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Employment Development Coordinator

Job details
Posting date: 18 May 2024
Salary: £29,051.00 to £31,323.00 per year
Additional salary information: 29051 - 31323
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 09 June 2024
Location: Portsmouth, PO1 4HA
Company: Vacancy Filler
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: FEB20248105

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Summary

Working hours: Minimum of 35 hours per week (Peripatetic role covering Portsmouth)
Interview date: To be confirmed
One of the UK’s most inspiring and best-known faith-based organisations is looking for someone with experience of employability to join us as an Employment Advisor. Within the Salvation Army, Employment Advisors are known as Employment Development Coordinators.
The Salvation Army’s Employment Plus service offers tailored support to help people become job-ready. Our aim is to help job seekers to get a job and stay in work. As an Employment Advisor you will help individuals from the deprived communities within the area in identifying, developing, securing and sustaining appropriate work opportunities, while also delivering high quality employability advice and guidance.
You will be responsible for managing your own caseload to ensure a high quality service is delivered to all. In addition, you will develop and maintain close working partnerships both internally with Homelessness Services, Community Services and Corps, and externally with the DWP and other partners.
The successful candidate(s) will be able to demonstrate:

Good knowledge of, and experience in, the Employability sector
Ability to work as part of a team but also to work alone, under pressure and to targets
Ability to follow process and be accurate with paperwork
Great communication and IT skills.
You must be able to drive and have access to a vehicle

Do you enjoy motivating, engaging and empowering people of all ages to make changes in their lives? If so, this may be your next career move.
Please note this role does not offer hybrid or remote working.
In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments.
In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.
Appointment subject to satisfactory references, satisfactory basic adult DBS Disclosure and proof of right to work in the UK
Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.
We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.
Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident scheme Leader, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

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