Employment Consultant

About the Role

Join APM in Sorell, Tasmania as an Employment Consultant within the Inclusive Employment Australia Program. This position allows you to positively impact lives by aiding individuals with disabilities or other barriers in gaining meaningful employment. It combines direct participant support with employer engagement, sales, relationship management, and administrative responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide tailored coaching to participants to increase job readiness, including resume assistance, interview preparation, and job search techniques.
• Proactively cultivate relationships with local employers by conducting cold calls, visits, and face-to-face meetings to generate job opportunities.
• Develop and maintain a strong employer pipeline and identify hidden employment prospects for participants.
• Advocate for candidates to employers, demonstrating how their skills meet employer needs and negotiating job trials, wage subsidies, and work experience placements.
• Track participant progress, manage compliance, documentation, and data entry aligned with program standards.
• Meet and exceed KPIs related to placements, engagement activities, and outcomes.
• Celebrate participant achievements to encourage confidence and sustained engagement.

Who You Are

• A skilled communicator and rapport-builder comfortable liaising with employers.
• Experienced in sales, recruitment, business development, or customer-facing roles.
• Passionate about empowering people overcoming employment barriers.
• Resilient, goal-oriented, and able to handle multiple priorities efficiently.

Why Join Us?

• Competitive base salary with performance incentives rewarding success.
• Access to ongoing training, career development, and funded certification courses.
• A supportive and inclusive team atmosphere focusing on making a real difference.
• Employee Wellbeing Program, purchased annual leave, paid parental leave, and recognition for service milestones.
• Benefits such as vehicle salary packaging and access to the APM Family Hub.

Additional Information

• Must be eligible to work in Australia.
• Hold a valid driver's license and have access to a comprehensively insured vehicle.
• Possess a Standard level MyGovID.
• Willingness to complete required National Police and Working with Children Checks.
• Availability to work full-time from Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm.