Employment Officer - Stockport, United Kingdom - Pure Innovations Ltd

Pure Innovations Ltd

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Stockport, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Title:
Employment Officer x1 Vacancies

Based in:
Stockport

Salary:
£24,067.00
Pro rata

Hours:35 hours per week (Full Time)

Contract type:
Permanent

This role is part-funded by the European Social Fund as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme in England.

About us
Pure Innovations is a national not
- for
- profit organisation with over 20 years' experience of delivering innovative and high-quality services for people with disabilities. As well as being a charity, we are a values led, creative organisation and our objectives are to promote independence, increase choice and provide appropriate support to people to enable them to make the most of their capacity and potential.

About the role
To manage a caseload of clients to secure sustainable paid employment outcomes for disabled/disadvantaged people.

This is a target driven role which encompasses a person-centred approach to assess and capture the skills and aspirations of clients before canvassing a high volume of quality employers to secure paid outcomes.

Requirements:

The post holder must hold a current driver licence and have use of a car.
Must be selfmotivating and able to plan and prioritise their workload.
Must be passionate about creating employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
Flexibility is essential, some evening and weekend work will be required.

Main Tasks:

This is a target driven role in which you will be responsible for and expected to achieve specific results and agreed targets by securing paid employment outcomes for a caseload of clients.
You will assess the support needs and aspirations of clients through the use of profiling and effectively match them to opportunities in the local job market.
Marketing clients to a high volume of quality employers using sales and marketing techniques.
Negotiating reasonable adjustments and supporting employers to carve suitable job roles.
To be proficient in IT and keep accurate records through the use of the Eclipse database and relevant written documentation.

Time Scales:

Interviews will be held on Friday the 3rd of February 2023

Terms and Conditions:

22 days annual leave per annum (pro rata) rising to 30 days after 5 years service
8 bank holidays per annum (pro rata)
Health benefits after completion of probationary period
Discount at our catering outlets
Employee Assistance Programme
Nest Pension Scheme

This role is part-funded by the European Social Fund as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme in England.

JOB DESCRIPTION FOR THE POST OF EMPLOYMENT OFFICER
Hours: 35 hours per week

Permanent Contract Monday
Friday however there will be a need for some evening and weekend work, therefore flexibility is essential.

Salary:
£24,067.00

Please note the post holder must have a driving licence and use of a car for work

Main purpose of the Job:

To secure sustainable paid employment for disabled/disadvantaged people within agreed timescales through a person-centred process which includes assessment of skill, job matching and in work support until the person is working independently in the workplace.

Key Areas of responsibility:

Caseload

This is a target driven role in which you will be responsible for and expected to achieve specific results and agreed targets by securing paid employment outcomes for a caseload of clients.

You will work with clients to provide advice and guidance to ensure that they work towards achieving paid employment outcomes.

You will assess the support needs and aspirations of clients through the use of profiling and effectively match them to opportunities in the local job market.

Organise and compete reviews for each client on the caseload to ensure that goals are being worked towards and achieved.

Employer Work

Market clients to a high volume of quality employers using sales and marketing techniques.

Negotiating reasonable adjustments and supporting employers to carve suitable job roles.

Completing detailed job analysis, health and safety and assessment of work place risks in relation to the person with a disability.

Establish strong working relationships with employers.

Completing reviews with the employer and the client to ensure that the client is meeting the competencies expected by the employer and setting achievable goals to overcome any difficulties.

Training

Provide suitable on the job training by use of systematic training methods to maximise client independence.

To work with and train people to undertake the necessary competencies required by the employer.

Withdrawing support when the individual is showing good in-work competencies as agreed with the employer.

Commitment to personal development and ongoing learning.

Attend all mandatory Pure Innovations training.