Employment Consultant
What the work is
Assists people to find suitable employment through collaboration with employers and clients, and provision of ongoing support.
Would you enjoy the work?
These are the main tasks in the official description. Mark how each one sounds to you.
- Recognises, supports and evaluates individuals' needs, interests, skills and past job experience
- Plans, develops and implements capability building for individuals through training and support services
- Creates and implements individualised plans with clients to support a clear pathway to employment
- Coordinates with employers to find suitable employment for individuals
- Builds and maintains relationships with employers and community organisations in order to obtain ongoing employment opportunities for clients
- Assists individuals with job applications and requirements
- Fosters long-term relationships with clients and provides ongoing support
- May assist people with disability and neurodivergent individuals to find suitable employment by collaborating with employers and clients to ensure reasonable adjustments
Try it
A simulation and a case study from this kind of work, set in a community employment service in a regional town, with a small team and a busy waiting room. They are fictional.
The kind of days you could have
Good days
- Someone you have worked with for months rings to say they start on Monday
- An employer who was unsure about hiring tells you the person was the best they have had
- A client who was too nervous to speak in your first meeting leads a mock interview
Hard days
- A client you tried hard to help stops coming and you never find out why
- Employers who say they want to hire fairly but quietly screen people out
- Targets and paperwork that crowd out the time you want to spend with people
Written by Career Calling as a general guide. Real roles vary by employer and place.
Work a mission
Step into a simulated workplace in this field, with a brief from your manager.
Description and tasks: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Occupation Standard Classification for Australia, 2024, Version 1.0 (opens another site), occupation 411431, used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. The skill guide above is our plain English summary.