About UnitingCare

People Helping People.  It’s at the heart of everything we do. As the health and community service provider of the Uniting Church we’ve supported people across Queensland for over 100 years. And while each of our 400 locations offers unique challenges and rewards, our 17,000 staff and 9000 volunteers are all united by a single goal – to help improve the lives of people in communities across Queensland.

Our vision for 2030 is to become Australia’s most trusted and respected health and community services provider, delivering exceptional values-based care in every corner of the community, and globally recognised as a leading light in care model innovation. 

UnitingCare Communities provides direct support to people with a disability in order to foster inclusion into communities of choice; maximise independence, develop and maintain social networks and assist people to make and implement informed choices about their lives.

The Opportunity:

UnitingCare's Employment Service is a Disability Employment Service funded by the Australian Government is assist job seekers with a disability to gain and maintain suitable employment within the open labour market.

We are currently seeking a motivated Employment Consultant to join our Toowoomba based team to assist in the provision of services to job seekers and local businesses. This role is responsible for:

• Building relationships with employers and source job opportunities for our job seekers to gain and maintain meaningful and sustainable employment.
• Assessing the needs of disadvantaged job seekers with disability, injury or health conditions and providing a broad range of services and supports to assist job seekers prepare for, gain and maintain sustainable employment opportunities; and
• Engaging with local employers regarding their recruitment needs and referring suitably skilled and experienced job seekers to available vacancies, with the aim of achieving sustainable employment outcomes.

The position offers a high level of job satisfaction, as you are given the opportunity to make a positive difference within the community. You will be joining a progressive team with an employer that strives to provide optimum working conditions.

About you:

This opportunity calls for an outstanding communicator with an ability to effectively engage with internal and external stakeholders including community members and organisations. We’re looking for someone who is values driven and passionate about a safe employment environment that attracts, engages and retains our clients, their families and skilled employees.

To addition, you will possess the following:

• A passion for assisting people to gain employment and enhance their careers
• Demonstrated experience in business development, marketing and promoting an Employment Service to employers by developing and maintaining partnerships with potential and current employers, in order to generate increased sustainable employment opportunities
• Demonstrated case management experience in the Disability Sector or similar
• Demonstrated sound understanding of the local labour market
• Experience working to and achieving KPI’s and milestones
• Demonstrated ability to deliver high level processes with a comprehensive working knowledge of technology in particular the Microsoft Office suite.
• Demonstrated knowledge or the willingness to understand the application of the principles of Project SEARCH Model Fidelity, NDIS Quality and Safeguarding Framework and National Standards for Disability Services.
• A current Positive Notice from Disability Services, willingness to undergo a “Working with Children Check” and a Suitability Card (Blue Card) prior to commencing employment.
• Current CPR and First Aid Certificate.

As one of the largest employers in Queensland, UnitingCare offers the opportunity to develop your skills within a value-based organisation where people are at the centre of everything we do.

UnitingCare offer a variety of benefits including values-based work environment, discounted products and services, attractive salary packaging, career development and lifestyle benefits.