Essex (On-Site)
Temporary, Full time
No DBS check required
33985
FULLTIME
Grade 5- £32,925- £35,045pa. Fixed Term Contract/Secondment Opportunity until March 2025
We are recruiting a Supported Employment Adviser to work within our Community Learning Disability Service, Living Well which is part of Adult Social Care alongside our Havering Works Project team. This is a contract role with funding for up to one year.
The Supported Employment Adviser will work alongside the Havering Works team to create employment opportunities for adults with Learning disabilities.
The project is funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund until March 2025 and aims to deliver a range of specialist support to help individuals find, secure and maintain paid employment.
The role has two key functions - growing the number of supported employment opportunities through developing links with employers, job carving and matching individuals with learning disabilities to those opportunities, The successful candidate will support individuals to become job ready providing 1-1 employment coaching and mentoring, specialist support with job search and access to training, interview skills, completing applications and CV writing. The individual will provide support individuals to remove those barriers which prevent them from accessing employment including providing in-work support once they have secured employment.
It is a really great time to join our specialist team, this is the beginning of the new project linking to opportunities created in the borough through social value and community development. We are looking for proactive, enthusiastic, self-motivated and solution focused people who enjoy making a real difference to people’s lives.
About You
- Experience of supporting long-term unemployed residents into sustainable employment, combined with previous experience of working in a sales-oriented, account management or business development environment.
- Experience of helping people who experience barriers to improve their employment and job search skills is required. A track record of successfully engaging people in a diverse community is also needed.
- Able to plan for appointments with candidates to ensure effective use of time, rapport building and an adequate two-way exchange.
- Have an excellent understanding, demonstrate in-depth experience in supporting people with health and social/mental health care needs, aiming to gain and sustain long-term employment or self-employment, in an employment focussed environment.
- Experience of managing and prioritising an extensive workload with the minimum of supervision.
- Experience of working in project teams involving a range of different organisations and disciplines.
- Experience of working directly with large and small businesses and of providing business support services.
- Experience of work in partnership with a range of stakeholders
- Experience of general and financial administration
Qualifications
A degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject is desirable
Must be IAG and PTTLS qualified trained or working towards the qualifications
Please view Job Profile here
For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Andrew.Sykes@havering.gov.uk
The closing date for the receipt of applications is 13th September 2024, however interest in this job may be high and we therefore reserve the right to close the vacancy early.
You will be notified if your application has been successful. Interview date to be confirmed.
Should you require any help or advice with your online application, please contact the Recruitment Helpdesk on 01708 432770
Additional Information
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