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Employment and Training Advisor
| Posting date: | 21 June 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £29,269 to £32,076 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 July 2024 |
| Location: | Watford, Hertfordshire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 1 day per week |
| Company: | Hertfordshire County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | HCC25787 |
Summary
HCC25787
Location
Watford
Directorate
Childrens Services
Salary Range
£29,269 opportunity to progress to £32,076
Contract Type
Permanent
Full Time/Part Time
Full Time
Closing Date
28-Jul-2024
Job Title: Employment & Training Adviser
Salary: £29,269 opportunity to progress to £32,076 - Pay Increase pending
Hours: 37.0
Location: Watford Three Rivers & Hertsmere
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Childrens Services
About the team
HCC Services for Young People is the primary provider of youth work, career education information advice guidance and work related learning in Hertfordshire. Our vision for young people is clear. We want young people to succeed, and by working for us you’ll be key to enable this to happen.
We work with the most vulnerable young people to address emerging needs, improve life chances and reduce escalation to more expensive and intensive services. This includes supporting those challenged in education, their community or home life, to ensure a successful transition to adulthood. The young people are typically 11-17 (up to 25 for Care Leavers and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities).
About the role
The role will provide employment, training and work-related learning activities support to young people through:
Working with the most vulnerable young people in the community in one to one and group setting to achieve positive outcomes.
Job and work experience brokering
Enhancing employability skills
Carrying out Health and Safety assessments within workplaces
IOSH Qualification – required for carrying out Health & Safety Visits – Services for Young People will fund the course fees
About you
Essential:
You will have excellent verbal and written skills.
Strong ICT Skills – Microsoft Office products, Word and Excel
Adaptability in the workplace
Demonstrable Skills of building relationships within team, the ability to build rapport with young people and evidence of working with them individually and in a small groups.
Ability to work flexibly as services needs require.
Ability to travel across the County is required for the role using your own mode of transport.
Desirable:
Good time management skill
Ability to build rapport and understand challenges facing young people
Ability to market work placements to employers
For more information regarding the work of Services for Young People please visit www.servicesforyoungpeople.org
This job role is within the Community Services, level 8 job profile. Please locate this via:
Job profiles - Community services
To hear more about this opportunity please contact
kips.green@hertfordshire.gov.uk or Samantha.Wignall@hertfordshire.gov.uk
for an informal discussion about the role.
Interview Date: 6th August 2024
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.
Additional information
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.
Driving required
You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.
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.
Location
Watford
Directorate
Childrens Services
Salary Range
£29,269 opportunity to progress to £32,076
Contract Type
Permanent
Full Time/Part Time
Full Time
Closing Date
28-Jul-2024
Job Title: Employment & Training Adviser
Salary: £29,269 opportunity to progress to £32,076 - Pay Increase pending
Hours: 37.0
Location: Watford Three Rivers & Hertsmere
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Childrens Services
About the team
HCC Services for Young People is the primary provider of youth work, career education information advice guidance and work related learning in Hertfordshire. Our vision for young people is clear. We want young people to succeed, and by working for us you’ll be key to enable this to happen.
We work with the most vulnerable young people to address emerging needs, improve life chances and reduce escalation to more expensive and intensive services. This includes supporting those challenged in education, their community or home life, to ensure a successful transition to adulthood. The young people are typically 11-17 (up to 25 for Care Leavers and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities).
About the role
The role will provide employment, training and work-related learning activities support to young people through:
Working with the most vulnerable young people in the community in one to one and group setting to achieve positive outcomes.
Job and work experience brokering
Enhancing employability skills
Carrying out Health and Safety assessments within workplaces
IOSH Qualification – required for carrying out Health & Safety Visits – Services for Young People will fund the course fees
About you
Essential:
You will have excellent verbal and written skills.
Strong ICT Skills – Microsoft Office products, Word and Excel
Adaptability in the workplace
Demonstrable Skills of building relationships within team, the ability to build rapport with young people and evidence of working with them individually and in a small groups.
Ability to work flexibly as services needs require.
Ability to travel across the County is required for the role using your own mode of transport.
Desirable:
Good time management skill
Ability to build rapport and understand challenges facing young people
Ability to market work placements to employers
For more information regarding the work of Services for Young People please visit www.servicesforyoungpeople.org
This job role is within the Community Services, level 8 job profile. Please locate this via:
Job profiles - Community services
To hear more about this opportunity please contact
kips.green@hertfordshire.gov.uk or Samantha.Wignall@hertfordshire.gov.uk
for an informal discussion about the role.
Interview Date: 6th August 2024
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.
Additional information
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.
Driving required
You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.
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.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.