Job Coach-Inclusive Employment Australia

AKG Australia; Newcastle-Maitland; On-site; AUD 39,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Purple Perks discounts

EAP program

Training and leadership support

5 weeks annual leave after 3 years

Cash out of annual leave

Parental leave

Education assistance and study leave

Job summary

Inclusive Employment Australia, supported by AKG Australia, is looking for a Job Coach in Wallsend to empower people with disability, injury or health conditions to prepare for, find and maintain employment.

You will join a supportive team, receive full training, and help clients engage with local employers while focusing on what they can do. A community-driven role with meaningful impact and opportunities for growth awaits.

Qualifications

• Would you describe you: Energised by supporting people to achieve their goals
• High level of interpersonal and organisational skills
• Strong customer service experience
• Confidence to talk to local employers and businesses
• Goal focused
• Ability to look for solutions and overcome objections
• Aware of the vulnerabilities when looking for work and the effects of unemployment
• Empathetic, but also resilient
• Able to obtain a current Working with Children Check & Police Check

Responsibilities

• Build on your existing experience or begin a new career
• Make a difference in your own community
• Get full training and structured support
• Kick goals in a team that changes lives every day!

Job description

Job Coach - Inclusive Employment Australia - Wallsend

Inclusive Employment Australia supports individuals with disability, injury, or health condition in preparing for, finding, and maintaining employment. Why join AKG? We believe it's important to get to know our customers and understand their skills and abilities, focusing on what they can do, not what they can't do. By doing this, it allows us to provide tailored support and assistance and also helps in the search of finding the right employment that suits our customers best. We don't stop there though. Once our customers are in employment, we continue to be there for them, and their employers too. You might be from industry already or a retail or hospitality superstar, a call centre professional or from another service industry all together, but you thrive in a customer-focused role, enjoy talking to clients and are self-driven! Training and support will be provided. Bring your positivity and tenacity to a role that really matters! Join us!

• Build on your existing experience or begin a new career
• Make a difference in your own community
• Get full training and structured support
• Kick goals in a team that changes lives every day!

Would this describe you?

• Energised by supporting people to achieve their goals
• High level of interpersonal and organisational skills
• Strong customer service experience
• Confidence to talk to local employers and businesses
• Goal focused
• Ability to look for solutions and overcome objections
• Aware of the vulnerabilities when looking for work and the effects of unemployment
• Empathetic, but also resilient
• Able to obtain a current Working with Children Check & Police Check

More than just a salary!

• “Purple Perks” Discounts from a large number of well-known retail /travel and adventure companies for staff
• EAP Program available for yourself and family members
• Opportunity to grow and develop through training and leadership support
• 5 weeks annual leave after 3 years' service
• Cash out of purchase annual leave to suit your needs
• Gender neutral paid parental leave of 12 weeks
• Extensive leave provisions including domestic, community service and study leave
• Education assistance and study leave

We embrace Diversity and Inclusion We value diversity – in the backgrounds, ideas, work styles and perspectives of our team. We strongly encourage people with disability, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, mature aged workers and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply. We adhere to the National Principles for Child Safety and require all team members to be committed to child safety and well-being. Our induction and training will provide you with these principles, including having an understanding of children's developmental needs and culturally safe practices.