Employment Advisor

3 weeks ago


Greater Manchester, United Kingdom Ingeus Full time
Job Description

Job Title: Employment Advisor - Self Employment Specialist

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Employment Advisor - Self Employment Specialist to join our team at Ingeus. As an Employment Advisor - Self Employment Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in supporting individuals who have been out of work for at least 9 months, and who are interested in exploring self-employment opportunities, to establish or grow their self-employment business.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage a caseload of participants: Ensure they are supported and challenged appropriately to progress towards self-employment.
  • Partner with participants: Create a comprehensive action plan to identify appropriate actions to remove any barriers they may have to self-employment.
  • Conduct assessments: With all referred participants to assess job readiness and provide the appropriate level of support required to build confidence in gaining sustained employment.
  • Identify participants' needs: Signpost to specialist organisations for specific self-employment information, advice, and guidance, and make referrals as appropriate.
  • Understand internal and external information: Related to general barriers a participant may face, along with self-employment specific support such as tax, finance, and business plans.
  • Ensure clients have access to: Workshops and tailored support, including health, mental health, transferable skills, job searching, CV writing, and interview skills.

Requirements:

  • Good working knowledge: Of self-employment and the challenges that participants may face in this field.
  • Ability to identify and overcome: Potential barriers preventing participants from becoming self-employed or enhancing their existing self-employment.
  • Assess participants: To determine if self-employment is a suitable option for them.
  • Strong IT skills: Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and web-based programs.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities: To achieve targets and KPIs in a very busy environment.
  • Knowledge of the labour market: And stakeholders local to the area in which you will be applying for.
  • Excellent communication, influencing, and listening skills:

What We Offer:

  • Competitive salary: £27,500 per annum.
  • Company benefits: Including 25 days annual leave, EAP support program, private medical insurance, eyecare vouchers, life assurance, online discount shopping, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, and up to two days each year dedicated to community giving.
  • Opportunity to buy extra perks: Such as critical illness cover, dental insurance, and long service awards.

About Ingeus:

Ingeus is a global provider of services that assist thousands of citizens every day. We help governments, employers, and local partners design and deliver services to solve complex challenges caused by social and technological change. Our services improve opportunities and help create strong societies in which people have the independence, knowledge, and know-how to thrive.

We're a team of more than 9,000 people across 11 countries, dedicated to helping individuals of all abilities thrive with independent and fulfilling lives. Every day, our employees continue to develop trusted partnerships with individuals, families, communities, local and national governments, and businesses at every level, by delivering quality services and support.

Our Values:

We understand that supporting and caring for one another enables people to thrive. Our culture of inclusivity provides a sense of belonging which means we listen and respect other's views, embrace difference, care about people and what we do, and treat everyone fairly.

Our Social Impact:

Ingeus provides services for people, businesses, and communities to create and improve employment, skills, health, and wellbeing. We strive to deliver social impact through maximising the impact of our core services, as well as delivering social value within each contract we operate.

Our approach is based around our 6Ps (performance, profit, people, possibilities, protection, and participants) balanced scorecard and is strongly aligned with the United Nations' (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular:

  • Goal #3: Good health and wellbeing through promotion of mental health and rehabilitation services.
  • Goal #5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.
  • Goal #8: Decent work and economic growth through promoting sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work for all.
  • Goal #10: Reduce inequalities within and amongst countries through Ingeus' extensive work with people living with disability, illness, and injury, and improving access to labour markets for people from vulnerable and disadvantaged populations.

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