Project Employment Advisor - Hereford, United Kingdom - Landau Ltd

Landau Ltd

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Hereford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Job description

Landau is a supported employment and training charity that transform over 800 lives a year across the West Midlands by providing routes to employment, access to learning, social enterprise help and support for personal growth.

We are an ever growing, diverse organisation providing quality, sustainable services.

We have an exciting new opportunity for an Employment Advisor to Join the Employment Services Team to work intensively with a caseload of people who have barriers that impact on their ability to gain work.

Assisting participants to obtain & sustain training & employment that is consistent with their vocational goals.

Meet & exceed performance targets for referrals, employer engagement, & job starts in adherence with compliance with contractual guidelines, quality procedures & paperwork requirements.

Key responsibilities will include:

Support participants to understand their skills, aspirations & goals. Complete vocational profiles, leading to action plans to obtain employment in line with participant preferences
Identify barriers to employment, assist participants with Job readiness skills, job search strategies, CV building etc.
Receive & manage referrals ensure they are contacted within agreed timescale
Keep abreast of local labour market trends, job openings, skills requirements & general information that will assist participants in seeking employment
Monitor participant progress ensuring they are fully supported to develop motivation & confidence
Proactively source potential job opportunities with employers through tailored & targeted approach (in line with programme specific targets)
Effectively manage active caseload ensuring confidentially is maintained & awareness of participant journey can be demonstrated to relevant stakeholders at any time
Develop & maintain positive working relationships with all internal & external stakeholders to support & aid participants journey towards training, volunteering & employment goals
Ensure all participant information is requested, recorded, stored electronically & in hard copy in accordance with compliance requirements so that participants journey to employment/training is fully documented & claims can be made in a timely fashion
To regularly evaluate & document participant progress via SMART reviews with participant, ensuring action plans are living documents
To assist in the preparation of project reviews, reports, project audits, case studies & data as required by Landau & other stakeholders
Ensure that you take positive actions to safeguard young people & vulnerable adults you come into contact with & follow correct procedures around safeguarding
To cover for team members during times of absence
To actively participate in own continuous professional development

Full time hours: 36.5 hours per week

Salary:
£25,000 - £27,200

Location:
Hereford

This is a fixed term post until 30th December 202- This post will be fully funded by the European Social Fund (ESF)_

Job Types:
Full-time, Fixed term contract

Salary:
£25,000.00-£27,200.00 per year

Job Types:
Full-time, Fixed term contract

Contract length: 12 months

Salary:
£25,000.00-£27,200.00 per year

Benefits: