Job Coach - Workforce Australia (Wfa)

AKG; Melbourne; Vor Ort; AUD 65.000 - 95.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Purple Perks discounts

EAP program

Leadership development support

Five weeks annual leave

Zusammenfassung

AKG is seeking a dedicated Job Coach for Workforce Australia (WFA) in Melbourne. This permanent full-time role supports Australians to find meaningful employment, build skills, and improve health and wellbeing.

You will work with clients to assess abilities, align them with suitable employers, and provide tailored guidance to help them thrive in the workforce. The position offers the opportunity to contribute to communities across Australia, with a focus on empowering job seekers and

Qualifikationen

• Experience in employment services or job coaching preferred.
• Ability to engage with diverse clients and employers.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.

Kenntnisse

Job coaching

Customer service

Interpersonal skills

Employer engagement

Jobbeschreibung

Job Coach - Workforce Australia (WFA)

Permanent Fulltime role. Competitive Salary and Incentives.

Make a Meaningful Difference Every Day With more than 200 locations and a team of 1,200+ dedicated professionals, AKG is one of Australia's leading providers of employment, training and health services. We support Australians to find meaningful employment, build new skills, and improve their health and wellbeing. As part of the AKG Group, we work alongside people from all backgrounds and life stages, helping them overcome barriers, unlock opportunities, and achieve their goals. Our work creates real, lasting impact in communities across Australia.

If you're passionate about making a difference and want to be part of an organisation where your work directly empowers others to thrive, AKG offers the opportunity to build a rewarding career with purpose.

Why join us?

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.

• 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
• Superannuation contributions paid for women during the first 12 weeks of any unpaid parental leave
• 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.