Full-Time Employment Advisor – Council (ID:5764)
Job Description
Role: Employment Advisor REF 19585
Contract Length: 6 months
Location: Lichfield
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: £21.14 per hour
Spinwell is recruiting for an Employment Advisor for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE EMPLOYMENT ADVISOR
- To act as the face of Council in providing an efficient, professional and client focussed employment and skills service to the people of Walsall.
- To be responsible for achieving contractual profiles of positive outcomes and other KPIs from a caseload of unemployed adults or young people who are in not in education.
- To work with internal services and partner organisations to develop and deliver a responsive employment and skills service that meets needs and funding requirements.
- To provide quality careers information, advice and guidance in various settings to inactive young people and unemployed adults to improve their personal development, help inform career choices, access suitable training and prepare for the world of work.
- To understand and help to break down the personal barriers faced by local people.
- To organise and deliver programmes of small and large group sessions to help people engage with and progress into meaningful learning and work.
- To track and monitor progress of young people who are not in education or employment.
- To build excellent working relationships with internal services, statutory organisations, training providers, partner organisations, local employers and their supply chain.
SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE EMPLOYMENT ADVISOR
- Knowledge of the national and regional issues affecting economic growth
- Knowledge of regional and local employment initiatives and programmes
- Knowledge of the local labour market and access to skills provisions
- Experience of working with adults and young people with complex barriers and backgrounds ie long term unemployed, SEND, homeless, in the care and criminal justice system, and those who are who are / or at risk of not being in education, employment or training (NEET)
- Experience of working in an regeneration or similar environment such as local authority, health authority, department for work and pension, housing, voluntary sector or the private sector
- Experience of working in a variety of outreach settings, e.g. community, libraries, jobcentres, schools/college, in care or similar environments
- Experience of working in programmes and / or in project management
- Educated to a Level 4 or above in CIAG (careers information, advice and guidance) or equivalent level of qualification or experience within the fields of CIAG, welfare to work, regeneration, social work, teaching or similar.
- Evidence of continued professional development ie commitment to studying towards a relevant professional qualification.
- If you are an Employment Advisor, apply now or send your CV to Spinwell!
We welcome all applications regardless of background, in line with our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion.
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