Fixed Term Contract until 31 March 2025 | £32,076 to £33,945 per annum (Scale H) | 37 hours per week | Norwich
Norfolk County Council has an exciting opportunity to join the Employment & Skills Service within the Growth & Investment Department, a key outward facing service within the Strategy & Transformation directorate.
The Employment & Skills Service is responsible for developing, delivering and supporting a range of programmes and projects to increase skills, boost employability and support people across Norfolk to access employment and progress within the workplace.
These roles will engage with young people to understand the barriers they face to undertaking education, training or employment identifying training and development activity to support entry to employment, reskilling and further learning for young people.
The project will also focus on engaging with a wide range of small & medium enterprises (SMEs) across the Breckland area, developing opportunities for young people to engage in work-based experience, structured employment activities and sector related learning. In establishing more significant opportunities, the project will work collaboratively with employers to facilitate the creation of work-based learning activities, apprenticeships and employment (with training) roles within organisations, supporting both business growth and youth employment/knowledge of work.
You will be a motivated individual, highly organised and keen to help and support young people. You will need experience of working in the Employment/Skills or Training sector with the ability to develop and maintain partnership working arrangements with both employers and educational institutions. You will also need to be able to work under pressure and to deliver to tight timescales.
These roles are funded by UK Shared Prosperity Funding (UKSPF) and commissioned by Breckland District Council.
For an informal discussion about this role please contact Jan Feeney, Head of Employment & Skills on 01603 222178
We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have in place good Broadband connectivity.
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Before you apply please see the full job description and person specification in the below link – this will help you to shape your application to demonstrate how you meet the criteria for the role.
Job description and person specification
You can also find out about the rewards and benefits we offer as well as our other terms and conditions.
These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:
- Competitive salary
- Generous holiday entitlement with the ability to buy and sell leave
- Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
- Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependent on your job role and business need.
- Financial benefits such as:
- ‘Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
- A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
- Relocation expenses (where applicable)
- An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
- Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions
- Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
- Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
- A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job
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