The Growth Company’s (GC) Employment team is excited to offer a new opportunity for an Employment Advisor. In this role, you will deliver a variety of guidance and training services to unemployed individuals, supporting their progression into employment. As part of the Restart Scheme, you will contribute to a government initiative that provides tailored support for up to 12 months, helping people secure jobs in their local area while overcoming any barriers that might be hindering their path to employment.
Salary
£28,400 starting salary, rising to £29,270 following successful probation, with potential OTE of £31,500+ based on performance.
Key Responsibilities
* Coordinate and deliver advice, guidance, and training for unemployed individuals, liaising with agencies to support skill development and employment progression.
* Establish and deliver one-to-one and group activities, including assessments, inductions, and job search sessions.
* Provide one-to-one interventions at induction and assessment, identifying individual barriers and steps to success.
* Plan and deliver interventions for each customer, including CV production, better-off calculations, job search support and mock interviews.
* Assist customers in meeting their needs and planning their actions.
* Facilitate group learning to improve employability.
* Provide in-work support to help customers sustain in work.
* Report any safeguarding concerns.
About You
* Ideally working in guidance, advice or recruitment environments.
* Previous experience working with vulnerable customer groups.
* Working to targets with excellent knowledge of the local labour market, methods of recruitment and awareness of growth industries.
* Good knowledge of welfare to work and the customer base.
* Knowledge of guidance and national standards.
* Rapport building skills, professional and articulate.
Skills Required
* Previous experience working within sales, customer service, welfare to work industry.
* The ability to work under pressure in a high-performance environment.
* Well-developed IT skills, including MI systems, spreadsheets and diary management, email, data security.
* Work to key performance indicators and challenging targets.
* Ability to network and promote the organisation.
Important Information
We are currently unable to provide sponsorship for work permits or visas. Therefore, we can only consider candidates who already have the legal right to work in the UK.
At GC, safeguarding the welfare of all individuals including vulnerable adults and young people is a top priority, and we expect all staff to uphold this standard. All appointments follow Safer Recruitment Procedures, including a DBS check carried out by Due Diligence Limited (DDC Ltd), at no cost to the successful candidate.
Please note: It is a legal offence to apply for a role involving regulated activity if you are on the Barred List.
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