Employment Mentor

2 weeks ago


Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom Pembrokeshire County Council Full time

This position is offered as a fixed-term contract, comprising 37 hours per week, with an end date of December 31, 2024.


Are you motivated by seeing people achieve their full potential? Our UK Government funded employability projects offer training, work experience and paid work experience opportunities to people who want to work but face complex barriers to employment.


The Employment Mentor role works directly with participants to support their development and progression into employment and provides support to help them remain and develop in the workplace where needed.

They offer one-to-one mentoring, support with job-seeking and interview skills, the chance to gain new qualifications and provide in work support or job coaching to help them learn a new role and gain confidence.

If you have experience of supporting people with barriers to working such as disabilities, learning disabilities and or autism and/or have experience working with businesses or in a training role this could be an opportunity for you.


We are particularly interested in people with experience of supporting people to seek work or in creating supported employment opportunities.

You will need to have excellent communication and negotiation skills and a positive attitude towards progression and removal of barriers to work.

Believing in what people can do and supporting them to achieve this.

Employment Checks

Safeguarding
Safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk is a high priority for Pembrokeshire County Council.

We aim to support vulnerable children and adults at risk to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be.

We are committed to ensuring their safety and will take action to safeguard their well-being.

The Council's Corporate Safeguarding Policy provides a framework for every member of staff and Service within the Council, setting out responsibilities in relation to safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk as well as the methods by which the Council will be assured that it is fulfilling its duties.


This policy applies to all Council employees and workforce, councillors, volunteers and also service providers that are commissioned by the Council.

Safeguarding is everyone's business whether they work for, or on behalf of, the Council.

Support & Additional Info

  • Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; therefore prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the person specification and are registered on our redeployment pool.

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