Employment Advisor - (Southampton) Southampton, England
Job description
We’re recruiting an Employment Advisor to join our amazing team! Are you passionate about working with people and being part of their journey to find employment?
Part of being an Employment Advisor you will make our customers feel welcome and comfortable when they are first referred to our programmes this is one of our top priorities. You'll be our welcoming voice , conducting the initial appointments with our new participants.
You’ll need to be able to engage with people from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences. As an Employment Advisor you will facilitate a range of Employability and Personal Developments via 1-1 or a group-based learning session. This role will require you to empower and encourage participants to create a development plan and support them in their learning whilst monitoring their progress. You'll identify and overcome barriers to improve their health as well as build their confidence throughout their journey.
Our ideal candidate might come from a recruitment background or have experience in sales or retail. We are, however, open to various backgrounds and experiences as we are able to provide superb on-the-job training. We’re not looking for someone who ticks every box, just so long as you have an engaging personality, are comfortable working with a diverse group of people, and can provide a warm and welcoming experience to help our participants in their first steps back into employment.
This is a rewarding role that will allow you to utilise your current skills to influence, support and encourages others to build a future and will also allow us to become better with your unique experiences.
Join us and be proud to help our communities and be part of the recovery ensuring no one is left behind.
As an organisation we deliver a range of Employability & Health contracts which support unemployed people ‘back to work’. This job role forms part of our Pioneer Scheme.
In return for your dedication, knowledge, and commitment, we offer a competitive salary range £26,500 per annum with these great benefits:
- 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + Birthday Day off (with the opportunity to buy additional days)
- 2 Volunteer Days
- Pension - 5% Employee 5% Employer
- Healthcare Cash Plan, incl. 3 x salary life assurance
- Annual Salary Increase in line with national average
- Refer a Friend Scheme
- Free access to BenefitHub – an online portal with access to a wide range of retail discounts, cycle to work scheme and additional voluntary benefits
Interested? There’s an easy to apply route below to upload your CV! If you need any further information, talk to our experienced Internal Recruitment Team on 01702 208282.
Seetec Group is an employee-owned organisation and we continually pride ourselves on our sense of community, both in the incredible work we do throughout UK and Ireland, and internally with our Employee Owners. People are at the front, centre and heart of every service we provide and each decision we make.
What it means to be employee-owned.
What our people say.
Location: Southampton Please note this is an office based role
Hours: 37 hours a week. Monday to Thursday 8.30 am to 5pm, Friday 8.30 am to 4.30pm
Closing Date: 18 August 2023
This role is Subject to Contract Award
Key Responsibilities
- Excellent people person with very competent communication skills
- You’ll also organise and conduct job-search,
- Identify any potential barriers to employment.
- Ensuring all paper-based employability tools such as covering letters, CV’s, speculative letters are in place
For full job description follow the link: Employment Advisor
Skills and Experience
Essential
- A good working knowledge of the local labour market in the specified geographical locations
- Basic knowledge of self-employment
- Fully IT literate in using a range of Microsoft Office programmes
- Experience of working in a target driven environment
- Experience of delivering services to meet contractual and quality standards
Desirable
- Knowledge of the employability industry
- Knowledge of the recruitment industry
- Experience of working with people in the provision of ‘information, advice & guidance’
- Full driving licence
Additional Information
SEETEC PLUSS is one of the UK’s leading providers of employability and health services, supporting thousands of people to move into employment each year. Committed to empowering people to better their lives, Seetec Pluss supports individuals from all walks of life to enter and progress in the world of work. We create and source jobs and opportunities, and by focusing on people’s strengths we raise aspirations and help them overcome their barriers to work and develop the skills that employers are looking for. Together, we open up a world of opportunity to individuals and organisations, supporting them with their aspirations today so they can thrive in the future.
As an organisation we are recruiting for a number of Employability contracts to support the unemployed back to work. This role will play a key part in contributing to the UK's economic recovery, 'Pioneer Scheme' which is a cornerstone of the government's 'Plan for Jobs' strategy.
Seetec Pluss is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share and uphold this commitment in conjunction with the requirements of the Prevent Duty and the positive promotion of modern British values.
Dependent on the role applying to you may be required to process a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS/DS) check. Seetec support the recruitment of ex- offenders and will not discriminate in any way. Our full policy statement of “Ex-Offenders” can be found on our website under “About us”
Seetec Pluss is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
