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Remote
£29,480 per year
Full-time
Temporary (Fixed term to March 2025)

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Job description

World Jewish Relief created the Specialist Training and Employment Programme (STEP) for refugees in 2016 and today we are the largest provider of specialist employment support to refugees in the UK. 

STEP provides a bespoke employment programme that addresses the complex barriers that refugees face when preparing for, and ultimately finding work in the UK.  We now have an exciting opportunity for Employment Advisors to join the STEP team, working remotely from home, providing employment support to refugee clients across the UK. 

​You will prepare clients for competitive employment and help them to achieve their chosen training and employment objectives. You will work to a variety of performance targets based on the progression outcomes of clients such as successful completion of training courses, voluntary and work placements and achieving sustaining paid employment. 

​This is a fixed term contract to March 2025.

About you

We are looking for candidates who have:

  • Experience in successfully supporting refugees into sustainable employment
  • Understanding the issues and challenges faced by unemployed people to finding work, including those whose first language is not English
  • Experience of providing advice and guidance and supervising a caseload of clients
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Strong IT skills (CRM database, Microsoft Word, Outlook, Teams) and the ability to work remotely with confidence
  • Cross-cultural sensitivity and the ability to work with clients with varying levels of English
  • ​Competency in speaking another language is desirable e.g. Amharic, Arabic, Dari/Pashto, Dinka Farsi, Kurdish, Ormo, Somali, Tigrinya, Turkish

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits including:

  • 23 days holiday pro rata plus bank holidays and Jewish holidays.
  • Pension scheme – we contribute 5% to the World Jewish Relief pension scheme.
  • Life Insurance – up to 3 times salary to nominated beneficiaries.
  • Health Cash Plan – cash back to cover the costs of dental treatment, optical care, specialist consultations and a range of complementary therapies.
  • Enhanced maternity & paternity pay.
  • Employee Assistance Programme – free, confidential advice or support with any personal or work. related concerns or free counselling if needed.
  • Season ticket / travel to work loan.
  • Cycle to Work Scheme.
  • On Friday the office closes at 3pm.

​As this role has contact with vulnerable groups, it is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and references.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

World Jewish Relief promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We invite and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. We encourage applications from candidates of different ethnicities, socio-economic backgrounds, race, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation and of faith or none that meet the criteria set out for this role. You don’t need to be Jewish to work for us, but you must share our desire to assist those who need help based on their vulnerability, not their identity, recognising the dignity and potential of all people.

To apply

Please upload your CV and a covering letter which outlines why this role appeals to you and the skills you have that will help you excel in this role. 

​Interviews will be held remotely on Thursday 26th and Friday 27th September

Application resources
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Posted on: 18 September 2024
Closing date: 23 September 2024 at 23:30
Tags: Advice / Information,Employment,Refugee / Immigration