Drive real change by supporting individuals with barriers to secure meaningful employment and realise their full potential.

About the role

This is a agile, dual-focused role where you can combine people support with sales, relationship building and administration, making a meaningful difference every day.

You Will

- Support participants (many facing barriers such as disability, injury, or long‑term unemployment) to become job‑ready.
- Actively market candidates to employers and generate job opportunities.
- Build strong relationships with local businesses to create sustainable employment pathways.
- Balance people support with proactive employer engagement and outcome delivery.

Key Responsibilities

- Build strong relationships with participants to understand their employment goals and position them for success.
- Coach participants to be job‑ready, competitive, and interview‑confident.
- Assist participants with resumes, interview preparation, job search strategies and facilitate access to training and upskilling opportunities.
- Drive employment outcomes by actively advocating on behalf of participants to employers and securing job placements.
- Generate new employment opportunities through cold calls, employer visits, and face‑to‑face engagement with employers.
- Build and manage a strong pipeline of employers to consistently convert opportunities into placements.
- Identify and capitalise on hidden job opportunities through proactive business development.
- Pitch candidates confidently, positioning their skills to meet employer needs.
- Influence hiring decisions by promoting the commercial and social value of inclusive recruitment.
- Negotiate job trials, work‑experience placements, and wage subsidies to secure employment outcomes.
- Maintain and grow employer relationships to drive repeat business and ongoing vacancies.
- Achieve and exceed KPI targets across placements, engagement, and activity levels.




- Conduct regular appointments and track participant progress toward employment outcomes.
- Manage compliance, documentation, and data entry in line with program requirements.
- Track performance against KPIs and achieve employment outcome targets.
- Celebrate milestones and successful placements to build participant confidence and engagement.

What Success Looks Like

- Strong employment outcomes for participants.
- A growing network of engaged local employers.
- Consistent achievement of KPIs and performance targets.
- Positive, long‑term placements that change lives.

About You

You Are

- A natural communicator and relationship builder with confidence engaging employers.
- Experienced in sales, business development, recruitment, or customer‑facing roles.
- Passionate about helping people overcome barriers and succeed.
- Resilient, target‑driven, and motivated by achieving outcomes.
- Organised and able to manage multiple priorities.

Why You’ll Love It

- Base salary plus performance‑based incentives that reward your success.
- Ongoing training and career development – we are committed to your growth.
- Supportive and inclusive team environment where your contributions make a difference every day.
- Celebrating milestones – we recognise and reward hard work with fun events.
- EAP (Employee Wellbeing Program).
- Purchased annual leave.
- Paid parental leave.
- Funded Certificate IV in Community Services or Mental Health Peer Support (eligibility criteria applies).
- Service recognitions.
- APM Family Hub.
- Maxxia (vehicle salary packaging).

To Be Considered, You Will Have

- Eligibility to work in Australia.
- A current driver’s licence and a comprehensively insured vehicle.
- A MyGovID (Standard level).
- Willingness to complete a National Police Check.
- Ability to pass a Working with Children Check.
- Availability to work full‑time Monday to Friday 8:30 am – 5:00 pm.

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📌 Employment Consultant (The Hills Shire)
🏢 APM Employment Services
📍 The Hills Shire