Make a real impact – create opportunities and change lives!!!

Are you passionate about supporting people with disability to secure employment that could change their life? Do you have a knack for identifying an individuals’ employment match?

If so, YOU could be our next Employment Consultant at our Pakenham, VIC site within our Inclusive Employment Australia Program.

About the role: -

This is a dynamic role where you get to combine people support with sales, relationship building and administration, this is your opportunity to make 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
- Success in this role comes from your ability to 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 to generate job opportunities.




- Build and manage a robust 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: -

This isn’t your average desk job. We are all about breaking barriers, creating opportunities and helping people with disability thrive by securing and supporting them into employment.

- 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 love to recognise and rewards 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).
- Willing to complete a National Police Check.
- Able to pass a Working with Children Check.
- Available to work Full-Time Monday to Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm.

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📌 Iea Employment Consultant - Pakenham (Melbourne)
🏢 APM Employment Services
📍 Melbourne