Contract Type: Fixed term contract (until 31st March 2027)
Contract Reason: Maternity cover / secondment cover / subject to funding
Secondment Opportunity: Permanent employees are encouraged to apply and will be supported as part of our workforce development commitment
Salary: Grade E. Scale 11- £28,142 to Scale 16 - £30,518
Hours Per Week: 36
Base Location: Tameside One, Market Place, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 6 BH
Assessment Date: To be arranged
The Role
The Tameside Employment & Skills team, have 3 vacancies for Employment Support Workers within our front line services including:
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The WorkWell team, which is our ‘front door’ to employment and skills support for all residents whether employed, unemployed or signed off sick
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Routes to Work, our supported employment service for residents who live with disabilities, neurodiversities and/or acquired brain injuries
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Tameside Futures, who support young people aged 16-24 who are not in education, employment or training (NEET)
You will work with the team to promote the support available, encourage engagement and help people to navigate to the right support for them. This may be 1-2-1 or as part of events at locations across Tameside.
About You
We need people who are able to engage with Tameside residents, you’ll need good communication skills and a positive approach with an understanding of the barriers faced to access employment.
About Us
At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.
We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.
Our employees’ skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.
This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English in the person specification.
Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.
We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.
Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here
We have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. Please click here for more information on our guaranteed assessment scheme.
For an informal discussion about the role including flexible working please contact Sarah Jamieson, Head of Employment & Skills on 07970 753 953 or email [email protected]
