Employment Advisor – Pathways to Progress

Employment Advisor – Pathways to ProgressJob title: Employment Advisor (Pathways to Progress)Hours: Full Time – 37 Hours per week (fixed until March 2025)Reporting to: Project ManagerLocation: To cover Project Delivery in KirkleesAbout usGroundwork aims to be the UK’s leading regeneration charity, working through partnership to create communities in which people are proud to live and work. This programme will deliver Groundwork’s mission of supporting people to improve their prospects and reach their full potential.About the roleWorking as a member of the Employment Team you will engage on a 1:1 basis with our employment programme participants, establishing and maintaining excellent relationships to understand and meet their individual needs. You will develop personal action plans which enable movement of these people towards and into further sustainable employment. You will work in a friendly, busy employment team environment to ensure programme performance targets are consistently achieved to meet requirements of the allocated contract.The role of Employment Advisor is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Funding with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority as the lead authority.This role is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure endorsed by the Disclosure and Barring ServiceA bit about youWe want someone like you with the confidence to positively engage and motivate people from a wide range of backgrounds. In your role you will work closely with the local community and employers, supporting referrals onto the programme and identifying employment opportunities. You will enable participants to develop valuable work based skills and gain knowledge. Your role will require you to be supportive and understanding, be able to deal with any issues that may arise confidently. You will have strong interpersonal skills and be able to adapt them pending on what you are dealing with, communicating at different levels as key in this role.For an informal discussion about this role please contact Natalie Wrench (Project Manager) on 07817 960233.Want to apply?Great all you need to do is complete the application form belowAll completed applications should be emailed to #####
or by post to Groundwork NE & Cumbria, Unit 14 Parsons Court, Welbury Way, Aycliffe Industrial Park, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, DL5 6ZE.Closing date: Midnight on Wednesday 8th May 2025Make yourself at homeWe want you to be yourself at Groundwork and we value everything that makes you unique. We recognise and celebrate your difference and together we make Groundwork a special and great place to work. As a Disability Confident employer we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role.At Groundwork we ensure that we provide a safe environment for adults, children and young people to take part in any activity or service that we organise. We are committed to creating a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk.Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and comprehensive process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all the people we appoint are suitable to work with our children, young people and adults
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