Benefits:Ongoing learning and development to set you up for successAccess to Employee Assistance ProgramsMost importantly a role where you feel you are making a difference everyday!About Your Role:DSA is seeking a dedicated Employment Consultant to join our team on a 6 month contract based at our Kingsgrove site within our supported employment ADE. You will be responsible for providing vocational support and training to support our participants in employment. Exceptional interpersonal skills are vital in this role, as you are required to build rapport with our supported employees to ensure their employment goals are met in line with their NDIS plan. Key Responsibilities:Assist employees with pre-vocational skills training including assistance with inducting new employees to the worksite.Match employees to appropriate jobs and tasks, according to their interests, abilities and the needs of the job/task.Provide ongoing vocational support and training to support existing employees to build job skills;Develop individualised training plans and deliver/facilitate individual and group learning activities and training.Maximise employee's participations in the workplaceLiaise with, employers, government and non-government agencies on behalf of our employees.About You:We are looking for someone who has extensive knowledge of a range of disabilities and how they may impact on employment and the work environment. Therefore, it is essential that you are an excellent listener with strong attention to detail. Ideally, you have prior experience supporting people with disability, or have worked in a similar environment/role, and understand what it truly means to be person-centric! It is also important that you are a passionate and driven individual who has the ability to exceed key targets and support our participants to reach their full potential. Most importantly, you have a passion for the sector and relate to our mission and values.Requirements:Knowledge of the NDIS Disability Service Standards. Experience in assessing, training, and supporting people with a disability. Current NSW Driver’s Licence (P2 and above) and your own motor vehicle.Certificate IV in Disability or relevant qualifications/experience.Compliance req’s: NDIS Worker Check, WWCC, vaccine passport or medical exemption.About DSA:We’re very pleased to share that we have now officially joined forces with Scope Australia! The union of Scope and DSA has made us the second largest Disability Services Provider in Australia.In NSW, we provide Employment Services, Community and Home Living, Allied Health Services, and Training options for people with disability. We have an innovative and supportive culture, guided by our values of Courage, Commitment, Connection, and Respect which is imbedded in everything we do. This role sits within our Packaging Solutions division. Packaging Solutions is an Australian Disability Enterprise providing meaningful direct employment for people with a disability and provides third party supply chain solutions for local, national and international businesses. We pack and label products for more than 70 business customers each year, which gives our employees the opportunity to work with some of Australia’s leading brands.We are committed to filling this role quickly, so while this role has a closing date, we will be reviewing applications as they come in and may interview suitable candidates prior to closing date.Scope as an EmployerView our stance on inclusion and diversity, human rights and our Covid-19 policies.If at any time you require us to adjust our recruitment process to meet your individual needs please inform the recruiter.Please note, successful applicants will be required to hold a NDIS Worker Screening Check Clearance and a Working with Children Check. If you have lived or worked for a continuous period of 12 months or more in another country within the last 10 years, a certified International Police Check from that country or countries will also be required. As part of our Covid-19 response the Scope Covid-19 policy requires all our employees regardless of the job to have received at least 3 doses of a Covid-19 vaccine. Please note that the offer will be conditional on meeting these requirements. How to Apply: To apply online, please click on the appropriate link. 65000AUDKingsgrove2208
