Job description
- Permanent Full-time position in Emerald, QLD
- Increase your take-home pay with Salary Packaging
- Join a supportive team with opportunity to up-skill and grow
About Us
Community Solutions Group makes a difference in people’s lives – supporting them to achieve their goals and working with them on their pathway to possibilities. We deliver a broad range of services focused on the employment, education, wellbeing and independence of individuals, families and communities across Queensland, Victoria and South Australia.
Community Solutions Group are part of Endeavour Foundation, one of Australia’s largest employers of people living with disability where being inclusive and diverse is not just an aspiration, it is who we are! Fostering a diverse and inclusive culture is at the heart of everything we do and getting it right goes hand in hand with living our organisational values and our purpose of making possibilities a reality.
About The Role
Community Solutions are proud to deliver the Disability Employment Services (DES), and we are looking for a Recruitment Partner to join our friendly and supportive team. The successful applicant will come with a variety of work and life experience, a ‘can do’ attitude and willingness to think creatively when it comes to developing tailored pathways to employment, for our customers who have a disability, illness or injury. Key role responsibilities include:
- Engaging with employers and gaining an understanding of the local labour market to identify new and ongoing employment opportunities
- Networking with community organisations who work with people with a disability, illness or injury, to explain our services and attract those in our community who need support looking for work
- Developing strong relationships with customers, both face to face and over the phone, to understand their capacity to work, their employment preferences and what support, skills and knowledge they need
- Maintaining regular employer and customer contact after they start work to review their progress and ensure any issues are actioned swiftly
- Assisting our customers to become job ready
- Working with other local community services where required to address any barriers to employment that our customers may be experiencing
About You
We are looking for passionate people who genuinely want to assist others in our local community; addressing any barriers that prevent our customers from securing ongoing, meaningful employment. You don’t need to have experience in our industry, however, here are a few things we are looking for:
- A positive attitude and a willingness to learn and adapt to an ongoing changing environment (this is a must!)
- The ability to build rapport and communicate with a wide variety of people from different backgrounds and life experience; you are a true people person
- You are not afraid to seek out and consult with local employers and community organisations to develop employment opportunities for our customers
- Experience working in a fast-paced environment, in a high performance, results focused culture
- Availability to work from 8.30 am – 5.00 pm Monday to Friday
Benefits and Perks
- Package up to $15,900 of your annual salary tax free, and additional $2,650 for meal and entertainment expenses.
- Use your pre-tax income to purchase a new or used car, saving on both the purchase price and running costs.
- Discounts on Corporate Private Health Insurances, Select Kia Vehicles, Solar Packages (QLD only) and appliances.
- Supportive Induction and Learning Opportunities
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Reward and Recognition Program.
Intrigued? We’d love to hear from you. Please click ‘Apply Now’ to submit your application and join #TeamPossible today!
Community Solutions encourages applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures. This includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, CALD (Culturally and Linguistically Diverse), the LGBTQI+ community, and people with disability. We value inclusivity and are committed to adjusting our recruitment process to ensure accessibility and support of an applicant’s needs.