Job Description
Responsibilities:
* Support those who have been out of work for longer periods might need extra help to move back into employment. The BBE employability team will break down employment barriers that could be holding people back from finding work.
* To work with businesses and partner organisations to source employment opportunities for registered BBE clients including paid employment, work tasters and working interviews.
* Where a contract requires, you will deliver support by using both models of Supported Employment; Individual Placement and Support (IPS) and Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF).
* You will work in partnership with a wide variety of local agencies, partners, employers and colleagues within the team to provide the best support to individuals.
* The postholder will be required to bring in a targeted number of vacancies to ensure jobseeker/client needs may be met. This will involve direct contact with employers such as face to face employer visits, phone calls, emails and Teams meetings.To support local businesses with their staff recruitment by promoting vacancies they place with the team, CV matching, shortlisting, organising assessment centres/employer sessions and interviews, including work tasters and working interviews.
* Initiate, source and foster new relationships with local businesses through a range of canvassing activities across a range of locations and sectors in order to capture sustainable vacancies for BBE clients.
* Maintain existing employer relationships through robust account management, regular personal contact and site visits.
* Contribute to business networking by attending job fairs, arranging employer events and sector-based open days and organise approved events in order to widen the pool of potential applicants for existing vacancies.
* To support IPS and SEQF, work collaboratively with the Employment Advisor teams to directly market clients considered to be further removed from the labour market to increase their chances of being put before an employer for interview.
Requirements
GCSE education A-C level English & maths or equivalent.
Appropriate Professional Qualification or willing to work towards.
Placing individuals into interview and paid work opportunities.
Establishing open communication with businesses/stakeholders using a variety of techniques to source vacancies and work tasters.
Proven experience of working on one's own initiative, demonstrating ownership and drive to achieve a desired outcome.
Managing the business vacancy/recruitment caseload and sustaining relationships with businesses to continue to source and maintain employment opportunities for clients.
Adapting to service delivery changes accordingly to meet business and jobseekers needs.
Finding solutions to the issues that make accessing employment difficult and remove barriers.
Understanding of supporting legislation/best practice.
Using a variety of digital skills to carry out your every day role including Microsoft Office packages, Teams and the ability to learn and use in-house database systems.
Must have DBS.
Must be able to attend offices in DA8 and DA6 within working hours as required.
If interested, please submit CV and call Varsha on betwen 9am to 5pm (Mon to Fri) for more details