Employment Development Officer
About the role
EADS (Employment and Disability Service) is seeking a motivated Employment Development Officer to join our supported employment service.
This is a varied, field‑based role delivering personalised support in line with the five stages of supported employment to individuals with complex barriers to work.
The post holder will work flexibly across Northamptonshire, travelling between employer sites and co‑location settings as required.
Strong organisational skills, adaptability and a positive, solution‑focused approach are essential, along with a good understanding of supported employment and its impact. Building and maintaining effective relationships with employers is a key part of the role, and regular employer engagement, networking and attendance at events will be expected
What will you be doing?
As an Employment Development Officer, you will work directly with disabled people to provide tailored training, support, and development opportunities that help them secure and sustain paid employment. You'll build strong relationships with local employers, promote disability awareness, and advise on reasonable adjustments to create inclusive and accessible workplaces.
Working closely with businesses and partners across the community, you'll develop employment opportunities, maintain effective subcontractor networks, monitor health and safety requirements, and promote the skills and expertise of the service. You'll also be responsible for maintaining accurate records and ensuring confidentiality in line with data protection requirements.
This is a varied and rewarding role where you'll make a real difference by supporting individuals to achieve their employment goals while helping employers build diverse and inclusive workforces.
About you
We are looking for people who are:
- Passionate about employment
- Creative thinkers
- Focussed on solutions
- Organised and motivated
- Good communicators
- Flexible
Our Benefits
Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.
You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!
Why choose us?
We offer a vibrant working environment with:
- a competitive salary
- a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
- lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
- generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
- hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.
We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.
About us
Our Values and Behaviours
Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:
Customer-focused
Respectful
Efficient
Supportive
Trustworthy
Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.
Disability Confident Employer
We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.
Our Employment and Disability Service provides bespoke support to individuals facing barriers to employment, helping them work towards their goals to start, stay and succeed in employment. For further information please click here The Employment and Disability Service (EADS) | North Northamptonshire Council
Armed Forces Community
The council obtained the Gold status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS).
Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)
Salary range
- £34,434 - £36,363 per year