Employment Consultant - IEA

Sureway Employment; Tumut; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Above award pay rates

Performance bonus scheme

Birthday leave

Additional leave after 3 years

Ongoing learning & development

Recognition programs

Job summary

Sureway Employment in Tumut is seeking an Employment Consultant to support participants in taking ownership of their journey to work. You will build relationships, identify opportunities, and actively connect participants with local employers to achieve sustainable outcomes.

Commitment to learning and curiosity is valued as you work with diverse communities, including people with disabilities, to promote inclusive employment.

Qualifications

• Ability to build relationships with participants
• Experience engaging with local employers
• Ability to promote participants' strengths to employers
• Capacity to coordinate with support services or training
• Strong organizational and record-keeping skills
• Ability to meet program compliance requirements

Responsibilities

• Work one-on-one with participants to set clear employment goals and action plans
• Actively build relationships with local employers to create job opportunities
• Promote participants' strengths and match them to suitable roles
• Support participants before and after placement to ensure sustainable employment
• Identify barriers and coordinate support services or training where needed
• Manage your caseload, priorities, and follow-ups to keep things moving
• Maintain accurate records and meet program compliance requirements
• Represent Sureway in the local community to build awareness and connections

Skills

Self-motivated

Strong communicators

Commercially aware

Curious & prepared

Transferable skills

Resilient & solutions-focused

Organised & accountable

Job description

You don’t wait foropportunities, you create them.

As an EmploymentConsultant, you will support your caseload of participants to take ownership oftheir journey to work. You will build relationships, identify opportunities,and actively connect participants with employers.

You will partnerwith people with a disability to understand their goals, build their confidenceand skills, and actively connect them with employers. Success in this rolecomes from your ability to engage people, stay organised, and keep momentum especiallywhen things get challenging.

You don’t needdirect industry experience, but you do need to be curious, proactive, andwilling to learn quickly. We’re looking for people who come prepared, takeinitiative, and back themselves to build strong relationships in the community.

What You’llBe Doing

• Working one-on-one with participants to setclear employment goals and action plans
• Actively building relationships with localemployers to create job opportunities
• Promoting participants’ strengths and matchingthem to suitable roles
• Supporting participants before and afterplacement to ensure sustainable employment
• Identifying barriers and coordinating supportservices or training where needed
• Managing your own caseload, priorities, andfollow-ups to keep things moving
• Maintaining accurate records and meetingprogram compliance requirements
• Representing Sureway in the local community tobuild awareness and connections

What Sets YouUp for Success

We’re looking forpeople who don’t wait to be told what to do, people who take ownership and comeprepared.

• Self-motivated – You manage your time, followthrough on commitments, and keep momentum without needing closesupervision
• Strong communicators – You can build rapportquickly, ask the right questions, and adapt your approach to differentpeople
• Commercially aware – You understand whatemployers need and can confidently promote candidates in a way that addsvalue
• Curious and prepared – You take the time tounderstand the role, the sector, and the people you’re working with
• Transferable skills – You may come from sales,recruitment, customer service, or community services and can clearly applythose skills to outcomes
• Resilient and solutions-focused – You stayfocused when things don’t go to plan and look for practical ways forward
• Organised and accountable – You can managecompeting priorities, keep accurate records, and meet expectations

At Sureway, webelieve in offering more than just a job. We providegrowth, support,and rewardsthat help you thrive both professionally and personally.

• We pay above award rates– because your time and talent are worthmore
• Performance bonus schemebased on meeting benchmarks
• Birthday leave– celebrate your special day with a paidday off every year
• Additional leave– enjoy an extra week off each yearafter 3 years of service
• Ongoing learning and development– access programs & study assistanceto grow your skills and career
• Recognition that means something –be celebrated through monthly awardsand our annual team awards program

OrganisationDetails

Sureway leadsthe industry in Employment Services for cohorts including mainstream, peoplewith disability, parents, youth and mature aged Australians. We also delivertraining and health supports to enable people to improve their quality of life.Sureway deliver innovative programs to job seekers, employers, participants andlearners across ACT, NSW, QLD, SA, VIC, and WA. Our growing suite of servicesassists people to achieve their goals and aspirations in life.

This positionrequires the successful applicant to undertake a National Police Check andrelevant state-based screens. Applicants also must have the right to work inAustralia and hold a valid driver’s licence with reliable transport.

We celebratediversity and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, includingAboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples, individualswithdisabilities, LGBTIQA+ communities, and those from culturally andlinguistically diverse backgrounds