Description:
Company Description
IPAR is a national occupational rehabilitation provider supporting thousands of people who may be living with an illness, disability, or injury. Whether it is through workplace rehabilitation, counselling, injury prevention or finding new employment, our care is tailored to each and every individual. We work with our clients to identify their goals and provide psychological or physical supports to help them live life to its fullest potential. Our team of highly skilled allied health professionals and employment consultants include Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Exercise Physiologists, Psychologists and Rehabilitation Counsellors. IPAR is just one of the purpose-built, industry leading brands in the global MedHealth network. We make impact and we achieve outcomes through the meaningful and purposeful work that we do every day.
Why joins us?
- Ongoing development - tailored career development and leadership pathways, together with a "promoting from within" culture;
- A comprehensive induction and onboarding , a buddy program and ongoing workplace mentoring are provided;
- Competitive remuneration package , generous bonus and incentive schemes, annual salary review and salary packaging options;
- Recognition of Achievement Culture – Team Member of the Month and Reward Vouchers to recognise and celebrate for the STAR of each branch;
- Employee Referral Program - Monetary incentive for recommending great talent!;
- Flexible hybrid working arrangement with flexible working hours;
- Strong supportive team culture - Peer and management support readily available onsite;
- Dedicated Health & Wellness program for all staff including Health & Wellness calendar and Fitness Passport , and access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP);
- A mobile phone and a ProBook with latest technology are included;
- Purchase Annual Leave , Travel Reimbursement and other perks are available.
Job Description
We are seeking individuals with a background in Employment Services or Disability Employment interested in working in the occupational rehabilitation sector in Liverpool NSW and Central Coast NSW .
As a Job Placement Consultant, you will actively work to support people living with illness, disability, or injury return to work or obtain new employment and live the best life they can!
You will undertake a variety of activities including:
- Work collaboratively with injured workers, potential employers, and your internal team of allied health professionals to provide safe, sustainable opportunities for workers to re-enter the workforce;
- Contribute to injured workers ability to achieve return to work goals through job skills development, confidence building and promoting independence;
- Apply and deliver customer service in employment services and job placement;
- Empower clients to effectively present their skills and abilities when seeking employment;
- Brokering new employment or work experience opportunities in remote and regional areas which in turn, provide a swift re-engagement into employment for workers who have been detached from the workplace;
- Build strong relationships with local employers and organisations;
- Assist in developing written Labour Market Research reports and brokering vocational programs that support return to work outcomes.
Qualifications
As a Successful Job Placement Consultant will possess:
- Ideally you will be working towards a tertiary qualification in Rehabilitation Counselling or Psychology with an interest in exploring Occupational Rehabilitation as a future career path OR;
- Have a passion for Employment Services or Disability Employment keen to diversify your knowledge, skill set and portfolio. Experience in employment services, case management, disability employment would be advantageous, as would knowledge of worker's compensation, rehabilitation and occupational health and safety legislation;
- Drive, energy and professionalism, with a personable approach and the ability to manage stakeholder expectations, grow services and build relationships;
- Flexible work hours arrangement: part-time and full-time opportunities are available;
- A strong verbal and written communicator;
- Excellent time management skills, be able to work autonomously as well as within a team environment;
- Excellent administrative skills, competent with MS Office and MS Outlook;
- Have the confidence and initiative to solve problems and achieve outcomes;
- Bilingual/multilingual is desirable eg. Arabic, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Farsi, Hindi;
- Working with Children Check and National Police Check (or able and willing to obtain);
- Current NSW's Driver Licence, road worthy motor vehicle and comprehensive insurance; due to location some travel may be expected.
Additional Information
Our core values are always at the heart of the work that we do every day:
- We act with integrity . We are honest, ethical, and transparent. We inspire trust through open communication;
- People work together. We enable each other to thrive within a culture of collaboration, fun and high performance;
- We take pride in delivering an exceptional and seamless customer experience each and every time;
- Quality & Innovation is at the forefront of our thinking. We have the courage to actively seek new opportunities and continually improve;
- We embrace sustainability across all aspects of our business including financial performance, service; design and delivering meaningful outcomes for our team, our customers and the communities that we work in.
If you would like to have a confidential discussion about the role or if you want to express of interest for a career with IPAR, please contact our Talent Acquisition Advisor - Tammy via 0428 575 220 or tatran@medhealth.com.au or connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tammy-tpt/. #IPAR
You are welcome here.
Our fast-growing team of more than 3,000 people around Australia represent a huge array of life experiences, skills and ways of thinking. We value all these differences.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, proudly welcoming people with disability including mental health conditions, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, people from the LGBTQI community, veterans, carers and Indigenous Australians to our team.
We are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs.