The Specialisterne Consultant is responsible for on the ground delivery and facilitation of Specialisterne’s program activities including candidate sourcing, assessment and employment preparation support work for adults on the autism spectrum. Specialisterne Consultants also provide coaching and support for candidates and their workplace supervisors/coaches post placement.

Specialisterne Consultant key duties and responsibilities:

1. Setting up and preparing program or project establishment. This involves stakeholder meetings, scoping project activities, preparing project documents, and using our online project management software.
2. Managing a targeted recruitment campaign to attract candidates on the autism spectrum. This includes writing targeted job ads, promoting job opportunities through our social media including FB live, sharing information through our autism networks, and answering candidate enquiries.
3. Business to business client facing activities to engage and prepare employers and key stakeholders for each program or activity. This involves regular meetings with our clients, keeping accurate notes, following-up on actions, and maintaining regular communication.
4. Facilitating pre-selection and selection of candidates. This involves assessing and ranking candidates against set criteria, pre-screening candidates via face-to-face sessions, and communicating with candidates about the process.
5. Delivering Training and Assessment programs for selected candidates. This involves all aspects of delivery of the 4-week program covering a variety of content designed to assist in observing the strengths, talents and passions of candidates and their suitability for job roles.
6. Candidate facing activities such as preparing and transitioning individuals into the work environment. This involves preparing successful candidates for employment by co-designing employee support plans and delivering training about workplace expectations.
7. Capacity building activities including training of managers, supervisors and co-workers and advice on workplace adjustments. This includes training managers in the specific accommodations required for their new staff member/s and helping managers to plan continued supports.
8. Establishment (and where required facilitation) of support structures to retain candidates in the job. This involves supporting the employer to manage their neurodiverse staff member/s through training and coaching, and enabling them to identify other suitable supports.

A position description is attached.

The application process:
1. Complete the online questionnaire: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BK76B87 Applications close at 5pm AEDT on 8th July 2022.
2. Upload any documents you feel express your skills, experience and/or qualifications related to this role. This may include a CV, but it can be any type of document/s (this is part of the questionnaire process).
3. Shortlisted applicants will have a 30-minute phone conversation with Specialisterne staff where you will have the opportunity to ask further questions about the role.
4. Applicants who are shortlisted to the next round will attend a one-hour, face-to-face interactive session with Specialisterne staff.
5. An offer of employment will be made to the successful applicant by 22nd July 2022.
6. The role is to commence 5th August 2022

Any questions relating to the role or the application process please contact Nick Giustino on 0478 848 623.