Are you looking to use your performance mindset for an organisation with PURPOSE? Apply today to be a Parent and Family Pathway Planner to enable better lives for our participants.

Am I suited to being a Parent and Family Pathway Planner with APM?

Experience in Employment Services is not a must, but if you’re already working in the industry, or have before, we welcome you to join the APM team. We know you’ll get off to a flying start!

We also welcome people who have worked previously as retail or store managers, travel or sales consultants, bank tellers, telemarketers or hospitality managers - jobs that rely on great service and networking. If you've done one of these types of work before, then you may have skills that would suit - and as we provide full training, we'll help you pivot your skills into a new career in Employment Services.

About the Role

Delivering services under the government’s new ParentsNext contract, APM’s Parent & Family Pathway Planners have an opportunity to provide advocacy, coaching and mentoring to Parents who have made the decision to prepare for their return to work or study.

Core duties of this role include

• Lead the way in supporting parents to both plan for and create pathways for future growth and development
• Liaise with local service providers and community to assist parents effectively prepare for a return to work or study
• Engage in networking activities to strengthen relationships with local business and community groups
• Effectively administer the delivery of APM’s contractual service delivery model and plan

Skills and Experience

• Relevant experience and/or qualifications in family, youth, disability or employment services
• Strong knowledge and connections into the local community
• Strong interpersonal, negotiation, conflict resolution and time management skills
• Experience in planning with people to achieve positive outcomes
• Ability to set goals, manage a variety of tasks and achieve outcomes
• Excellent communication skills
• Strong administration and compliance capabilities

Join a stable, and growing employer, full time

For more than 25 years, we’ve been enabling better lives through employment, allied health intervention, community care and workplace health services. Each year, our services reach more than one million people across ten countries.

We're committed to you

As one of our team, you'll be given an opportunity to complete a nationally accredited training course in Employment Services. Working with APM you can gain invaluable experience, and the qualification to back it up.

Be rewarded for your success

Performance is part of our culture as it encourages us to help more people. Your role will attract a base salary plus an uncapped incentive structure, rewarding you for your success in placing as many people as possible into employment. You'll also have unlimited personal use of a smartphone, free counselling services and a range of other benefits.

To be considered, you must:

• be eligible to work in Australia
• have a current driver’s licence and a comprehensively insured vehicle
• be willing to complete a Criminal History Check
• be able to secure a Working with Children Check

Are you ready to make a difference in the lives of others, and your own?
Join the APM team today.

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.