Job Description
Post Title: Employability Key Worker
Location: West Highland (Lochaber/Skye/West Ross) - employee base to be determined after appointment
Hours: 35 hours per week
Duration: Fixed Term (until March )
Salary: £30, - £33, p.a.
Salary placing will normally be at the first point of the scale.
Contact Person: Jane Gair Email:
Job Purpose: To support the delivery of a flexible, person-centred employability service for clients which provides pathways into fair and sustainable work to meet emerging local labour market priorities and to tackle in-work poverty.
To support the delivery of a quality employability offer which ensures clients receive the services they need to support their positive progression towards and in work.
The provision of these services may be located within a single organisation but are more likely to require the Key Worker to engage with a number of different partners as he/she supports clients to progress towards and in sustained employment.
Please APPLY ONLINE. If you are unable to apply online and you wish to request an offline application pack, please contact Business Support, T: (24 hour voicemail) quoting the post reference number above.
Please find the Job Description below.
The Highland Council understands that diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, and being fair and inclusive. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, representative of the communities we serve and particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be under-represented in our workforce.
As a disability confident employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria requirements for the post.
Shortlisted applicants will normally be contacted by email, unless otherwise stated. Please check your emails regularly, including your junk/spam folder.
Requirements
1. Educated to at least HND or HNC level.
2. Qualification in a relevant discipline, for example, in Guidance or
Counselling would be an advantage