Employment Support Officer / Careers Advisor

Employment Support Officer / Careers Advisorwho has experience of promoting and developing employability or related programmes, case management, action planning and target setting skills and knowledge and understanding of the local labour market and recruitment practice is required for a well-established organisation based in Buckinghamshire.

SALARY: £26,584 per annum

LOCATION:Office based position. Candidates can be based in either the Aylesbury, Chesham or High Wycombe office. Travel will be required to other locations within Buckinghamshire

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Fixed Term Contract (until 31st March 2025)

WORKING HOURS: 37.5 Hours per Week

PLEASE NOTE: A covering letter, explaining your suitability for this role, is required (please ensure it is within the same document as your CV)

JOB OVERVIEW

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for an Employment Support Officer / Careers Advisorwho has experience of promoting and developing employability or related programmes, case management, action planning and target setting skills and knowledge and understanding of the local labour market and recruitment practice.

Working as the Employment Support Officer / Careers Advisor you will support the organisation’s Routes to Work project, supporting people to gain employment, start an education or training course, gain volunteering or work experience through 1:1 and group activity.

Based in the office in either High Wycombe, Aylesbury or Chesham, the Employment Support Officer / Careers Advisor will assist the CEO in the implementation, development and delivery of the service.

APPLY TODAY

If this job looks like your ideal position, then please send in your CV as soon as possible for our Recruitment Team to review.

DUTIES

Your duties as the Employment Support Officer / Careers Advisor include:

• Working as an effective member of a multi-disciplinary team

• Managing a caseload of clients & facilitating groups

• Developing, in consultation with participants, flexible and realistic person-centred plans within agreed targets

• Providing advice and information to participants

• Promoting peoples’ autonomy, rights and responsibilities

• Ensuring a collaborative approach, effectively communicating with internal and external partners

• Maintaining record keeping to the required standard at all times, contributing to service monitoring requirements

• Completing all relevant paperwork, in a time sensitive manner

• Assisting in the development and implementation of service record keeping, procedures and policies

• Attending relevant internal and external meetings as requested including multi-agency meetings
• Developing and coordinating professional links with other network service providers

• Ensuring the service is always represented in a professional manner

• Providing employability information and advice, maintaining own awareness, and developing appropriate collateral

• Applying recognised models (e.g. motivational interviewing) to enable individuals to identify and explore concerns relating to their job search journey

• Developing, implementing and reviewing formal and informal action plans and interventions

• Ensuring effective action plans are provided

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to ensure the project delivers against agreed objectives and targets

• Experience of promoting and developing employability or related programmes and opportunities

• Experience of case management, action planning & target setting

• Able to develop effective working relationships in a variety of settings

• Understanding of confidentiality as it pertains to vulnerable people

• Knowledge and understanding of barriers facing job seekers

• Ability to communicate with a wide range of people, staff and volunteers, both verbally and in writing, with evidence of literacy and numeracy skills to support this

• Understanding of safeguarding legislation and practice

• Awareness of Health and Safety, risk assessments and professional boundaries

• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative

• Adaptability in a challenging and changeable environment

• IT skills including Microsoft office packages with experience of using a client relationship management system an advantage

• Able to evidence how you deliver a range of services in a person-centred, non-judgmental manner

• Able to demonstrate flexibility and creativity when developing support packages

• Keen to engage in regular supervision

• Demonstrate commitment to evidence-based practice and maintaining currency in knowledge and understanding of support approaches, the local labour market and recruitment practice

• Commitment to equal opportunities and confidentiality policies and to anti-discriminatory practice

• Able to travel to various locations consistent with the service and participant need

The successful candidate will be expected to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV and Cover Letter (in one document) to our Recruitment Team who will review your details. CV’s of Job Applicants meeting this requirement will be submitted to our Client for consideration. By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.

JOB REF: AWDO-C11962

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