVATE and EMPOWER our clients through their employment journey.

Engaging and referring participants to stakeholders and community organisations. You will place participants into employment by firstly supporting them with job search activities including interview coaching and resume preparation along with matching participants to current vacancies and reverse marketing to identified employers. By doing this you will also be engaging with employers and promoting our program participants to help unlock employment opportunities for them.

This role full‑time fixed term until 30 June 2027. Working hours; Monday to Friday 8:30am-5pm based at our Dandenong Office.

CHAMPION OUR CLIENTS; BE THE PERSON WHO BELIEVES IN THEM TODAY!

BUSY Benefits…

• Competitive salary; $73,400 - $77,400 + super + bonus
• ACHIEVABLE and generous bonus incentive plans
• 3 additional paid annual leave days – Christmas Closure
• Clear pathways for internal advancement
• Dedicated training budget for personal and professional growth
• BUSY Benefits program - Paid parental Leave, retail discounts
• Enjoy work that genuinely impacts lives
• Employee Assistance Program with Sonder Wellbeing App
• Work as part of a team whilst working autonomously with your clients!

Our purpose is to make skills, education and employment accessible to every person, so they can create their own world of unbounded possibilities.

About BUSY…

BUSY At Work is part of The BUSY Group, a not-for-profit organisation. Presenting nearly 50 years’ experience in skilling solutions and services to employers and businesses, job seekers and students, through apprenticeship support services, employment, education support programs, and vocational training.

A bit about you...

• Excellent customer and client interpersonal skills
• Strong administrative skills
• You are comfortable working with performance targets, KPIs, and compliance requirements.
• You are highly organised, detail‑focused, and able to manage competing priorities in a fast‑paced environment.
• You bring a strong client‑first mindset, with the ability to build rapport and trust with people from diverse backgrounds.
• You build strong relationships with participants, employers, and stakeholders from diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to obtain a Working With Children Check and National Police Check with no disclosable outcomes

The BUSY Group is an organisation that prioritises the safeguarding of children and all vulnerable people by actively adopting strategies that embed a culture of zero tolerance for abuse of any kind. The appointment of successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory employment screening including criminal history and relevant working with children checks.

The BUSY Group is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and strongly encourages applications from First Nations People, veterans, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.