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Employment & Training Advisor at Lewisham Council
London, United Kingdom
Job Descrption
We have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UK’s first Borough of Sanctuary, for our work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants.
Introduction
Do you have experience in delivering employment related IAG? Do you want to be part of the award winning Lewisham Works employment support service? If so, this role is the role for you. Join the team and make a real difference to the lives of our residents.
What’s the role?
We are recruiting for an Employment and Training Advisor to join the Lewisham Works employment support service. The successful Employment and Training Advisor will work with the Lewisham Works team and wider Jobs and Skills colleagues to provide information, advice and guidance to unemployed residents who are seeking help with their employability. The team is currently operating under UKSPF funding and Advisors will have a budget to help them support residents to enter the workforce.
What’s in it for you?
Excellent training and development opportunities, plus a range of benefits including:
- Join an award winning employment support service
- Generous holiday allowance
- Local Government Pension scheme
- Flexible working and family friendly policies
- Season ticket and bicycle loans
- A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships
- Supportive staff networks
We are looking for someone with knowledge of principles related to information, advice and guidance, as well as excellent customer service skills. They will have knowledge of how to tackle complex barriers and different barriers to employment faced by vulnerable residents. The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate being able to work within a funded project, with good attention to detail skills.
Location
The job is primarily based in our Catford Offices, but we operate a hybrid approach where you will be required to work both in the office and from home on a regular basis. We also do a lot of outreach as part of our team and occasionally work within our partner's worksite locations within the borough, such as our local job centres.
Special conditions
- The job is subject to an enhanced DBS check
Applicant handbook - please read the guidance in this handbook when applying. It is essential that you complete the application fully and that your supporting statement covers how you meet each of the person specification criteria listed.
For an informal discussion about this job, please contact (Eke Hardie, Employment Project Coordinator, Eke.Hardie-Ejiohuo@lewisham.gov.uk)
Please click here to view the Job Description and Person Specification
Salary
£41, 286 - £42, 855 per annum (PO1)
N.B: All appointments will be offered at the minimum spinal column point (SCP) for the grade of the role. The only exception to this will be when matching current salary (up to the maximum of the scale), which is subject to evidential proof.
Diversity
Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply
The Council has a dedicated employment support service, Lewisham Works, which offers Lewisham residents guidance in relation to applying for jobs. If you want to join Lewisham Works, please email JobsAndSkills@lewisham.gov.uk and an advisor will be in touch with you. The Council reserves the right to close adverts early if there is a large response. Let’s stay connected, follow us on social media: LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Instagram
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