Restart Employment Advisor - Preston, United Kingdom - The Growth Company
Description
The Growth Company's (GC) Employment team are looking for a Restart Employment Advisor to deliver a range of guidance and training services for unemployed people, and contribute to individuals' progression into employment, training and education.
We help to make a lasting difference to the lives of people throughout the North of England and beyond, by supporting individuals to gain meaningful employment.
Our highly skilled advisers and keyworkers work with a range of individuals; from people who have found themselves recently out of work, to those with complex barriers such as physical disabilities, mental ill-health and debt.
Key Responsibilities:
- Meeting with jobseekers, identifying any challenges and barriers with finding employment.
- Booking jobseekers to any relevant training courses including customer service, security, hospitality, personal development, IT literacy and many others.
- Liaising with employers to identify any employment opportunities for the jobseekers.
- Promoting the Growth Company within the local community.
Skills required:
- Able to demonstrate coaching/mentoring experience and persuasion/influencing skills through previous work or social activities.
- Experience of working in a customer facing environment for example Customer Services, Hospitality, Social Care, Customer Services, Sales, Retail.
- Experience of working in a performance target driven environment.
- Willingness to travel locally (e.g. to meet customers/employers).
- Experience of exposure to various customer groups.
- Previous experience of a working in a similar role in Welfare to Work or publicly funded services is desirable.
Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent
Pay:
Up to £26,420.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Onsite parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Work Location:
In person
Reference ID: 4017
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