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Employment Adviser
Hertfordshire (On-Site)
Permanent, Full time
No DBS check required
Starting Salary £32,076
Job Title: Employment Advsier
Starting Salary: £32,076 - Pay Increase pending
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Apsley, Hemel Hemptsead or Farnham House, Stevenage
Contract Type: 2 x fixed term or Secondments opportunities until 30 September 2025 and 31 December 2025
Directorate: Adult Care Services
About the team
Step2Skills, along with the Services for Young People Team (both part of Hertfordshire County Council), have been successful in securing funding from the Department of Work and Pensions to deliver an exciting project aimed at supporting people with learning disabilities, learning difficulties and neurodiverse conditions into work.
The Local Supported Employment project offers 1-1 support to each individual, ensuring that they get the tailored support that they need to gain and sustain quality employment for their current skills and abilities.
Working to the supported employment model, we place individuals into vacancies and train them to succeed and sustain employment.
The performance of this project will influence national approaches to supporting disabled and autistic adults into employment.
The Supported Employment team has a Team manager, 2 x Senior Employment Advisers, Employment Advisers, Job Coaches and a Welfare benefits adviser, based in two offices in Stevenage and Hemel Hempstead, covering the whole County. The team has been delivering supported employment for the last 30 years across Hertfordshire.
The team provides tailored support to all customer groups to find and sustain paid employment. Funded through Adult Care Services, referrals are received for customers who are eligible for care services under The Care Support (Eligibility Criteria) Regulations 2014. Referrals are accepted from anyone with a learning disability, physical or sensory disability, and those with autism, but there must be long-term support arrangement in place as per the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF) definition. The team operates under the values of Supported Employment which include a Zero Rejection philosophy and that everyone can work with the right job and the right support. It operates the 'place then train' methodology which delivers training in their job rather than pre-employment courses or vocational training. It operates under the nationally recognised five step process for supported employment.
In October 2023, the service was assessed under the Supported Employment Quality Assurance Framework for fidelity to this model and awarded a provider of excellence standard for the following three years.
About the role
The main purpose of the job role is to understand an individual's needs and work with employers to secure suitable employment. You will deal with a range of tasks, which will include vocational assessments, assisting with C.V's, interview practice, engaging with potential employers and undertaking assessments in an employment setting.
Recommending adjustments in the workplace, resolving conflicts, and ensuring employer and participant are both happy with the service. You will also be required to work alongside participants in their new jobs, supporting them until they are able to undertake the tasks independently.
About you
Essential:
This job role is within the Community Services, level 9 job profile. Please locate this via:
Job profiles - Community services
To hear more about this opportunity please contact:
Katie.Leithboro@hertfordshire.gov.uk or Emma.Gladdish@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.
Interview Date: TBC
Benefits of working for us
How to apply
As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.
Secondment
This position is open to secondments. If you work for HCC or any other Local Authority and would like to be considered as a Secondment contract, please ensure you complete the Secondment Form as part of your application. If you do not, your application will be considered as a Fixed Term Contract only.
Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
Safeguarding
This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.
English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required).
Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.
Starting Salary: £32,076 - Pay Increase pending
Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Apsley, Hemel Hemptsead or Farnham House, Stevenage
Contract Type: 2 x fixed term or Secondments opportunities until 30 September 2025 and 31 December 2025
Directorate: Adult Care Services
About the team
Step2Skills, along with the Services for Young People Team (both part of Hertfordshire County Council), have been successful in securing funding from the Department of Work and Pensions to deliver an exciting project aimed at supporting people with learning disabilities, learning difficulties and neurodiverse conditions into work.
The Local Supported Employment project offers 1-1 support to each individual, ensuring that they get the tailored support that they need to gain and sustain quality employment for their current skills and abilities.
Working to the supported employment model, we place individuals into vacancies and train them to succeed and sustain employment.
The performance of this project will influence national approaches to supporting disabled and autistic adults into employment.
The Supported Employment team has a Team manager, 2 x Senior Employment Advisers, Employment Advisers, Job Coaches and a Welfare benefits adviser, based in two offices in Stevenage and Hemel Hempstead, covering the whole County. The team has been delivering supported employment for the last 30 years across Hertfordshire.
The team provides tailored support to all customer groups to find and sustain paid employment. Funded through Adult Care Services, referrals are received for customers who are eligible for care services under The Care Support (Eligibility Criteria) Regulations 2014. Referrals are accepted from anyone with a learning disability, physical or sensory disability, and those with autism, but there must be long-term support arrangement in place as per the Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework (ASCOF) definition. The team operates under the values of Supported Employment which include a Zero Rejection philosophy and that everyone can work with the right job and the right support. It operates the 'place then train' methodology which delivers training in their job rather than pre-employment courses or vocational training. It operates under the nationally recognised five step process for supported employment.
In October 2023, the service was assessed under the Supported Employment Quality Assurance Framework for fidelity to this model and awarded a provider of excellence standard for the following three years.
About the role
The main purpose of the job role is to understand an individual's needs and work with employers to secure suitable employment. You will deal with a range of tasks, which will include vocational assessments, assisting with C.V's, interview practice, engaging with potential employers and undertaking assessments in an employment setting.
Recommending adjustments in the workplace, resolving conflicts, and ensuring employer and participant are both happy with the service. You will also be required to work alongside participants in their new jobs, supporting them until they are able to undertake the tasks independently.
About you
Essential:
- Minimum of A levels grade C and above, or demonstrable equivalent standard and skills, of English and Maths
- Effective IT skills, competent in the use of a variety of software packages including Charms MI system.
- Possess a wide range of skills and capabilities, such as effective communication, negotiation, flexibility, training and motivation.
- You must be highly organised, able to work on their own initiative and the ability to generate their own workload.
- Experience of delivering the Supported Employment model
- Experience in working to overcome the challenges faced by people furthest from the job market
- Employer Engagement
- Able to challenge misconceptions
This job role is within the Community Services, level 9 job profile. Please locate this via:
Job profiles - Community services
To hear more about this opportunity please contact:
Katie.Leithboro@hertfordshire.gov.uk or Emma.Gladdish@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.
Interview Date: TBC
Benefits of working for us
How to apply
As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.
Secondment
This position is open to secondments. If you work for HCC or any other Local Authority and would like to be considered as a Secondment contract, please ensure you complete the Secondment Form as part of your application. If you do not, your application will be considered as a Fixed Term Contract only.
Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
Safeguarding
This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.
English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required).
Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.
Closing date: Sun 22/09/2024 at 01:00
Job reference: HCC26174