Employment Advisor

Job title:

Employment Advisor

Company

The Growth Company

Job description

The Growth Company’s (GC) Employment team is excited to announce a new opportunity for an Employment Advisor. In this role, you will provide guidance and training services to support unemployed individuals on their journey towards employment, training, and education. You will contribute to a government initiative offering personalised support for up to 12 months, helping people secure jobs in their local area and overcome employment barriers.Currently, all applications are considered as expressions of interest as funding is subject to contract award.This role will also require regular travel so you must hold a UK Driving licence and have access to a car.Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and deliver advice, guidance, and training interventions for unemployed individuals.
• Operate referral and liaison procedures with agencies (e.g., JCP, local referral partners, colleges, employers, training providers, and recruitment agencies) to support individuals in achieving skills and progressing to employment, training, and education.
• Establish and deliver both one-on-one and group activities, including initial assessments, inductions, job search sessions, and follow-up appointments.
• Identify and address individual learning needs through personalised interventions.
• Refer customers to internal and external agencies to facilitate their progress.
• Plan training and other interventions tailored to each customer’s needs.
• Assist customers in deciding on options to meet their needs and provide ongoing support.
• Report any concerns related to the safeguarding of individuals.

About You:

• Proven track record of working with vulnerable customer groups.
• Demonstrated ability to meet targets with a strong understanding of the local labour market, recruitment methods, and growth industries.
• In-depth knowledge of welfare-to-work programmes and the customer base.
• Familiarity with guidance and national standards.
• Excellent rapport-building skills, professional demeanour, and good communication skills.
• The work is predominantly outreach within the Sheffield community so must be willing to work remotely.

Skills Required:

• Extensive experience in sales, customer service, and the welfare-to-work sector.
• Proven ability to thrive under pressure in high-performance environments.
• Skilled in customer-facing roles across various sectors, including Customer Services, Hospitality, Social Care, Sales, and Retail.
• Well-developed IT skills, including management information (MI) systems, spreadsheets, diary management, email, and data security.
• Have a current clean Driving license and own vehicle.
• Consistently meet key performance indicators (KPIs) and challenging targets.
• Strong ability to network and effectively promote the organisation.

LocationBarnsleyBusiness Area Logoemployment.jpgCompany LogoWork Company (ESF)CompanyEmploymentContract typePermanent/ Full- timeSalaryUp to £28,420 Per YearAdvert Brandemployment.jpgClosing Date25/04/2025Ref No4565We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone including vulnerable adults and young people, we expect all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to Safer Recruitment Procedures which include a DBS check. This will be conducted by Due Diligence Limited (DDC Ltd) on behalf of GC. Please note that the successful candidate will not be required to pay for this.If you are on the Barred List, it is against the law to apply and to be hired for a role that includes regulated activity with the concerned group.We are committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce, we provide a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the essential requirements for a role. This commitment applies to candidates who have a disability or are from a diverse ethnic community.As part of our application process, you can ask to be considered under this scheme if you are from an ethnic community or have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. Providing that you meet the essential criteria for the role, you will then be invited for an interview. Your guaranteed interview application will only be shared with the Hiring Manager and our Internal Recruitment Team.We are a member of the national campaign Ban the Box; this campaign aims to open opportunities for people with convictions to compete for jobs. We’re supporting the campaign by removing conviction questions at the applications stage.GC aims to promote a culture of flexibility and agile working. Going forward we will be transitioning to a culture where full agile working will be a feature of many of our roles. We also recognise that there may be a need for more permanent flexibility in your working arrangements and in such cases, we encourage you to have these discussions at the interview stage, to enable your flexible working request to be considered as early as possible.If you require support with the recruitment process, please contact or Internal Recruitment Team at or call us on 0161 237 4447.All GC colleagues will work inline with the Health & Safety at work act and the GC Health & Safety Policy.

Expected salary

£28420 per year

Location

Barnsley, South Yorkshire

Job date

Sun, 06 Apr 2025 07:01:21 GMT

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