Client Advisor (Full-Time Post / Scale G – SCP 20-25 / Fixed Term to 31/03/2025
| Posting date: | 22 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 May 2024 |
| Location: | Bootle, Merseyside |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Sefton@Work |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | EGH/24/277779 |
Summary
Sefton@Work acts as the key labour market intermediary for Sefton Council and has been working alongside Sefton residents and employers since 2003, offering a range of free and confidential job-related services to residents aged 16 years and above, as well as free recruitment services for local employers.
Our main aim is to provide a joined-up approach to regeneration, employment & skills by ensuring that local people receive the benefits of local investment and job growth in the area.
The post holder will work specifically on our Ways to Work programme funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). You will work with the most vulnerable of our clients providing Information, Advice and Guidance to those looking to return to the labour market. You will be adept at working with clients to address their barriers to employment and offer solutions that will build resilience as well as opening possibilities to progress.
The successful applicant could be qualified to NVQ Level 4 in Advice and Guidance or have 3 years previous experience working on a one to one basis; problem solving or promoting wellbeing. You should be able to demonstrate strong administration and communication skills. Previous recent experience in an information and advice role is essential as is the ability to achieve targets, deadlines. You will be required to manage a caseload of individuals with varying levels of needs and support them to overcome any barriers to progression in employment or learning.
Closing Date: Midnight Monday 6th May 2024
Provisional Interview Date: w/c 20 May 2024. Interviews will be a competency-based panel format.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
Sefton Council strives to ensure that our workforce is inclusive and representative of our communities. A diverse workforce is important to us, our staff bring with them a wide range of experiences, views, ideas, and innovations, and we are committed to providing an environment that recognises, respects, and values everybody’s identity, where individual differences are strengths and where everyone can thrive and maximise their potential. We are always open to learning and growing as an organisation, and we welcome new ideas and initiatives that promote equality, diversity and inclusion.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; all candidates will receive equal treatment. Our decision to appoint will be based upon whether an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.
GUARANTEED INTERVIEW SCHEME
Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.
If you are currently in care or have previously been in care, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for care experienced people if you meet the essential requirements for the role.
Our main aim is to provide a joined-up approach to regeneration, employment & skills by ensuring that local people receive the benefits of local investment and job growth in the area.
The post holder will work specifically on our Ways to Work programme funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF). You will work with the most vulnerable of our clients providing Information, Advice and Guidance to those looking to return to the labour market. You will be adept at working with clients to address their barriers to employment and offer solutions that will build resilience as well as opening possibilities to progress.
The successful applicant could be qualified to NVQ Level 4 in Advice and Guidance or have 3 years previous experience working on a one to one basis; problem solving or promoting wellbeing. You should be able to demonstrate strong administration and communication skills. Previous recent experience in an information and advice role is essential as is the ability to achieve targets, deadlines. You will be required to manage a caseload of individuals with varying levels of needs and support them to overcome any barriers to progression in employment or learning.
Closing Date: Midnight Monday 6th May 2024
Provisional Interview Date: w/c 20 May 2024. Interviews will be a competency-based panel format.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
Sefton Council strives to ensure that our workforce is inclusive and representative of our communities. A diverse workforce is important to us, our staff bring with them a wide range of experiences, views, ideas, and innovations, and we are committed to providing an environment that recognises, respects, and values everybody’s identity, where individual differences are strengths and where everyone can thrive and maximise their potential. We are always open to learning and growing as an organisation, and we welcome new ideas and initiatives that promote equality, diversity and inclusion.
We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; all candidates will receive equal treatment. Our decision to appoint will be based upon whether an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.
GUARANTEED INTERVIEW SCHEME
Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.
If you are currently in care or have previously been in care, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for care experienced people if you meet the essential requirements for the role.