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Employment Advisor - Supported Internships
Location: Workington
Salary: £13.89 per hour rising to £14.31 per hour after 6-month probation & £14.73 per hour based upon completion of qualification.
Contract: Part time, Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week (Term Time Only)
Term Time Only
Term Time Only pay is calculated on the basis of the following:
Weekly hours x Number of Teaching Weeks (36 Weeks)
Pro rata annual leave entitlement and bank holidays
10 inset days per year
The total hours as above will be divided into 12 equal monthly salary payments which you will receive monthly.
Employment Advisor - Benefits:
As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people's lives, you will receive fair pay and have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees.
Flexible working
NEST pension scheme
Healthcare benefits such as free optical, dental, physiotherapy, podiatry treatments, osteopathy and reflexology.
Lifestyle & Leisure discounts for gym, leisure, cinema, shopping and holidays.
Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support and counselling services.
Award and recognition for long service.
Closing Date: We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy when we feel we have enough suitable candidates
About Right2work
With over 25 years' experience, Right2Work aim is to support people to move into employment or further learning/training. In a variety of settings, we provide our learners with tailor made guidance to realise their individual potential.
Employment Advisor - The Role:
You will be based at the Lakes College in Workington. Experience is not required as full training is provided. This is a unique role with no two days the same, working across a wide range of host employment & learning settings.
This exciting opportunity working on our Supported Internships programme will provide you with a varied and interesting role to work as a part of an award-winning team and will give you job satisfaction that most other work cannot.
As the line manager of a team of Job Coaches based in Kendal, you will deliver employability skills sessions, arrange employer visits, work with local employers to identify job roles, identify tasks in line with job descriptions to secure long term work placements, and help individuals to identify skills, qualifications and job matching in areas within the host employers.
Employment Advisor - Key Tasks:
Maintain accurate records, assessments, EHCP reviews and lead termly review meetings.
Liaise with Educational Health and Care co-ordinators.
Lead on access to work applications and claims for each learner.
Work with the job coaches and learners to identify support needs, develop and implement support strategies.
Support learners to progress with their independence and look at paid role opportunities.
Employment Advisor - About you:
We are looking for a range of transferable skills including:
Good Organisation
Self-Motivation
Determination to support people to succeed.
You must be passionate, committed and share our values about employment opportunities for disabled and disadvantaged people.
You must hold a Full Driving License and use of a vehicle for work and will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS check (Paid for by Right2Work, T&Cs apply)
If this sounds like the job for you, we would love to hear from you, click on APPLY' today forwarding a recent copy of your CV for consideration in the first instance.
No agencies please
