Employment Broker

Are you passionate about helping individuals find suitable employment? Do you thrive on building connections and fostering relationships? We have an exciting opportunity for you as an Employment Broker!

The Employment Broker will primarily facilitate the placement of willing job seekers into long term sustainable employment opportunities. This role will involve facilitating job clubs, conducting job preparedness sessions and reverse marketing (cold and warm leads) to support job seekers in securing positions.

This position is being offered on a full time, ongoing basis based between our Fitzroy and Coburg sites.

You’ll also experience the work/life balance that comes with working a 9 day fortnight, with a dedicated and fixed day off every second week.

About the Role:

• Perform comprehensive Reverse Marketing of willing job seekers (approx. 20 at a time) to local businesses

• Generate opportunities for job seekers through BDM (i.e. generate placements, interviews and vacancies with local businesses)

• Through generating vacancies for job seekers, ensure the suitable roles are passed through to our Recruitment Administrator or Regional Account Manager for appropriate account management, while also ensure unsuitable vacancies are not accepted

• Assist site in meeting placement and target outcomes through strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders

• Facilitate group sessions at sites including information and job matching sessions

• Proactively engage with employers where appropriate to arrange further training, wage subsidies, PPE, pre-employment checks and any other requirements to successfully place job seekers into employment

• Coordinate with relevant managers to assist in meeting larger employment initiatives.

• Stay up to date with industry trends, labour market trends, and recruitment strategies to offer valuable insights and recommendations.

Requirements:

• Hold a current driver’s licence and have the willingness to travel to other sites where required;

• Have a minimum Certificate IV in Employment Services or Career Development or willingness to obtain;

• Show sound knowledge of the local labour market and the needs and expectations of employers;

• Experience in sales or telemarketing in a service industry highly regarded; and

• Have intermediate to high level administrative skills including ability to type at a minimum of 30 wpm.

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to build rapport with job seekers and employers.

• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.

• Results-oriented mindset with a passion for helping individuals achieve their career goals.

Benefits

Attractive Salary

We offer competitive salaries that exceed expectations of a not-for-profit and registered charity.

Wellbeing Day

Full-time staff enjoy a day off each fortnight while accruing full-time wages, superannuation, and leave entitlements.

Salary Packaging

Increase your take home pay by making a portion of your salary tax-free while maintaining full superannuation contributions. Up to $15,900 annually.

Parental Leave

Workskil Australia provides paid parental leave for either parent for 6 weeks, with up to 12 months of leave available.

Career Progression

Most of our job vacancies are promoted internally before becoming available to the public.

Leadership Training

We work to develop aspiring leaders and prepare them for future leadership positions within the organisation.

Remuneration

A competitive salary will be negotiated commensurate with skills and experience. As Workskil Australia is a public benevolent institution, we can also offer a portion of the salary through tax effective salary packaging.

Workskil Australia is an inclusive, equal opportunity employer and we particularly welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, applicants from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and applicants who have a disability. We deliver a range of employment and community services to children, young people and their families and are committed to creating a safe environment for children and young people in the delivery of these services.