Adult Education & Community Employment Support Officer

Colchester Institute Enterprises Limited; Colchester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

Colchester Institute is recruiting for a Community Support Engagement Officer to help hard-to-reach adult learners access employment and career changes across local sectors. You will assess needs, remove barriers, and build pathways to employment, education, and related support services.

The role requires regular travel across Colchester Campus and additional sites, with a focus on developing partnerships and campaigns to engage underserved groups and improve employability.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in working with adults and mentoring to achieve goals.
• Experience partnering with organisations and stakeholders to achieve outcomes.
• Experience proactively seeking opportunities within the community with employers and partners.
• Minimum 12 months experience in a busy administrative environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide effective advice on employment, education, training and volunteering opportunities.
• Complete initial assessment to establish starting point for customers.
• Work with customer groups to remove barriers to employment and devise solutions.
• Develop pathways to access employment support and debt/money management advice.
• Proactively contact customer groups needing further support and advice.
• Develop campaigns with local partners to engage hard-to-reach groups.
• Support design of training courses and materials to improve employability.
• Travel across different sites as required.

Skills

Adult education support

Partnership development

Stakeholder engagement

Administrative support

Education

Level 3 Education & Teaching

Level 2 English & Maths GCSE

Level 2 IAG qualification

Level 2 NVQ in Business Admin

Job description

Colchester Institute is recruiting for a Community Support Engagement Officer to help hard-to-reach adult learners access employment and career changes across local sectors. You will assess needs, remove barriers, and build pathways to employment, education, and related support services.

The role requires regular travel across Colchester Campus and additional sites, with a focus on developing partnerships and campaigns to engage underserved groups and improve employability.