Am I suited to being an Employment Consultant with APM’s Whyalla office?

Previous experience is not a must. What we need from you is positivity and drive and a love for helping others succeed.

Perhaps you have experience solving problems in a call centre role, leadership exposure as a store or restaurant manager, negotiation skills in a sales role or a love of motivating others from working as a personal trainer.

This job is all about building relationships and understanding what makes people tick.

A typical week will involve...

You’ll be supporting DES (Disability Employment Services) jobseekers in the Whyalla community who have an injury, health condition or disability, guiding them to find work.

• Helping DES jobseekers identify their skills and abilities
• Building relationships with employers to identify and create employment opportunities
• Marketing your jobseekers to potential employers
• Increasing jobseekers’ capacity for employment (through training, referral to counselling or other support services, coaching in job search skills)
• Creating a clear pathway to employment for jobseekers through personal Job Plans

What we do & how we invest in our staff:

For more than 25 years, APM has been enabling better lives through employment, allied health intervention, community care and workplace health services. We help more than 540,000 people each year, in 10 countries across the world.

We invest in our staff and performance is part of our culture. Your role attracts uncapped bonuses, rewarding you for supporting as many people as possible into employment. You will also enjoy:

• Unlimited personal use of a smartphone
• Paid parental leave
• Personal development study options
• Free confidential counselling & wellbeing plans
• Salary packaging on your new fleet car
• Travel discounts a range of other benefits.

A few points to consider:

• You need to be eligible to work in Australia
• Have a current driver’s licence and a comprehensively insured vehicle
• Be happy to complete a Criminal History Check
• Be able to secure a Working with Children Check

APM is committed to diversity and welcomes applications from people who have a disability, are LGBTIQ+, and people of culturally diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island descent.