Employment Adviser - East of England, United Kingdom - Tina Lacey Recruitment

Tina Lacey Recruitment

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East of England, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Employment Adviser - interviewing asap for a mid April start

£ £30000

Colchester, Essex

Permanent Full Time Monday to Friday

Benefits include 25 days holiday per year plus Bank Holidays, Holiday transfer - up to 5 days each year, Flexible holiday scheme - purchase or sell up to 5 days of holiday each year, Childcare vouchers - up to £220 per 4 week period, Free eye tests (and VDU glasses if required), Free Life Insurance benefit (up to £10,000), Personal development scheme, Personal Accident Insurance, Professional qualification sponsorship scheme, Flexi-time - as agreed with Line Manager, Life Assurance Cover of Four Times your Salary, Critical Illness Cover, Hospital Cash Plan

Are you passionate about making a difference and helping others? Would you like to work in a customer facing role, making a positive impact? Consider the role of an Employment Adviser and support our clients unemployed customers with finding and sustaining employment, engage with employers and make local communities aware of the benefits of our clients service Alongside a generous base salary and great flexibility with your working schedule, our client offer training, development and progression opportunities.

With the chance to dramatically make a difference to the local community, this role offers immense job satisfaction. Key to your success in this role is to demonstrate the ability to build rapport, show empathy, motivate people and influence their perception of working

Your responsibilities will include

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
Outreach work promoting our client within the local community

Ideally you will have ;

Experience of exposure to various customer groups.
Previous experience of a working in a similar role in Welfare to Work or publicly funded services
Any relevant advisory and/or training qualification e.g. Award in Education & Training (formally PTLLs Level 3), NVQ Advice & Guidance or equivalent.

Required skills and experience:

Able to demonstrate coaching/mentoring experience and persuasion/influencing skills through previous work or social activities
Experience of working in a customer facing environment (i.e. Customer Services, Hospitality, Social Care, Customer Services, Sales)
Experience of working in a performance target driven environment
Willingness to travel locally (e.g. to meet customers/employers).
A minimum of 2 A-Levels or an equivalent Level 3 Diploma
GCSE English Language at a minimum of a Grade B (or equivalent Level 2 qualification). OR achievement of a Level 2 in Literacy Assessment at interview stage.

Tina Lacey Recruitment is a specialist recruitment agency dedicated to the skills, training and welfare to work sectors nationally. We are committed to giving full free pre-interview advice and guidance right throughout the interview process.