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Employment Services jobs in Kalgoorlie

Employment Services in Kalgoorlie involves the same work as it does anywhere in Australia, but who employs you, and under which registration or clearance, is local. Kalgoorlie's largest employing industries are Mining, Construction and Health Care and Social Assistance, which shapes both where the work is and how steady it tends to be. Licensing is set by Western Australia, not nationally — the requirements below are the ones that apply here.

Vacancies

Current employment services vacancies in Kalgoorlie

No employment services roles are advertised in Kalgoorlie right now. Licensing and who hires locally still apply — this page updates when a matching role appears.

Licensing

Licensing for employment services in WA

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.

Western Australia
Working with Children (WWC) Check through the WWC Screening Unit, Department of Communities, for youth caseloads. NDIS-funded disability employment roles require an NDIS Worker Screening Check, also administered by the Department of Communities.

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 Kalgoorlie

Kalgoorlie-Boulder is a working gold town: Northern Star's Fimiston 'Super Pit' runs on the edge of the CBD and Lynas operates Australia's first rare earths cracking and leaching plant there. BHP's Kalgoorlie nickel smelter has been on care and maintenance since October 2024, with a review flagged for 2027.

Northern Star Resources (Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, Fimiston 'Super Pit'), City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, WA Country Health Service (Kalgoorlie Health Campus) and Lynas Rare Earths (Kalgoorlie Rare Earths Processing Facility) are among the largest employers in Kalgoorlie. 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

MiningConstructionHealth Care and Social AssistanceRetail TradeManufacturingEducation and Training

31,016 people (Kalgoorlie - Boulder (Significant Urban Area), ABS Estimated Resident Population at 30 June 2025 (Regional population, 2024-25, released 31 March 2026)).

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)
  • Kalgoorlie — local data · verified 2026-08-04. ABS Regional population, 2024-25 (https://www.abs.gov.au/statistics/people/population/regional-population/2024-25); ABS Census of Population and Housing 2021, industry of employment (https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021); WA Country Health Service (https://www.wacountry.health.wa.gov.au); City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder (https://www.ckb.wa.gov.au); BHP, Western Australia Nickel suspension (https://www.bhp.com/news/media-centre/releases/2024/07/western-australia-nickel-to-temporarily-suspend-operations)

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