Employment Advisor

2 weeks ago

Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom SPS Training Solutions Ltd Full time
_Inclusive Employment Adviser _

Purpose of the Job

  • To support people with disabilities and other disadvantaged groups to gain employment
  • To assess and support the needs of people with disabilities and other disadvantaged groups to gain employment
  • To facilitate the development of individual action plans
  • To offer information and advice on routes to work and learning in a supportive environment, ensuring people are motivated and empowered to achieve their goals on both an individual basis and in group settings
  • To collaborate with the Employer Liaison Officer to develop a sound customer base of employers and negotiate opportunities for clients, as appropriate
  • To operate in a performance driven environment responding to the changing business demands
  • To provide onsite work trial support if required.

Main Areas of Responsiblity


To promote the service to a wide audience including within local authority and external partners such as Job Centre Plus and local employers.

To work flexibility within a team, undertaking a workload that reflects your skills, the needs of the organisation, and the specifications of contracts or funding it obtains, that may include but not be limited to:

  • Mentoring and coaching individuals through job search, support with CVs and interview techniques on an individual basis and in group settings.
  • Building and sustaining relationships with clients, family carers, employers and support organisations
  • Offer a client centred service, being flexible to the needs of clients and the need for occasional outofhours or weekend appointments
  • Motivation, career guidance and personal marketing skills
  • Directly supporting clients into employment
  • Undertaking client assessments in relation to work and learning
  • Action planning and empowering individuals to achieve their goals
  • Negotiating and liaising with employers
  • Providing time limited handson support in the workplace
  • Support clients with reviewing benefits if required
  • Ensure health and safety of self and others and undertake risk assessments of settings and work trial bases
  • Develop an outreach approach to delivery of service accessing community
- based resources to the benefit of clients.

To promote the service and develop potential employment opportunities, by building long term relationships with:

  • Step2Skills Employment Liaison Officer and Step2Skills Volunteer Coordinator
  • Local employers, including cold calling if necessary
  • Those who refer clients to the service
  • Other local employment agencies, including Job Centre Plus
  • Local voluntary and community organisations that support clients.
To work in close collaboration and attend relevant meetings with:

  • Adult Care Services operational staff
  • NHS operational staff, particularly those specialising in Mental Health support
  • Partner organisations, particularly from the voluntary sector
  • Money Advice Unit operational staff
  • Families and Carers

Knowledge and Experience

  • Experience of working as an Employment Adviser or a Job Coach in a supported employment service (essential)
  • Experience of working with people with multiple barriers to employment, such as people with neurodiverse conditions (including autistic spectrum, ADHD), people mental Health issues or people with various disabilities (e.g. hearing or visual impairments, mobility problems) (essential)
  • Experience of providing support, advice and guidance to individuals to help harness their skills and interest with the view to gaining employment (essential)
  • Experience of successfully networking with a range of employers from the public, private and third sector (essential)
  • Experience of using own initiative to resolve problems and creativity to drive development (essential)
  • A proven track record in motivating individuals with barriers to learning and employment (essential)
  • A proven track record in managing employment support caseloads effectively (essential)
  • A proven track record in the successful matching of clients to suitable paid or voluntary work placements, including providing advice to employers about reasonable adjustments in the workplace, job carving,
  • Experience in assessing the suitability of work placement with regards to health and safety practices
  • A good understanding of the Equality Act and its implications in the workplace (essential)
  • A proven track record in engaging effectively with wider community engagement initiatives (desirable).

Skills

  • Excellent communication and negotiating skills using a variety of mediums to internal and external audiences including learners/clients, external organisations, staff and employers (essential)
  • Excellent time management skills and demonstrable ability to meet deadlines and achieve goals and targets (essential)
  • A positive, flexible and adaptable approach to work (essential)
  • Highly selfmotivated, enthusiastic and willing to undertake personal professional development (essential)
  • Ability to work as

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