Employment Advisor

Employment Advisor

Location: London offices and premises and project sites across London Boroughs

Salary: £26,000 - £27,000 per annum (FTE)

Job Type: Fixed Term until 31st March 2025

The Role

The Employment Advisor provides a key link between unemployed residents and the work and training opportunities available to them through Groundwork London’s Employment, Skills and Training programmes. As part of this partnership programme, the Employment Advisor will manage a caseload of adults who are not currently in Education, Employment or Training; or who may have expressed an interest in joining our Programme that seeks to support refugees from Hong Kong.

Main Objectives:

• Encourage individuals who may face multiple barriers or lack of motivation, to develop their confidence and belief in the benefits of a working life, and in further education and training.
• Assist individuals to gain entry into sustainable employment, through access to Education, Employment or Training.
• Key Tasks & Responsibilities:
• Independently source and secure employment opportunities with a range of employers and to actively broker clients into these roles. This role will include securing Employer relationships and developing an Employer portfolio through successful business development.
• Engage unemployed clients in Groundwork’s employment programme so they achieve their potential. Essential to achieving this aim, this role will:
  • Establish positive relationships with referral bodies such as JCP and RSL’s.
  • To attend community events, open days, jobs fairs etc. with a view to meeting and engaging those attending to register; and work with them to identify suitable training and employment opportunities.
• Discuss and agree individual development plans with clients, and monitor client progress against these plans.
• Use skills assessment tools; computer aided guidance packages and psychometric assessments as required.
• Provide tailored information, advice and guidance to clients in structured group situations and in one-to-one meetings.
• Organise and deliver accredited and unaccredited group sessions on all aspects of employability, including personal development and qualifications.
• Support clients through all stages of their individual journey; through meetings, phone calls and other means of support.
• Work with individuals on CV writing, interview skills, applications and job search techniques; building the capacity of each individual client to lead their own employment search plan and to develop the skills for individual job search.
• Support individuals to overcome barriers to employment including support for childcare issues, benefits issues, lack of confidence and lack of information about job opportunities and available in-work benefits.
• Work with partner organisations including training providers and job brokerage agencies to ensure individual pathways are supported by a full package of services and lead to the development of skills, motivation and eventual employment.
• Record and track clients’ progress throughout the life of the project and provide follow up information about their destinations.
• Provide data and monitoring reports to Groundwork London’s programmes leads as well as the project’s funders and partners, in a timely manner, so the Trust meets its obligations in line with the KPIs and monitoring schedule.
• Maintain accurate, auditable records of interaction with clients, including both qualitative and quantitative data in the form of paper based and online/electronic data management systems.

Skills and Qualifications

• Ability to motivate and inspire people facing multiple barriers to training and employment through the delivery of quality IAG sessions and accredited qualifications, provide support, advice and guidance in a range of settings and with different client groups
• Ability to work in a target driven environment
• Ability to assist clients in CV preparation and job interview skills.
• Ability to undertake individual assessments and design action plans in collaboration with clients and to undertake delivery of core units of appropriate training courses
• Ability to use MS office Word, Excel, Internet and Email
• Ability to keep accurate records including client development logs and the completion of funders’ and awarding bodies’ paperwork
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to demonstrate an understanding and commitment to equal opportunities in practice

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable company, then please do not hesitate to apply.