The Employment and Skills Team are seeking to recruit an Employment Advisor to join our fantastic team based in our Working Well hubs to deliver projects to support people into meaningful, sustainable employment.
We are looking for applicants with energy, passion and drive to inspire and motivate people into employment; applicants who can balance a busy work schedule, meet challenging targets and ensure a quality service is delivered.
You will be a dynamic, responsive and customer focused individual who can deliver results for the individuals and employers that we work with. You will be committed to partnership working supporting to embed the service with key partners via our network of Working Well Hubs.
Alongside managing a caseload, you will source and engage with local employers and partners to secure employment opportunities, apprenticeships and work placements for our clients. You will ensure employer expectations are met in providing talented, skilled and enthusiastic candidates for their vacancies.
The successful candidate
You will need to be able to:
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Be a ‘Job Coach’ to jobseekers to prepare them for work and assist them through recruitment processes and into sustainable employment.
- Effectively manage a client caseload using a ‘person-centred’ approach to help them progress towards their desired goals.
Work with colleagues to develop a base of employer contacts and strong personal relationships to source any potential vacancies
- Source and secure real job opportunities, apprenticeships and work placements for your jobseeker caseload and the wider team
- Support in celebrating the successes from the project by providing examples of those achievements in the form of recovery case studies or profiles.
- Provide data and monitoring information to the Programme Manager and as required by our funders and partners.
The successful candidates will have excellent organisational and record management skills in order to document all interactions and progression accurately with attention to detail to meet the obligations within our funding.
If you think you have the personality and initiative to help move residents forward towards employment in terms of sociability, confidence, skills and abilities then get in touch. You will be helping service users to deal with their own personal challenges and support their journey towards and into work in a systematic yet creative way.
Th post can be considered on a secondment basis – candidates should ensure they seek their Line Managers approval for release before completing an application.
This is a fixed term post until 31 March 2027.
Contact:
For an informal conversation regarding the vacancy, please contact:
Sarah Fox - Programme Manager
07889 400208
DBS Statement (delete/amend as appropriate and change to black)
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The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 and an Enhanced DBS disclosure, including Barred List Check, will be required.
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As part of our People First strategy, we are committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental to our success and the well-being of our employees and residents. Our goal is to foster an environment where everyone feels welcome, safe and valued.
Together, we're crafting a workplace that's built on our values and a shared commitment to making a difference.
If you are passionate and committed about making a difference and want to work somewhere where you can make positive change, we will provide the right environment for you to excel.
Alongside our People First strategy, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and adults at risk of harm. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment and to familiarise themselves with all relevant policies, procedures and guidance. Within North Tyneside, safeguarding is everybody’s business.
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We recognise the significant role we can play in the borough in helping to limit climate change, but we can’t do this alone; we need help from all our residents, businesses, voluntary and community sectors and of course all those who apply and work for us. Together we can make North Tyneside a sustainable place to live and work for everyone in the borough.
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