Job Coach - WFA

About this role

Job Coach - Workforce Australia (WFA), Atherton

Why join us? 

We believe it's important to get to know our customers and understand their skills and abilities, focusing on what they can do, not what they can't do. 

By doing this, it allows us to provide tailored support and assistance and also helps in the search of finding the right employment that suits our customers best.

We don't stop there though. Once our customers are in employment, we continue to be there for them, and their employers too. 

Would this describe you?  

• Energised by supporting people to achieve their goals 

• High level of interpersonal and organisational skills

• Strong customer service experience

• Confidence to talk to local employers and businesses 

• Goal focused 

• Ability to look for solutions and overcome objections 

• Aware of the vulnerabilities when looking for work and the effects of unemployment

• Empathetic, but also resilient  

• Able to obtain a current Working with Children Check & Police Check  

 More than just a salary!

• “Purple Perks” Discounts from a large number of well-known retail /travel and adventure companies for staff

• EAP Program available for yourself and family members

• Opportunity to grow and develop through training and leadership support 

• 5 weeks annual leave after 3 years' service

• Cash out of purchase annual leave to suit your needs 

• Access to long service leave after 5 years' service

• Gender neutral paid parental leave of 12 weeks

• Superannuation contributions paid for women during the first 12 weeks of any unpaid parental leave

• Extensive leave provisions including domestic, community service and study leave

• Education assistance and study leave.

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Next steps - APPLY NOW!

If you require an adjustment to the recruitment process for reasons of equal opportunity, please call a member of our Recruitment Team on 07 •••• •306 or email rec••••••••@akg.com.au before you submit your application.

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We embrace Diversity and Inclusion 

We are proud to hold the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) Employer of Choice Citation and be a recognised Disability Confident Company.

We value diversity – in the backgrounds, ideas, work styles and perspectives of our team. We strongly encourage people with disability, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, mature aged workers and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to apply. 

We adhere to the National Principles for Child Safety and require all team members to be committed to child safety and well-being.  Our induction and training will provide you with these principles, including having an understanding of children's developmental needs and culturally safe practices.