Employment Development Officers

Employment Development Officers support people with disabilities to find employment and to facilitate training, including communication and presentation skills, interview techniques and job search assistance.

An Employment Development Officer may also be known as an Employee Services Coordinator or Employment Development Advisor.

Employment Development Officers need the following skills and qualifications:

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Trainign experience
  • Good computer skills
  • Certificate IV in Training and Assessment


Search for Employment Development Officer jobs or learn more about other frontline support roles in the disability and community care sector. 

Meet an Employment Development Officer

Mark tells us what it's like to help find employment for people as part of his job.

 

Mark Perkovic: Employment Consultant


How did you get your job?

I grew up with my cousin who is autistic and even from that age I could see how challenging it was for him to get involved in the community.

I studied Human Resources at university and before getting into a corporate environment I decided to work in the not-for-profit sector for a while. I am currently an Employment Consultant with Workskills Illawarra.

 

 Employment Consultant - Mark Perkovic

Could you tell us more about it?

Workskills, which is part of The Disability Trust, places people in a variety of roles from job trials to apprenticeships, casual, part time and full time positions. In its simplest form, my efforts are around helping people with disabilities to find employment. This involves sitting down with clients individually and establishing a program to help them achieve their vocational goals.

Once goals have been set I job search for my clients, meet with them on a fortnightly basis, organise any further training or education, prepare and conduct job search training with the client (eg, interview skills), coordinate work experience placements and arrange workplace modifications.

Before approving a client’s placement, I conduct a risk assessment at the employer’s premises. This gives me a good opportunity to get onto job sites and meet with employers, and also to establish contacts within the local community.

I also present at schools to teachers, students and parents about how Workskills can help young students with disabilities. I value the diversity in my role. My days are always changing and this position gives me the flexibility to control how diverse I wish my week to be.