Employability Support Officer

Care Plus Group • Part-time • Grimsby • £24.65k - £27.20k / year • 1w ago

Job summary

Care Plus Employability Services delivertwo strands under one service - Employability and Supported Employment.

Employability supports the worklessnessagenda of Northern Lincolnshire, delivering a holistic approach to supportingunemployed people on a pathway to sustainable employment. They deliver variousemployability initiatives including voluntary work based learning,apprenticeships, and intermediate labour market opportunities. They aim toempower local people to become socially included within their communities,whilst also breaking down barriers to employment.

Supported Employment is a work-basedemployment team that provides a flexible service based on individual needs.Supported Employment supports people with learning and physical disabilities toaccess employment in both paid and voluntary work by partnership working withother organisations and employers within the public, private and third sector

Please note that Care Plus Group are not currentlyregistered to sponsor applicants from outside the EU and EEA.

Main duties of the job

Please note previousapplicants need not apply.

Job title: Employability Support Officer

Base: Val Waterhouse Centre

37.5 hours per week

Fixed Term for 18 months

Salary Range 4 - £24,645 - £27,202 per annum - you will be appointed on a fixed salary point within the range

Are you passionate about supporting people; empathic to the barriers they may face; and have the ability to motivate others, helping them to realise their aspirations?

You will support the worklessness agenda by predominantly supporting Care Experiencedyoung people to access training and employment opportunities within Industry.Enabling Participants to progress and overcome barriers to the world of workand holistically supporting those who may present as long-term unemployed, havelearning and physical disabilities, experiencing mental health issues etc.

You will assist in developing theEmployability voluntary project, apprenticeship scheme, work experience,Intermediate Labour Market project and any other Employability relatedprojects, ensuring participants are supported along the correct pathwaytailored to their individual needs.

Ifthis sounds like the job for you and you would like to make a difference,enabling people to start or progress along their career journey, we welcomeyour application.

About us

Care Plus Group is an employee owned Social Enterprise, establishedin 2011 to deliver NHS community health and social care services and employover 800 people. A key feature of our organisation is the positive culture wehave developed which is based on valuing, trusting, engagement, and involvementof our staff. We consistently deliver high quality innovative services across NELincolnshire, reflected in an ongoing above 95% customer satisfaction feedback.Our services have received national recognition/commendations and Awardsincluding winning a national HSJ award in November 2021. We hold thehighest possible standard of ISO accreditation and are committed to reducingour carbon footprint. We offer excellent terms and conditions includingoptional membership to a contributory pension scheme, Independent Providerclosed access to the NHS pension scheme, lease cars, a full induction programmeand an extensive range of CPD/development opportunities. We recognisecontinuous service from partner Health and Care organisations for the purposesof annual leave entitlement. We are a supportive employer and operate in a waywhich supports family friendly and flexible working. CPG is an equal opportunities employer,committed to safeguarding the welfare of vulnerable adults and expect the samecommitment from all staff and volunteers. As a Disability Confident employer,we will interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria.

Job responsibilities

The job descriptionis attached as a separate document with the person spec - please refer to itfor more information

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Information and Guidance Level 3 or experience of the employment sector.
Evidence of continual professional development
Maths and English at minimum level 2

Desirable

Information and Guidance Level 4

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

Knowledge and understanding in the delivery of employment initiatives including employability and apprenticeships
Knowledge of Individual Learning Plans and outcomes.
Demonstrable experience of working in partnership with other agencies and professionals.
Standard keyboard skills/IT literate
Effective communication skills
Effective customer care skills

Desirable

Knowledge/experience of the Work Programme and other DWP contracts

Experience

Essential

2 years experience and knowledge of work-based education and training
OR equivalent experience in working with a range of people with barriers to employment, e.g. lone parents, long term unemployed and those with mental health and physical disabilities.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.