Employment and Skills Manager (c£44,000 per annum, full-time)
Job Role
We are seeking an Employment and Skills Manager to lead our employment and skills team, supporting West Kent tenants access employment and training.
You will have excellent leadership and management skills, as well as experience of developing and delivering employment support services.
You will have experience of delivering services that support people further from the jobs market into employment.
You will have excellent partnership and networking skills, with the ability to identify and build key partnerships for the benefit of West Kent residents.
Ideally you will also have experience of identifying and accessing external resources and funding for employability services, along with experience of successful service delivery.
Flexible and part-time working requests will be considered.
About Us
At West Kent we're passionate about the role a housing association can play in society and believe the values of an organisation are what makes it special. Our vision is to deliver places to live and space to grow for our current and future residents.
Our values guide us to how we do this from delivering on our promises, working with honesty, integrity and flexibility, showing compassion and self-awareness, as well as a commitment to learning and equally important working hard and having fun .
Benefits
We offer a great package - generous pension and life cover, health cash plan, flexible leave package which includes an additional three days leave for our Christmas closure, paid time off to volunteer and an annual grant to support your wellbeing. Please see our website for more details about our benefits package.
Location Details
The role will have an office base of Sevenoaks Office. We offer a flexible approach to hybrid working with full-time colleagues basing themselves in the office twice a week.
Application Information
We will only consider applications submitted with a full CV and completed application form.
Please read the job description for more information about the role. This can be found on our website.
Advert Closing Date: Midnight on 1 March 2026
Interview Date: 9 March 2026
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