Competitive Salaries
Flexible Working
Excellent Benefits

Employment Advisor

Location Folkestone
Salary £22,000 - £27,000
Contract Permanent
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This is a {Advertised Permanent / Temporary}, {Advertised Full Time / Part Time} vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

The Role

We are looking for a quality and performance driven Employment Advisor who will deliver an excellent customer service for participants, playing a pivotal role in equipping them with the skills, tools and practices they need in order to re-enter employment.

Based from our office, Employment Advisors manage a caseload of Restart Participants, working with them to support progression into sustained employment. You will be responsible for:

  • Identifying participants goals, aspirations, and barriers to employment – facilitating appropriate short and long-term solutions and interventions as required
  • Monitoring ongoing progression of participants into sustainable employment whilst also developing their job search skills, strategy, empowerment and confidence
  • Identifying appropriate internal and external contacts to build, develop and maintain relationships as a source of referrals for participants
  • Establishing and managing relationships with Employers, following up with both participants and the Employer to gain interviews and ensure a smooth transition into employment and beyond
  • Accurate and timely recording and review (for completion and completeness) of all participant details and requirements for every intervention

 

We welcome applications from candidates looking for flexible working hours, or the opportunity to work a 4-day working week with condensed hours. All flexible working options will be discussed further at interview stage.

 

For this role you will need:

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • The ability to build rapport with a wide range of participants, external networks and colleagues.
  • To be confident in your ability to assess, mentor, motivate and coach individuals to be the best they can be.
  • To be great at problem-solving and able to identify issues and implement appropriate solutions.
  • Strong administration skills and good computer/technology skills, basic numeracy and good record keeping ability.
  • Ideally, you will have Level 2 English and IAG Level 4 however, these are not essential.

 

Previous experience of working with the unemployed/recently employed having supported people with a range of barriers into work e.g., those with health conditions, skills needs, BAME communities, lone parents, those aged 50+ would be beneficial but is not essential.

 

For full details of the role and the person specification please click the ‘available documents’ or for an informal chat please call the Recruiter, Cerri Goodinson on 07773114430

Please include your current salary and desired salary as part of your application, when prompted.

Who We Are

Here at PeoplePlus, we deliver the Restart Scheme on behalf of the DWP in Kent, the North East, and Wales.  

The Scheme gives enhanced support for eligible claimants to find jobs, along with personalised support including health and wellbeing advice and a tailored action plan.  

Our support ensures that individuals are ready for the right job at the right time. In the first year of the scheme PeoplePlus supported  nearly 15,000 people in their search for fresh employment, with nearly 4,000 starting work. We also provide up to 12 months of support for the individual once they have started work. 

We are extremely proud to be a Silver accredited Investors in People organisation. This means that at PeoplePlus, the right principles are in place but more than that, it means our people and leaders are making active efforts to make sure that there’s real consistency and everyone in the organisation can feel the effects.

Our Benefits

A paid PeoplePlus Life Event Day each year

25 days annual leave

Cycle to Work scheme

Access to hundreds of discounts via the Additions portal

Employee Assistance Programme

Access to online wellbeing centre

Enhanced Wedding leave

A paid volunteering day each year

Enhanced Maternity scheme

Sharesave
scheme

Refer a Friend reward scheme

Holiday purchase scheme

Pension
scheme

Life
assurance

Testimonials

"I joined PeoplePlus in October of 2022 having had a varied career including the NHS and the police. It’s a good company with a great ethos. I love the fact that I never know what my participants are going to bring me on a day-to-day basis and the challenges that have to be overcome.  Job goals range from computer background designers to aviation engineer recruitment and I have managed to find something to refer them all to. "

"I genuinely love working for PeoplePlus, my reasons are that no two days are the same and also working with a diverse group of both colleagues and participants. One of the best feelings is when you get a participant come into the office who’s maybe a little unsure and then a few weeks later, they have been helped into employment it’s a truly breath-taking and emotional to watch sometimes."

"I love working for PeoplePlus as an Employment Advisor because the team is phenomenal and I think the best thing about working here is feeling part of a strong cohesive team all working towards the same goals.  We look after our participants with many resources that I’ve not seen at other organisations, such as the Food Parcels and access to Training courses and our very own Recruitment Consultant. "

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