Recruitment Partner

at  Community Solutions

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 YOU

We are looking for passionate people who genuinely want to assist others in our local community; addressing any barriers that prevent our customer 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’re 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
• Highly organised with strong administrational skills
• A current valid Driver’s Licence and Blue Card (Working with Children Check) (or ability to obtain prior to commencement) - you will also be required to undertake a National Police Check prior to commencement
• If you need to apply for a Blue Card and you are successful in securing the role, we will reimburse you the cost of the check

We are looking for a Recruitment Partner to join our team based in Maroochydore & Surrounding sites. The successful applicant will come with a variety of work and life experience, a ‘can do’ attitude and willingness to look ‘outside the box’, when developing tailored pathways to employment, for our customers who have a disability, illness or injury. Role responsibilities include:

• 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
• Engaging with employers and gaining an understanding of the local labour market to identify new and ongoing employment opportunities for our customers
• 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 to secure suitable employment
• 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
• Gathering documentary evidence to meet participant & department outcomes