Employment Advisor, Kent

Home Based

£22,000 to £27,000

As a JETS Employment Advisor you will be providing advice and support to guide and encourage participants to overcome barriers to employment and achieve realistic job goals. This will be mainly delivered remotely via phone, video conference and other digital channels.

The role holder will be expected to manage a caseload of participants, supporting their journey back into employment, offer advice and direction to enable participants to access support they need. The role will also involve re-building participant confidence and self-efficacy following a period on unemployment.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Manage a caseload of participants requiring additional support prior to entering employment.

Maintain participant records in line with contract and funding requirements.

Ensure regular Advisor / participant contact is maintained and recorded for the duration of the programme.

Use diagnostic screening, assessments and skills analysis to support participants consider all options available to them to gain employment.

Provide advice and support to develop realistic job goals with participants and agree tailored action plans.

Refer participants to internal and external advice, guidance and support in line with their tailored action plan.

Monitor participant progress against agreed action plans, providing advice and support as well as onward referrals and signposting.

Maintain awareness of employment opportunities available within your designated geographic area, highlighting these to participants as appropriate

Maintain an up to date working knowledge of the local labour market, training opportunities and relevant support agencies.

 Re-building participant confidence and self-efficacy in the post-COVID landscape through supportive interaction and signposting to required activities and training.

Home Based covering Central, Home Counties or London delivery

Forward Assist Recruitment is operating as an employment agency. Forward Assist Recruitment is an Equal Opportunities employer; we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.