Recruitment Broker: Footscray, SYC. Footscray, Melbourne VIC. Employment Services (Community Services & Development). Full time. Add expected salary to your profile for insights. Are you looking for a role where you can make a difference?

SYC delivers Workforce Australia Employment Services at over 50 locations throughout Australia and offers a range of services to support people in achieving their employment goals.

The employment broker (or recruitment consultant) is responsible for developing strong stakeholder relationships, proactively engaging with and managing recruitment activities for employers, and securing sustainable employment outcomes for participants.

Based at our Footscray site, you will be part of a supportive and result-driven team that is dedicated to our vision of well-being, independence, and opportunity for everyone. Day-to-day responsibilities will include: Actively engaging with and managing new and existing employer relationships, maximising placements using direct recruitment and pre-employment methods to secure sustainable employment outcomes. Managing employer vacancies, promoting available opportunities to internal stakeholders, conducting pre-screening activities, and referring and placing suitable participants. Canvassing and cold calling employers to source vacancies and employment opportunities for existing caseloads and reverse market participants to employers.

Providing thorough post-placement support to employers by maintaining the prescribed contact regime to maximise employment outcomes and maintain positive employer relationships. Supporting the implementation and development of employment strategies and linkages for key cohorts and referring participants to relevant initiatives. Providing effective support to participants navigating the various recruitment models, ensuring candidates receive regular contact, assistance with screening activities, and other supports as required to maximise successful placements.

About You: As someone who enjoys working both autonomously and within a broader team environment, you will have experience in creating relationships, the ability to meet deadlines and KPI targets, and the ability to work in an agile environment.

The successful candidate will demonstrate: previous experience in customer service, client facing, or sales roles. The ability to develop relationships with employers and relevant stakeholders. Time management, organisational skills, and the ability to plan and prioritise in order to achieve outcomes. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, include the ability to write timely and accurate email communications, correspondence, and reports. Interpersonal conflict resolution and negotiation skills, along with the ability to identify innovative and lateral solutions to problems,. The ability to confidently and effectively cold canvass employers and reverse market participants.

For this role, you will need to: be willing to complete a Working with Children Check and a National Police Check. Have a current and valid driver's license and your own registered vehicle with a 4 or 5-star ANCAP safety rating. Be eligible to work in Australia. Why join Team SYC?

Increase your pay with Salary Packaging options. Career development opportunities. Enjoy an additional day off to celebrate your birthday.

Wellbeing leave Access an additional one week of paid leave each year through SYC loyalty leave. * Be provided with additional paid personal leave. Stay healthy with discounted Corporate Private Health coverage. Access our free and confidential Employee Assistance Program. Access to special discounts on memberships and fitness activities through Goodlife, Fitness First and Zap Health Clubs. Retail and Entertainment discount vouchers. Enjoy special benefits with Beaurepaires. Qualifying periods and terms apply.

About us SYC exists so everyone can succeed. ‍We invest back into the community, helping tens of thousands of people every year to create a life without disadvantage, to build sustainable independence and to experience wellbeing in all areas of their lives. A non-profit human services organisation, SYC was founded in 1958 to support young people experiencing disadvantage in Adelaide. We now operate nationally, supporting more than 57,000 people annually with housing, education, employment, justice, health and disability services.

We are proud to work with people who are passionate and professional, who encourage and value diversity, who are courageous and creative and, most importantly, who believe in people’s potential. Our vision of wellbeing, independence and opportunity for everyone encompasses the people we work with as well as the people who work for SYC.

We’re proud to be a Circle Back Initiative Employer, and we commit to responding to every applicant.

Please complete the requested screening questions on the application page and attach your resume.

SYC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud of our diverse workforce. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people with disability to apply. If you require assistance completing your application,

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Contact our recruitment team, who will be happy to support you via careers@syc.net.au