Job Placement Officer

Bamara; Cairns Regional; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous salary

3 days bonus leave during Christmas/NY

Birthday leave

Yearly Flu shot

Flare Benefits discounts

Upskilling opportunities in Community

Employee Assistance program

Wellness partner program

First Nations Perspective training

Rewards and recognition program

Job summary

Bamara is seeking a Job Placement Officer to support Workforce Australia participants into sustainable employment. You will partner with Job Mentors, participants, and employers to identify opportunities, promote candidates, and drive successful placements.

Responsibilities include building employer relationships, coordinating interviews, and maintaining records, while upholding culturally respectful, inclusive service delivery.

Qualifications

• Experience in employment services, recruitment, sales, or similar people-focused environments.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to build rapport with participants and employers from diverse backgrounds.
• Confidence engaging with employers and promoting participants.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Ability to work independently while contributing to a team.
• Solutions-focused and proactive approach.
• Strong computer and administration skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Commitment to culturally respectful and inclusive services.
• Able to obtain a standard strength myID.
• Able to pass a police check.
• Valid WWCC - Blue Card.

Responsibilities

• Identify suitable employment opportunities for participants.
• Work with Job Mentors to understand participant skills and goals.
• Build and maintain relationships with local employers.
• Engage with employers and reverse marketing to identify opportunities.
• Promote and advocate for participants to prospective employers.
• Match participants with vacancies based on skills and goals.
• Assist participants with applications, resumes, and interviews.
• Coordinate and support interviews, job offers and commencements.
• Maintain accurate participant and employer records.
• Monitor employment outcomes and follow up with employers after placement.
• Collaborate with Workforce Australia team to achieve targets.
• Stay informed on local labour market opportunities and employer needs.
• Ensure activities comply with Workforce Australia policies.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Organisational skills

Independent work

Team collaboration

Solutions-focused

Customer service

Recruitment

People-oriented

Tools

MS Office

CRM systems

Job description

We bring years of experience and authentic engagement in regional, remote, and urban locations to our services.

Bamara has long history of working respectfully alongside communities and the people who live in them assisting and supporting community and individual goal achievement.

Bamara footprint extends across New South Wales, the Northern Territory, and Queensland. Our focus is on building individual and community capacity and prosperity through the design and delivery of projects, programs and initiatives underpinned by Australian government (state and federal) funding.

Culture and Community

Bamara is a First Nation’s organisation, all staff are expected to participate in connection with community, respect relationships and apply this respect to each participant we work with across all diverse cultural backgrounds

Salary and Benefits

• 3 days bonus leave during the Christmas/New Year period
• Birthday leave
• Yearly Flu shot
• Retail and Entertainment discounts acrossleading brands through Flare Benefits program
• Opportunities to upskill with qualifications in Community Services
• Employee Assistance program for staff and their immediate families
• Access to our wellness partner program with C-5
• First Nations Perspective training
• Rewards and recognition program

About the role

As a Job Placement Officer, you will play an important role in supporting Workforce Australia participants to move into sustainable employment.

You will work closely with Job Mentors, participants and employers to identify suitable employment opportunities, promote participants to employers and support successful job placements.

About Bamara

We bring years of experience and authentic engagement in regional, remote, and urban locations to our services.

Bamara has long history of working respectfully alongside communities and the people who live in them assisting and supporting community and individual goal achievement.

Bamara footprint extends across New South Wales, the Northern Territory, and Queensland. Our focus is on building individual and community capacity and prosperity through the design and delivery of projects, programs and initiatives underpinned by Australian government (state and federal) funding.

Culture and Community

Bamara is a First Nation’s organisation, all staff are expected to participate in connection with community, respect relationships and apply this respect to each participant we work with across all diverse cultural backgrounds

Salary and Benefits

• Generous salary
• 3 days bonus leave during the Christmas/New Year period
• Birthday leave
• Yearly Flu shot
• Retail and Entertainment discounts acrossleading brands through Flare Benefits program
• Opportunities to upskill with qualifications in Community Services
• Employee Assistance program for staff and their immediate families
• Access to our wellness partner program with C-5
• First Nations Perspective training
• Rewards and recognition program

About the role

As a Job Placement Officer, you will play an important role in supporting Workforce Australia participants to move into sustainable employment.

You will work closely with Job Mentors, participants and employers to identify suitable employment opportunities, promote participants to employers and support successful job placements.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify suitable employment opportunities for a participant.
• Work closely with Job Mentors to understand participant skills, experience, interests and employment goals.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with local employers.
• Undertake employer engagement and reverse marketing activities to identify potential employment opportunities.
• Promote and advocate for participants to prospective employers.
• Match participants with suitable vacancies based on their skills, experience and employment goals.
• Assist participants with applications, resumes, interviews and other job-search activities where required.
• Coordinate and support interviews, job offers and employment commencements.
• Maintain accurate participant and employer records.
• Monitor employment outcomes and follow up withemployersafter placement.
• Work collaboratively with the wider Workforce Australia team to achieve employment and performance targets.
• Maintain a strong understanding of local labour market opportunities and employer needs.
• Ensure all activities are completed in accordance with Workforce Australia requirements, policies and procedures.

Skills and Experience

• Experience in employment services, recruitment, sales, customer service or a similar people-focused environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to build rapport with participants and employers from diverse backgrounds.
• Confidence engaging with employers and promoting participants.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• The ability to work independently while also contributing positively to a team.
• A solutions-focused and proactive approach.
• Strong computer and administration skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• A commitment to providing culturally respectful and inclusive services.
• Able to obtain a standard strength myID.
• Able to pass a police check.
• Valid WWCC - Blue Card.