Employment Services jobs in Broken Hill
Employment Services in Broken Hill involves the same work as it does anywhere in Australia, but who employs you, and under which registration or clearance, is local. Broken Hill's largest employing industries are Mining, Health care and social assistance and Retail trade, which shapes both where the work is and how steady it tends to be. Licensing is set by New South Wales, not nationally — the requirements below are the ones that apply here.
Vacancies
Current employment services vacancies in Broken Hill
No employment services roles are advertised in Broken Hill right now. Licensing and who hires locally still apply — this page updates when a matching role appears.
Licensing
Licensing for employment services in NSW
There is no occupational licence or registration for employment services consultants. The binding requirements come from the Commonwealth contract you work under and from state screening law. Because caseloads routinely include people aged under 18 through programs such as Transition to Work, most providers require the child-related clearance for their state or territory as a condition of employment. Disability Employment Services and supported employment roles that deliver NDIS supports require an NDIS Worker Screening Check, which is applied for through your state or territory screening unit and is then portable nationally. A National Police Check is standard, and a driver licence is commonly required for employer visits and on-site support.
- New South Wales
- Working With Children Check (WWCC) clearance from the NSW Office of the Children's Guardian for youth-focused caseloads. Disability Employment Services roles delivering NDIS supports require an NDIS Worker Check, also issued by the Office of the Children's Guardian.
Licensing rules change. Confirm with the regulator named above before quoting or contracting — this page is a starting point, not advice.
Local market
Who hires in employment services in Broken Hill
Silver-lead-zinc mining on the Line of Lode has run for over 140 years and still anchors the town: Perilya's Broken Hill Operations, plus the Rasp Mine, which Broken Hill Mines acquired in October 2024 and has been ramping through 2026 with its lease renewed to 2047. The RFDS base and Far West Local Health District serve an enormous, sparsely populated catchment.
Perilya Limited, Broken Hill Mines Limited (Rasp Mine), Far West Local Health District and Broken Hill City Council are among the largest employers in Broken Hill. Most people working in employment services here, though, are hired by small and mid-sized businesses rather than by the names everyone recognises — which is why so many local vacancies never reach a big job board.
Largest employing industries
17,515 people (Broken Hill City Council area (Local Government Area), ABS Estimated Resident Population at 30 June 2025 (preliminary)).
Role
What the job involves
Employment services workers help jobseekers who face barriers to work — long-term unemployment, disability, youth disengagement, refugee background or justice contact — to find and keep a job. Most roles sit with providers contracted to deliver Commonwealth programs such as Workforce Australia, Disability Employment Services and Transition to Work, or with Australian Disability Enterprises.
- Meet with jobseekers to assess skills, barriers, aspirations and work capacity
- Develop and review individual job plans and mutual obligation requirements
- Coach participants in resume writing, interview technique, digital literacy and workplace expectations
- Source and broker vacancies with employers and negotiate placements, wage subsidies and work trials
- Arrange training, licences, work clothing and other support funded through the program
- Provide post-placement support to both the worker and the employer to sustain the job
- Deliver on-the-job training and workplace modification advice for participants with disability
- Maintain contract-compliant records, evidence of participation and claims documentation
Training
Qualifications and training
- CHC41115 Certificate IV in Employment Services — the sector-specific qualification, with electives aligned to Workforce Australia, Disability Employment Services, Transition to Work and Parent Pathways
- CHC41215 Certificate IV in Career Development — for career advisory and transition roles
- CHC42021 Certificate IV in Community Services — a broader entry pathway used by some providers
- CHC52021 Diploma of Community Services — for case management, site leadership and complex-needs caseloads
- Many providers offer a paid traineeship that delivers CHC41115 while you work
Skills
Skills employers ask for
Motivational interviewing and strengths-based coaching · Employer engagement, cold calling and vacancy brokerage · Understanding of mutual obligation and Commonwealth program rules · Caseload and time management under contractual performance targets · Labour market knowledge and job matching · Resume, application and interview preparation coaching · Accurate documentation and evidence gathering for contract compliance · Working with people with disability, mental health conditions and trauma backgrounds
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
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Sources
- Employment Services — occupation data · verified 2026-08-04. ABS ANZSCO 2022, Unit Group 4117 Welfare Support Workers (https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/anzsco-australian-and-new-zealand-standard-classification-occupations/2022/browse-classification/4/41/411/4117); training.gov.au CHC41115 (https://training.gov.au/assets/CHC/CHC41115_R2.pdf) and CHC41215 (https://training.gov.au/training/details/CHC41215); Fair Work Ombudsman (https://awards.fairwork.gov.au/MA000099.html and https://awards.fairwork.gov.au/MA000103.html); Jobs and Skills Australia Employment Projections May 2024 – May 2034 (https://www.jobsandskills.gov.au/data/employment-projections); NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (https://www.ndiscommission.gov.au/providers/worker-screening); Queensland Blue Card Services (https://www.qld.gov.au/law/laws-regulated-industries-and-accountability/queensland-laws-and-regulations/regulated-industries-and-licensing/blue-card); NSW Office of the Children's Guardian (https://ocg.nsw.gov.au/working-children-check); Working with Children Check Victoria (https://www.vic.gov.au/working-with-children-check); WA Department of Communities (https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/department-of-communities/working-children-check); SA DHS Screening Unit (https://dhs.sa.gov.au/how-we-help/screening-and-background-checks); Tasmania CBOS (https://www.cbos.tas.gov.au/topics/licensing-and-registration/work-with-vulnerable-people); ACT Access Canberra WWVP (https://www.accesscanberra.act.gov.au/business-and-work/working-with-vulnerable-people); SAFE NT (https://pfes.nt.gov.au/police/community-safety/safe-nt)
- Broken Hill — local data · verified 2026-08-04. ABS Regional population, 2024-25 https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/regional-population/latest-release; ABS Census employment by industry https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats; Far West Local Health District https://fwlhd.health.nsw.gov.au/; Broken Hill City Council https://www.brokenhill.nsw.gov.au/
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