Employment & Training Consultant

4 months ago


Leeds, United Kingdom The Growth Company Full time

The Growth Company's (GC) Employment team has an exciting vacancy for an Employment & Training Consultant to join our Offender service in West Yorkshire. You will work alongside the National Probation Service supporting people with convictions to re-integrate, re-train and to gain paid employment. Operating a joint case-management approach along with Probation Officers, you will employ a range of interventions to increase confidence, motivation, and employability.

This is a contract for MOJ ETE Yorkshire within the GC Employment team.

**Key Responsibilities**:
Working as part of a team to co-ordinate and deliver advice, guidance and training interventions that meet the needs of unemployed individuals; operate referral and liaison procedures with other agencies as required (i.e., National Probation Service, Prison Service, JCP, local referral partners, colleges, employers, training providers and recruitment agencies) to support peoples’ achievement of skills (including certification) and progression to employment, training and education

Establish and deliver both one to one and group activities as part of customer interventions including initial assessments, inductions, job search sessions, failed to attend sessions with customers. Support will take place through a combination of face to face, online/virtual distanced delivery.
- Delivering one to one interventions at induction and assessment and subsequent follow up appointments by one to one or group sessions
- To identify individual learning needs and to break down barriers
- To create/ensure each customer has an up-to-date CV
- Refer customers to internal and external agencies
- Plan training and other interventions for each customer
- Enable customers to access computers to support with job search
- Deliver further interventions with customer as required, assisting customers to decide on options for meeting their needs and provide support for customers in planning
- To report any concerns relating to safeguarding of individuals
- To participate in other activities that support the work of the team and Work Solutions, such as tender/bid writing, development of new products/services

**About You**:

- Ideally working in training, guidance, advice & counselling environments and experience working vulnerable customer groups

**Skills Required**:

- The ability to work under pressure in a high-performance environment
- Proficient on all Microsoft packages
- Flexible approach to work including willingness to travel, with occasional unsociable hours
- The ability to work to KPI’s and challenging targets and ability to network and promote the organisation
- Problem solving, excellent knowledge of the local labour market, methods of recruitment and awareness of growth industries
- Knowledge of welfare to work and the customer base
- Good knowledge of training, education and employment opportunities

The Growth Company (GC) are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.

If you are on the Barred List, it is against the law to be hired for a role that includes regulated activity with the concerned group.

GC aims to promote a culture of flexibility and agile working. Going forward we will be transitioning to a culture where full agile working will be a feature of many of our roles. We also recognise that there may be a need for more permanent flexibility in your working arrangements and in such cases, we encourage you to have these discussions at the interview stage, to enable your flexible working request to be considered as early as possible.

If you are on the Barred List, it is against the law to be hired for a role that includes regulated activity with the concerned group.

The Growth Company aims to promote a culture of flexibility and agile working. Going forward we will be transitioning to a culture where full agile working will be a feature of many of our roles.

Reasonable adjustments for interviews, whether virtual or face to face, will be considered.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: Up to £27,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 3578



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