Duration: 14 hrs per week

Type: Fixed contract – 12 months

Job ref: LTECJS-0220

About our work and values

Do you have passion for your work, a commitment to excellence and a desire to support some of the most vulnerable and excluded people in our communities? Could you support us to make positive lasting changes in people’s lives?

Providence Row works with more than a thousand homeless and vulnerably housed people a year in East London, offering an integrated service of crisis support, advice, recovery and learning and training programmes.  Our aim is to ensure that people who are so often excluded from mainstream services gain the support and opportunities they need to create a safe, healthy and sustainable life away from the streets. Central to our work are our core values of Compassion, Respect, Inclusiveness, Empowerment and Justice.  These inform the content, style and delivery of all our services.

Most people experiencing homelessness want to find work and be meaningfully occupied.  At Providence Row, we believe that training, employment and volunteering are key to independent living and remain the most effective route out of homelessness. Through our Learning and Training Service we have an excellent track record of improving our clients’ employability and helping them to achieve their career and educational goals through accredited training schemes.  The service also helps our clients to express themselves through a wide range of classes such as music, gardening, writing, photography and the provision of counselling.  The role of Employment Coordinator plays a key role in the delivery of the Learning and Employment Service.

Your contribution to our work and values

Passionate about cooking, healthy –eating and developing people?  Confident in supporting adults with complex needs to develop employable skills and identify community resources to aid their progression.  Have experience of coaching and supporting others in a similar environment.

It is essential that you possess an NVQ level 3 in Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) or higher.  You are able to demonstrate experience of employability work, knowledge of welfare to work sector and working within the homelessness sector or vulnerable adults setting.

With exceptional communication skills, you’ll competently be able to promote the service internally and externally.  Have a good understanding of our client group, their different communities and their different needs in order to fulfil the outcomes of this role; organised and understand the importance of accurate record keeping.

Please be aware that as this role is a job share we are looking for candidates who understand the dynamics of working in a complementary and seamless way to ensure the continued delivery of a key role.

The closing date for applications is 4:00 pm on Friday, 6th March 2020.

Please visit our website for an application pack.

Providence Row is a charitable company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales; company number 07452798 registered charity number 1140192.

Reporting to the CEO

Additional days to be offered in accordance with future funding

As the Sophie Hayes Foundation embarks on an exciting phase of growth and development, supporting more women survivors of Human Trafficking, this role will be a valued member of the organisation’s Birmingham & West Midlands Team

The right candidate will focus on delivering our programme Workshops across Birmingham and the West Midlands, through effective and productive collaborations.

Detailed Role Description

1. Manage and deliver Workshops across the West Midlands, by building partnerships with other NGO’s and referral partners, resourcing, equipping and training facilitators and co-ordinating programmes
2. Effectively and efficiently manage local Workshop budgets 
3. Manage all KPI’s, ensuring correct reporting of programme outputs and outcomes. 
4. Continuously improve the Workshops programme through learning from feedback. 
5. Ensure our survivors, partners and volunteers are engaged, motivated and ‘have a voice’ to influence and shape our programme design. 
6. Build relationships and source long term, broad impacting relationships with businesses and training institutions, in partnership with the Birmingham and West Midlands Coaching Coordinator
7. Supervise and manage Workshop volunteers, with the objective of growing individual and group capabilities, skills and resources.
8. Consistently work with and encourage the growth of leadership volunteers in order to increase organisation capacity and capabilities

Person Specification:

Essential

1. Minimum 3 years’ experience of successful programme delivery in the UK charity sector
2. Educated to degree level or equivalent, or the ability to demonstrate competence through experience
3. Experience of working to, and meeting KPI’s
4. Experience of proactively researching and engaging current and prospective partners
5. Knowledge of best practice in programme delivery
6. Outstanding communication skills and the ability to tailor written and verbal content and style to a range of audiences.
7. Ability to work under pressure and deliver outcomes to tight deadlines
8. Strong IT skills (Blackbaud Etapestry or similar CRM systems etc. Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook,)
9. Ability to work on own initiative as well as a key member of a team
10. Flexible and proactive approach and attitude
11. Enthusiasm and drive to make things happen
12. Ability to work occasionally outside of normal office working hours
13. Supportive of a small but fast paced team 
14. Supportive of non-Birmingham locations
15. Driving licence

Desirable

1. Knowledge and understanding of the human trafficking and modern-day slavery sector
2. Experience of using social media and digital communication tools

APPLICATION PROCESS AND CRITERIA:

1. Applications without a covering letter will not be progressed to the next stage
2. Selected candidate will be required to complete a DBS and must have the right to work in the UK
3. As a provider of programmes for women survivors of human trafficking, we are seeking female candidates only.

RFEA are looking for a highly motivated Regional Employment Advisor for the East of Scotland to support ex forces personnel into employment.  Working on behalf of the Ex Forces Employment Programme, the successful applicant will have a track record of providing employment and job finding support.  A strong customer focus and an ability to work independently to achieve targets and deadlines is an essential requirement along with strong communication and organising skills, knowledge of the local employment market, training and adult education opportunities.  NVQ Level 4 in Advice & Guidance is highly desirable but not essential as training will be given.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess client needs, using an Outcomes Star and motivational interviewing techniques.
• Make appropriate referrals to other military charities or other organisations for wider needs.
• Maintain the relationship with the client throughout the delivery of support to meet wider needs where appropriate.
• Provide vocational diagnostics and advice to develop an Action Plan.  This will be developed using our online employability tools and our understanding of the local employment market informed by the Regional Employment Bulletin and roles on Rightjob.
• Where additional motivational activities would be beneficial, organise participation in programmes such as Future for Heroes and RBLI Lifeworks.
• Identify and subsequently engage with training and Adult Education providers to identify opportunities that meet clients’ requirements in accordance with Action Plans.
• Support applications for additional grants as necessary, including Employment Support Grants.
• Where confidence can be developed, or a route to employment created, provide advice and guidance for clients to obtain appropriate work experience placements, or work based training in accordance with their Action Plans.
• Support clients to develop their CVs and prepare for the job application process and interviews.
• Provide job search advice and job-brokerage using Regional Employment Bulletins, knowledge of the local employment market and RightJob .
• As required, provide in-work or placement support to ensure client vocational outcomes are sustainable.
• Collaborate with other RFEA programmes and partner charities.
• Maintain accuracy and integrity in all interactions with the data management system (ADAPT) ensuring timely recording of all client and employer/organisational engagement activity. 

Salary starts at £26,000 rising to £27,500 upon successful completion of probation.  The appointment will be based in Edinburgh and work out of PoppyScotland offices.  The applicant must have a right to work in the UK and have been resident in the UK for the last 5 years.

To apply, please submit your CV with a supporting personal statement.

The closing date is 7 March 2020.  Interviews will take place during the second week of March 2020 with the successful applicant starting April/May 2020.

RFEA is looking for a highly motivated Employment Advisor/Administrator to join its Career Transition Partnership (CTP) Future Horizons team in Plymouth. The principal role will be to provide high quality vocational advice and guidance to people leaving the UK Armed Forces to ensure they find appropriate and sustainable employment.

Person Specification

The successful applicant will be able to evidence a sound level of customer service and communication skills and guiding and advising people from all age groups. They will be capable of working independently to targets and deadlines. Knowledge of the local employment market, training and adult education opportunities are essential. NVQ Level 4 in Information, Advice & Guidance is highly desirable but training will be given as required.

Principal Responsibilities

To interview Early Service Leavers (ESL) referred to CTP Future Horizons, assessing any immediate risks, providing information about the benefits of the programme and encouraging clients to opt in.

To conduct an initial needs assessment (either face to face or remote) on each individual referred.

Identify, engage, broker and liaise with the relevant support agencies within the CTP Future Horizons Consortium when immediate risks are identified.

Register all CTP Future Horizons referrals.

Agree a personal communications plan and preferred methodology for future contact with the referred individual, (text, e-mail, social networking, etc).

Develop and maintain strong relationships with key military staff at the relevant Training Establishment.

Ensure all CTP Future Horizons consent forms are signed and understood by participants.

Liaise with the Central Support Team (CST) staff on a regular basis regarding ESL and referred "At Risk" SL information, tracking and process.

Work with CTP Employment staff to effectively deliver, further develop and market CTP Future Horizons within and outside the CTP construct.

Hold a caseload of referred ESLs, ESP and FSP "At Risk" clients who have settled in the relevant regional area.

In accordance with the CTP Future Horizons CCMP, provide careers, training and employment advice to individuals - to include information on:

• Personal development opportunities and preferred employment outcomes.
• Local training opportunities.
• Local/regional job prospects.

Work remotely with ESLs and referred "At Risk" SLs to agree individual resettlement and career plans including:

Advice on career choices (including use of MyPlan tool and Plotr).

Guidance in the development of a CV and preparation for interviews (using MyPlan).

Advice on job searching (including use of RightJob).

Job-matching with vacancies identified by the CTP’sRightJob and CST Client Advisors.

Continued needs assessment if required to identify vulnerability.

Ensure any employment, training and vocational opportunities sourced are fed into the affiliated regional Employer Relationship Manager (ERM) to ensure a joined up, seamless CTP employer engagement approach.

As required, provide in work support to ensure individual employment outcomes are sustainable.

Work with the CTP Future Horizons Consortium and affiliated partners (inc local housing, welfare, and Veterans Welfare Service) to put in place referral routes and support plans for individuals with complex multi-faceted challenges.

This is a Part Time position (21 Hours Per Week) spread over 4 days. Competitive Salary package £26,000 to £27,500 (based on 35 hours pro rata) depending on experience including employee benefits.

To apply, please submit a Covering Letter and CV. Closing date for this position is Tuesday 7th March 2020.

Successful candidates will be required to undertake Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service checks and Ministry of Defence security clearance, which requires applicants to have been resident in the UK for the last 5 years.

COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT MENTOR 
Salary Scp 27 – 32 £24,175 - £28,486 pa pro rata
Actual Starting Salary Scp 27 £12,087 pa
18.5 hours per week (work pattern to be agreed) 
Funded until 31st March 2021 
Based in Ebbw Fach South (Abertillery)  

The Welsh Government’s Communities for Work Plus programme will provide the infrastructure to support the ongoing delivery of Communities for Work. It will take forward the learning from the Lift Programme and enable Lead Delivery Bodies to enhance their employment focussed support for those, often with complex barriers, who are furthest from the labour market. 

The programme will support individuals who are in or at risk of poverty, consistent with the obligations under the Well-Being of Future Generations (Wales) Act. It will work with key stakeholders such as Families First, Flying Start and Supporting People in providing pathways between programmes in order to provide interventions and support to prevent worklessness and economic inactivity. It will provide support for participants who fall outside the currently tightly defined geographical boundaries and eligibility criteria of Communities for Work and other ESF funded programmes.

The role of the Community Employment Mentor will be to provide intensive one to one mentoring to participants to help them identify and take practical steps to overcome barriers preventing them taking up identified training and employment. 

The postholder will support a caseload of participants by developing and implementing individual action plans while actively promoting the services of the programme to a wide range of stakeholders. 

The Community Employment Mentor will empower, motivate and support participants to move into and, most importantly, sustain employment, as well as supporting participants to progress while in work.

An Enhanced DBS check is required. No CVs accepted. Applicants will only be contacted if they are successful in securing an interview. 

Closing date for applications: Thursday 12th March 2020 at 10am
Interview date: week commencing 23rd March 2020

MENTOR CYFLOGAETH CYMUNEDOL 
Cyflog Scp 27 – 32 £24,175 - £28,486 y flwyddyn pro rata
Gwir Gyflog yn dechrau ar Scp 27 £12,087 y flwyddyn
18.5 awr yr wythnos (y patrwm gwaith i’w gytuno) 
Wedi’i gyllido hyd at 31 Mawrth 2021 
Wedi’i leoli yn Ne Ebwy Fach (Abertyleri)  

Bydd rhaglen Cymunedau am Waith a Mwy Llywodraeth Cymru yn darparu’r seilwaith i gefnogi’r ddarpariaeth barhaus o Gymunedau am Waith. Bydd yn defnyddio’r hyn a ddysgwyd yn y Rhaglen Esgyn, ac yn galluogi Cyrff Cyflawni Arweiniol i wella’r cymorth sy’n canolbwyntio ar gyflogaeth ar gyfer y rhai, sy'n aml â rhwystrau cymhleth, sydd bellaf o’r farchnad lafur. 

Bydd y rhaglen yn cefnogi unigolion mewn tlodi neu sydd â risg o fod mewn tlodi, yn gyson â’r rhwymedigaethau dan Ddeddf Llesiant Cenedlaethau’r Dyfodol (Cymru). Bydd yn gweithio â rhanddeiliaid allweddol fel Teuluoedd yn Gyntaf, Dechrau'n Deg a Chefnogi Pobl er mwyn darparu llwybrau rhwng rhaglenni er mwyn darparu ymyriadau a chefnogaeth i atal diweithdra ac anweithgarwch economaidd. Bydd yn darparu cymorth i gyfranogwyr sydd y tu allan i'r ffiniau daearyddol a’r meini prawf cymhwysedd ar gyfer Cymunedau am Waith a rhaglenni eraill sy’n cael eu hariannu gan Gronfa Gymdeithasol Ewrop, sydd wedi’u diffinio’n fanwl iawn ar hyn o bryd.

Rôl y Mentor Cyflogaeth Cymunedol fydd darparu mentora dwys un i un i gyfranogwyr i'w helpu nhw i ddod o hyd i gamau ymarferol i oresgyn y rhwystrau sy’n eu hatal rhag ymgymryd â hyfforddiant a chyflogaeth a nodwyd, ac i weithredu ar y camau hynny. 

Bydd deiliad y swydd yn cefnogi llwyth achos o gyfranogwyr trwy ddatblygu a gweithredu cynlluniau gweithredu unigol wrth fynd ati i hyrwyddo gwasanaethau’r rhaglen i amrywiaeth eang o randdeiliaid. 

Bydd y Mentor Cyflogaeth Cymunedol yn grymuso, yn cymell ac yn cefnogi cyfranogwyr i gael swyddi, ac yn bwysicaf oll, i gadw swyddi, yn ogystal â chefnogi cyfranogwyr i ddatblygu yn eu swyddi.

Bydd gofyn cael archwiliad manwl gan y Gwasanaeth Datgelu a Gwahardd. Ni dderbynnir CVs. Dim ond yr ymgeiswyr hynny sy’n llwyddo i gael cyfweliad y byddwn yn cysylltu â nhw. 

Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer ceisiadau: Dydd Gwener 12 Mawrth 2020 am 10am
Dyddiad y cyfweliad: Yr wythnos yn dechrau 23 Mawrth 2020

35 hours per week over a rota to cover service opening hours

About Scope

At Scope our mission is to drive social change so that disabled people have the same opportunities as everyone else. We want to achieve everyday equality and support disabled people to get the best start in life, live the life they choose and be financially secure.

About the role

Be a Disability Gamechanger and join us as an Employment Advisor on our national employment service Support to Work, which provides employment advice and guidance to disabled people across England and Wales. Your key responsibilities will be to manage a caseload of customers providing digital employment support to those customers who are looking for work, over the telephone and via our online portal. Creating them an online action plan to improve their employability skills and ultimately find paid employment within their 12 weeks on the service.

About you

We are looking to recruit an experienced adviser with demonstrable employability knowledge within the field of disability.

You will have excellent communication skills both verbal and written and be able to demonstrate experience in a customer facing role including experience of supporting customers remotely online and by telephone.

Showing that you have a flexible approach and can respond positively to change and have the ability to work well under pressure and deal effectively with conflicting priorities will allow to succeed within this role.

You will have a good working knowledge of IT including Microsoft Office Products and are a confident user of digital technology demonstrating a positive approach to the adoption of innovative products and tools. A knowledge and experience of Microsoft dynamics would be desirable.

You will bring drive and enthusiasm to your role and can demonstrate that you care passionately about improving disabled people's lives through employment.  With excellent negotiation skills, you will be able to positively influence at all levels. You will be dynamic, and results driven with demonstrable evidence of performance across a range of outcomes.

As this service will have extended opening hours a degree of flexibility is required to support your team within our operating hours. You will be required to work 35 hours on a rota basis.

To apply

We are committed to equal opportunities. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people and guarantee interviews to suitably qualified disabled applicants.

Please apply in writing with your CV and covering letter fully detailing your suitability for this role.

Closing date for applications:  28 February 2020.

Restore are recruiting to a post which will serve the south of Oxfordshire. As an Employment Specialist Coach you will join an Oxford Mental Healthcare NHS Trust IPS Team – employed by Restore – and embedded in locality Adult Mental Health Teams (AMHTs) – to deliver IPS as part of the holistic recovery plan for mental health service users. Experience of IPS is desirable but NOT essential as full training will be given.

You will work in a well-managed and supportive team and manage an individual caseload of up to 20-25 people at any time who have experienced mental health problems and who are unemployed or in need of in-work support. Working directly with all relevant stakeholders: the service user, AMHT clinical staff, partner agencies and employers – you will support the service users on your caseload to gain and retain paid employment.

If you wish to apply, then we would like to hear from you!

At this stage of application, we require a Cover letter with a CV (curriculum vitae).

The covering letter should address how you meet the criteria outlined in the person specification. Please see the ‘essentials’ and ‘desirable’ criteria under the shortlisting criteria. We suggest you address each point individually clearly stating how you meet the criteria. It is a good idea to use separate headings for each point.

Please remove your name, date of birth and any contact information from your CV and supply this on a separate piece of paper and send to us, along with a cover letter telling us why you would be good for this role.

The closing date for applications is Sunday, 1st March (midnight)

Interviews for this post will be held on Wednesday, 11th March

You have recent experience in the mental health field (or a related area) and a good understanding of service user involvement, how the use of skilled volunteers can really make a difference to someone’s life and of the Recovery and Personalisation agenda. All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Richmond Fellowship as an IPS Employment Advisor.

Richmond Fellowship are delighted to be working to deliver the roll out of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) services as part of the NHS England initiative for extending IPS support to some of the most disadvantaged people in the employment market place. We will be working on behalf of the North East London Foundation Trust (NELFT) Clinical Commissioning Group to expand our current IPS service in Waltham Forest. The post‐holder will be embedded in the mental health secondary care clinical teams at Thorpe Coombe Hospital and will work closely with jobseekers and potential employers across the area to secure ongoing employment.

The successful candidate will support the delivery of our Employment Service. This will see you focus on motivating, supporting and providing person‐centred advice and guidance to people receiving support to enable them to move into suitable and sustainable work. As well as a good understanding of people with mental health problems, you have experience of networking/liaising with local employers and the initiative to develop and promote a service.

Excellent motivational, presentation and listening skills are essential too, as is a willingness to travel in the local area and occasionally work outside of office hours Customer focused, well organised and collaborative in approach, you’re a great administrator too. Indeed, you pride yourself on your word processing skills and ability to keep accurate computer records/use a database. The successful candidate will expected to have a flexible approach to working to ensure effective service delivery.

So, are you ready to take on this rewarding role that comes with some really great benefits? Apply now via our website.

There are two posts available for this position, one full-time post at 37.5 hours a week and a part-time post at 18.75 hours a week. 

The salary for this post is £22,264.00 per annum (pro-rata of 18.75 hours per week) with subsequent progression to £23,291.00 per annum (pro-rata of 18.75 hours per week).

This post is based in Waltham Forest.

This is a rolling recruitment process, candidates will be shortlisted as and when they apply.

Recovery Focus is a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. We know that recovery can look and feel very different to each and every one of us. But we also know that if we provide the right support, at the right time, we can inspire recovery nationwide and that recovery is possible for everyone.

Job / Employment Coach – Building Better Opportunities (BBO)

Evesham, Worcestershire with travel to other sites

£24,528 per annum

Fixed-term contract until March 2022

Our client is delighted to be a key partner in an innovative Worcestershire consortium who has been successful in securing £6 million of Lottery Building Better Opportunities (BBO) and European Social Investment Funding.

Worcestershire’s Building Better Opportunities project has been shaped by the Local Enterprise Partnership and The National Lottery Community Fund is matching funds from the European Social Fund (ESF) 2014-2020 to invest in local projects tackling the root causes of poverty, promoting social inclusion and driving local jobs and growth.

They are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic and experienced person to be a Building Better Opportunities Job Coach, to provide employment support to the project’s participants. The BBO project aims to promote social inclusion and combat poverty through providing support to those who are economically inactive or unemployed. 

As a Job Coach, your role will be to contribute to the development and delivery of the BBO projects by providing individualised support to those furthest from the labour market. You will identify any barriers to employment and assist them to access individual grants to enable them to achieve the project outcomes. Keeping up to date with legislation and best practice on employment advice, welfare benefits and financial inclusion, you will collect job market information regarding job entry and skills requirements ensuring positive working relationships are maintained. Additionally, you will produce statistical reports, case studies and data as required relating to the provision of BBO project outcomes.

The successful candidate will have experience of delivering to a diverse range of participants with varying learning needs and levels as well as entry to employment programmes. With the ability to gather and report on financial and non-financial data, you will be a competent IT user and maintain occupational and professional competence at all times. An Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) qualification would be beneficial and you will hold a current driving licence along with having the use of your own vehicle.

An enhanced disclosure and barring service check is required.

**This will be funded by European Social Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund.

Closing Date: Wednesday 4th March 2020

Employment & Careers Manager
Birmingham, West Midlands (office/field based, with some travel throughout the West Midlands)

About Us

ACH (Ashley Community Housing) is a social enterprise that provides a range of integration and support services for refugees. During the past ten years, we’ve grown from a small-scale housing organisation to a leading provider of integration, employment and housing services for refugees and newly arrived communities in the UK.

Through our subsidiary Himilo Training, our employment work aims to deliver real long-term impact to our service users by providing them with everything they need for successful employment. We also aim to effectively develop ‘softer’ characteristics such as motivation, focus, ambition and confidence.

We are now looking for an Employment & Careers Manager to join us and support the success of our employment programmes throughout the West Midlands. 

The Benefits 

- Salary of £26,000 - £30,000 DOE & skills 
- Mobile phone and laptop
- Paid company sick leave
- Company pension after probation period
- 20 days’ holiday + Bank Holidays

If you have programme or project management experience and a background in supporting refugees, this is a superb opportunity to support the success of our life-changing employment programmes.

In this rewarding role, you will have the chance to strengthen our links with employers, increase our impact and grow the number of opportunities available to those we support. 

We see refugees as people with talents, skills and aspirations, who are assets which will boost our economy and enrich our communities. If you want to help make a huge difference to these people’s lives, we want to hear from you.

The Role

As the Employment & Careers Manager, you will lead and represent our West Midlands Employment and Careers Service Team. This team delivers CIAG and training, supports our Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Programme and delivers our commercial pre and post-employment training contracts.

You will manage the contracts and performance of our employment-related programmes, grow our stakeholder network and strengthen our existing relationships with employers. 

Above all, you will ensure that we deliver an impactful and responsive service that is focused on achieving positive, sustainable outcomes for our service users and employment partners.

You will also: 

- Develop, support and motivate your team to perform at their best 
- Oversee and co-ordinate the delivery of our employment programmes 
- Help to maximise our income and ensure all projects are delivered within budget 
- Support the continuous improvement of our services 

About You

To join us as our Employment & Careers Manager, you will need: 

- Programme and/or project management experience, including budgets 
- Experience of working with, and supporting, refugees 
- Previous experience of dealing with a range of employers 
- Excellent communication skills 

Other organisations may call this role Project Manager, Programme Manager, Employment Programme Manager, Employment Project Manager, Charity Programme Manager, Project Delivery Manager, or Training Programme Manager. 

Webrecruit, ACH (Ashley Community Housing) and Himilo Training are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you are ready to take your next step as our Employment & Careers Manager, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

We are looking for someone to play a pivotal role in working with those using our Welfare and Academy services to transition towards employment through training and work experience within NOAH’s social enterprise.  We are looking for someone who can play an active role in developing an inclusive recruitment service at NOAH, someone who can build new relationships and develop existing relationships with partners and businesses to help participants progress into work experience, employment or volunteering.

The position will appeal to someone with excellent interpersonal skills, skilled networking ability, and who has the caring and intelligent commitment to helping people improve their lives.

DHI are excited to be recruiting a new team to provide education and training support across Bristol, South Glos, Bath and North East Somerset. We’re looking to recruit an Employment & Skills Worker for Bath.

DHI is an award winning charity that challenges social exclusion by supporting people to achieve their potential and contribute to the richness and well-being of their community. We are looking for applicants who will share our passion for our values, and our commitment to our client groups and our local communities.

This is a key post which will complement DHI’s existing services and support to people who are socially excluded. The post is funded by and will contribute to the delivery of wider partnership objectives under the Building Better Opportunities (BBO)/West of England Works (WoEW) programme which is managed by Weston College.

The team will support adults who are not in education, employment or training due to multiple and complex needs and/or access barriers. DHI team will focus primarily on supporting clients with a history of substance misuse and/or homelessness. DHI Employment & Skills Workers will work across DHI’s drug and alcohol treatments services, housing services and social prescribing programmes.

The Employment & Skills Team will be responsible for providing tailored and effective assessment, support planning and interventions to meet the identified education, training or employment (ETE) needs and goals of clients who face multiple barriers to accessing education, training and/or employment opportunities.

If you’ve got experience of working with people and share DHI’s values of self-direction, stimulation and zest for life, please get in touch.

If you’d like to know more about the role, please contact HR in the first instance. 

How To Apply

Please use the attached Job Description and Person Specification to complete an Application Form and Skills form and send to HR before midday Tuesday 3rd March. 

This is more than just a recruitment role; the ideal candidate will be able to really support each service user, educating them on the world of work, encouraging personal development and self-esteem, putting them at ease and understanding their challenges.

Offering an excellent benefits package, a friendly and supportive team, and opportunities for professional and personal development, we are looking for a friendly and experienced individual to join our team as an Employment Coach travelling between locations in London and Suffolk.

The Forward Trust is a social enterprise and UK leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment services to offenders. We deliver treatment, recovery and wellbeing support in prisons and in the community, which includes advice, counselling, group work and intensive treatment.

You will be travelling between locations in London and Suffolk.

Role responsibilities for the Employment Coach:

• Coach and prepare learners, clients and job seekers for the world of work and a range of jobs and apprenticeship roles
• Provide high quality CV, job search, interview support to learners/job seekers (ex-offenders, at risk offending, NEET, unemployed)
• Accurately identify the needs of the learners/job seekers, understanding their challenges, career ambitions, strengths & development areas, future job roles and/or training opportunities
• Identify a service users barrier to employment and have the adeptness to break those barriers
• Promote and develop mind-set, emotional intelligence qualities, self-confidence and esteem so that the learners/job seekers succeed in the world of work
• Coach the learners on a one to one and group basis
• Undertake job search with the learners/job seekers using relevant web-based software and packages
• Prepare learners/job seekers to a high standard for interview with employers
• Work with serving Prisoners in the Prison and those recently released
• Deliver workshops, ensuring the content is applicable to the service user
• Work with an range of demographics with differing experiences in the work place

Requirements for the Employment Coach:

• Previous experience of providing high quality coaching support, and CV, job search, interview support
• Ability to gain people's confidence and put them at ease, building their self-esteem
• A positive, enthusiastic approach to problem solving with a friendly “can do” attitude
• Experience of liaising with employers to arrange interviews and getting feedback on candidates
• Able to identify skills and qualities in a learner to match appropriately with vacancies
• Persuasive, persistent and patient
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Works well under pressure

Citizens Advice Portsmouth helps the people of Portsmouth and surrounding area to deal with debt issues and to gain a better understanding of household budgeting, so that problems don’t recur.  The service is funded by the Money and Pension Service in partnership with Citizens Advice.

We are looking to recruit a full time Debt Adviser. Ideally you will be expected to have working knowledge & compliance within the remit of providing Debt Advice and the Money and Pension Service.  The role is based at our premises at Ark Royal House. Some local outreach work is involved.

We are currently going through an exciting time at Portsmouth, with many opportunities for future growth. We are happy to provide IMA (Institute of Money Advisers) training for the right applicant which is a recognised qualification provided by Staffordshire University.

Citizens Advice Portsmouth Money Advice Team won the IMA Debt Team of the Year award 2018

PLEASE NOTE:  We can only respond to successful applicants. If you do not hear from us within two weeks from the closing date of applications, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.