Skills & Employment Programme Officer (Care Leavers)
| Posting date: | 19 August 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 September 2025 |
| Location: | 6 Brixton Hill, SW2 1EG |
| Company: | London Borough of Lambeth |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 2432 |
Summary
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Skills and Employment Programme Officer REF: 2432
Hybrid Working
PO5: £52,674 pa rising in annual increments to £55,710 pa inc LW.
12 Month Secondment Opportunity/ Fixed Term Contract and Full Time
About Us:
It is an exciting time to join Lambeth Council, we have bold ambitions for the future of Lambeth’s communities and residents through our Lambeth 2030 Plan ‘Our Future, Our Lambeth. To deliver on these ambitions, we have embarked our transformational One Lambeth Programme ensuring we are ‘connected by purpose,’ in everything we do to deliver excellence. We are proud to have recently developed a refreshed set of One Lambeth Values and Behaviours that were develop for staff by staff; Equity, Ambition, Kindness, and Accountability. For more information, please have a look at our dedicated One Lambeth Values and Behaviours page.
About the Borough:
Located in the heart of South London, Lambeth Borough is a vibrant community of over 317,600 residents. Stretching from the dynamic neighbourhood of Streatham in the South to the iconic landmarks of Waterloo in the North, we are proud to be the 9th largest borough in London. Our diversity is our strength, with more than 130 languages spoken, making Lambeth the home of the Windrush generation, London's largest LGBTQ+ community, and a thriving Portuguese-speaking community.
With exceptional schools, lush green spaces including Brockwell Park, cultural gems like the Black Cultural Archives, and world-renowned institutions such as St Thomas's Hospital, Lambeth offers an enriching and dynamic environment.
About the Team:
You will be joining Lambeth’s Skills and Employment team, part of the council’s Economy, Culture & Skills division. We’re a dynamic, passionate team working to ensure that local people—especially those furthest from the labour market—have the opportunity to thrive through access to high-quality jobs, training, and career pathways.
We collaborate across council services and with external partners to deliver employment support that’s innovative, inclusive and rooted in community needs.
About the Role:
Are you passionate about supporting young people to realise their potential? Do you have the drive and creativity to design and deliver employment solutions that make a real difference? If so, we want to hear from you.
We are looking for a passionate and forward-thinking Programme Manager to lead the development and delivery of innovative approaches that reshape how Lambeth supports care leavers into sustainable, meaningful employment.
You will play a critical role in transforming our employment and skills function to ensure it delivers better, bolder outcomes for care experienced young people —particularly those facing multiple barriers to opportunities.
You will lead the design and delivery of the Lambeth Full Potential programme, an initiative focused on supporting NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) care leavers to realise their aspirations. By embedding high-quality, holistic support and building strong partnerships across sectors, you’ll create clear pathways into training, education, and good-quality work.
You’ll be responsible for:
- Developing and delivering innovative programmes tailored to care leavers' employment and skills needs.
- Leading multi-agency partnerships, including employers, training providers, voluntary sector organisations and internal council teams.
- Managing programme performance, data and reporting to support service planning and drawdown of funding.
- Promote equity, diversity, and inclusion throughout the programme—supporting marginalised groups and tackling systemic barriers to employment.
‘We especially encourage applications from people from the Black, Asian and Multiethnic communities and while the role is open to all applicants, Lambeth will utilise the positive action provisions of the Equality Act 2010 to appoint a candidate from underrepresented groups where there is a choice between two candidates of equal merit.’
For detailed qualifications and requirements, please review the job description and person specification in hyperlink below:
Job Description and Person Specification
Contact Information:
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Nicola Mclean at nmclean@lambeth.gov.uk
Recruitment Timelines:
Advert close date: 11:59pm on Sunday 7 September 2025.
Benefits:
We believe in rewarding our staff. When you join us, you'll gain access to a range of benefits, including:
- Participation in our 5 Staff Networks: Black, Asian, and Multi-Ethnic, LGBTQ+, Disability, Young Professionals, and Women's.
- Generous annual leave entitlement starting from 27 days, increasing to up to 35 days depending on length of service.
- Membership in the Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Hybrid Working.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Occupational Sick Pay based on length of service.
- Discounts at local restaurants.
- Discount at our Active Lambeth Gyms.
- Learning and Development opportunities, including Apprenticeships.
- Cycle to Work Scheme.
- Secure Bike Storage facilities at our Town Hall and Civic Centre.
- Trade Union Membership.
How to Apply:
If you're interest in this opportunity, click on the apply button and complete an online application.
In your supporting statement, please clearly demonstrate how you meet the shortlist criteria marked with an 'A' at shortlist stage. We operate an anonymised application process, so be sure to remove personal details when uploading your CV and personal statement.
At Lambeth, we are dedicated to providing quality services and equal opportunities for all. We are committed to safer recruitment and are proud to be a Stonewall diversity champion, a Living Wage Employer, and to guarantee interviews for all disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria of the role. For a full list of our accreditations, please click here.
We actively support applications from Lambeth Care Leavers
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme