Employment Support Practitioner - Huddersfield, United Kingdom - Fusion Housing

Fusion Housing

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Huddersfield, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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FUSION HOUSING works across the Kirklees, Calderdale and Wakefield districts of West Yorkshire, providing help for our communities to find and maintain housing through legal advice, employment support, learning opportunities, supported accommodation and local food bank provision

EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT PRACTITIONER - Full Time, Fixed Term to 31 March 2025

Job Ref: 2024/07

Hours:
Full time (37 hours) Monday to Friday

Salary:
Band 3B
£26,975 per annum

Contract:
Fixed term to

Location:
Huddersfield Kirklees** main base, with travel to Calderdale and Wakefield

Fusion Housing is looking for someone to work alongside the Learning Tutor supporting clients to move into employment, work experience, volunteering, learning and training under externally funded contracts such as Works Better or other employment support contracts.

This post will be to engage a targeted group of unemployed people from the most disadvantaged wards across Calderdale, Kirklees & Wakefield prepare and support them into sustained learning or employment.

The key responsibilities and duties are

To support clients in achieving employment, volunteering, training, learning and work experience outcomes including accessing adequate support services which meet their needs.
To carry out client assessments and develop personalised action plans within specific time scales.
To carry out community engagement, delivering outreach information sessions within Fusion's supported housing portfolio and Food Bank and building links across works and skills providers.
To develop and deliver interventions and development sessions with clients and referral partners as required, to further their progression in achieving goals and aspirations.

The qualities we're looking for:

A positive, enthusiastic attitude with a sense of curiosity and lots of imagination.
Someone who enjoys working in a fast paced, dynamic team where people support each other and are happy to get stuck in.
Being able to work on own initiative and enjoy the challenge of an everchanging workload.

TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE:

CLOSING DATE:
12 noon on Thursday 30th
May

INTERVIEWS:
Tuesday 4th
June 2024 at Pearl House, 10 John William St, HD1 1BA

Fusion Housing has a commitment to safeguarding children and adults at risk and will ensure that all its policies reflect this.

This recruitment is taking place under our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy and Procedures.

**An Enhanced DBS check will be required