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Employment Specialist

Job details
Posting date: 01 July 2025
Salary: £33,000 to £40,700 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 31 July 2025
Location: westminster
Remote working: Hybrid - work remotely up to 4 days per week
Company: Seetec
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 31674

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Summary

Are you passionate about working with people and being part of their journey to find employment? If yes, then this could be the ideal role for you as we’re recruiting an Employment Specialist to join our amazing team!

The role of the Employment Specialist is to achieve delivery targets by working with participants to identify employment opportunities and support them into sustainable employment. The participants you’ll work with will mainly require health support needs. You’ll deliver our approach providing person-centred advice and guidance to clients, whilst building positive relationships with referral partners and relevant local employers to enable clients to move into suitable employment.

Our ideal candidate will have knowledge or experience of employer needs and employer engagement and experience of working in a target driven environment. We are, however, open to various backgrounds and experiences as we are able to provide superb on-the-job training. We’re not looking for someone who ticks every box, just so long as you have an engaging personality, are comfortable working with a diverse group of people, and can provide a warm and welcoming experience to help our participants in their first steps back into employment.


All new colleagues will be offered to enrol on a Level 2 Employment Apprenticeship and have the prospect to move into other apprenticeship levels.

We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage applications from underrepresented groups.

In return for your dedication, knowledge, and commitment, we’re offering a competitive salary range £33,000 to £40,700 per annum (dependent on experience) with these great benefits:

25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + Birthday Day off (with the opportunity to buy additional days)
2 Volunteer Days
Company Pension Scheme - 5% Employee 5% Employer
Health Insurance Allowance
Employer Paid Healthcare Cash Plan, incl. 3 x salary life assurance
Annual Pay Review
Enhanced Maternity/Adoption and Paternity Pay Arrangements
Free access to BenefitHub – an online portal with access to a wide range of retail discounts, Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Tax Saver Commuter Tickets

If you need any further information, talk to our experienced Internal Recruitment Team on 01702 595200 .


Location: You will cover one of the following locations (Camden/Westminster/Haringey/Kensington Chelsea/Lambeth). There will be a hybrid approach to working
Hours: 37 hours a week. Monday to Thursday 8.30 am to 5pm, Friday 8.30 am to 4.30pm
Closing Date: 15 July 2025


Key Responsibilities

Progressively manage a caseload of referred customers with a learning disability
Learning disability awareness and self development/knowledge to provide specialist support to customer group
Use social prescribing to develop and improve customer circumstances
Work with multiple agencies to develop holistic approaches to support customers.
Undertaking direct marketing to employers using digital and electronic formats
Co-produce effective in-work support plans with participants and employers, based on an assessment of need, providing practical support to ensure a smooth transition into work. When appropriate facilitate job carving opportunities.
Be mindful of Health & Safety within the customer’s workplace and actively promote and report (if appropriate) to ensure a safe working environment for all customers.
Develop an understanding of specialist signposting services in the local area/region
Work from local hubs and community outreach locations (sometimes alongside other services e.g. housing, health and primary care centres) to increase service accessibility.

Skills and Experience


Essential

A good working knowledge of the local labour market in the specified geographical locations
Experience of working with people with multiple and complex needs in particular those with learning disabilities.
Experience of working in a target driven environment
Experience of delivering services to meet contractual and quality standards

Desirable

Level 3 Award in Employability Services Sector or equivalent
Knowledge of the employability industry
Knowledge of the recruitment industry
Experience of working with people in the provision of ‘information, advice & guidance’
Full driving licence

Additional Information


SEETEC is one of the UK’s leading providers of employability and health services, supporting thousands of people to move into employment each year. Committed to empowering people to better their lives, Seetec supports individuals from all walks of life to enter and progress in the world of work. We create and source jobs and opportunities, and by focusing on people’s strengths we raise aspirations and help them overcome their barriers to work and develop the skills that employers are looking for. Together, we open up a world of opportunity to individuals and organisations, supporting them with their aspirations today so they can thrive in the future.

Seetec is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share and uphold this commitment in conjunction with the requirements of the Prevent Duty and the positive promotion of modern British values.

Dependent on the role applying to you may be required to process a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS/DS) check. Seetec support the recruitment of ex- offenders and will not discriminate in any way. Our full policy statement of “Ex-Offenders” can be found on our website under “About us”

Seetec is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

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.

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