Career Development Advisor - Help People Build Careers

Acorn Training LTD; Melton Mowbray; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Westfield Health

Wellbeing initiatives

Pension scheme

CPD workshops

Volunteer day

Employee awards

Discount vouchers

Job summary

Acorn Training LTD, a UK-based training provider, invites you to join during exciting growth. You will deliver information, guidance and coaching to job seekers, supporting them toward sustainable employment while working with local employers and communities.

This role offers flexible working options including home-based, centre-based or hybrid, with generous benefits and strong emphasis on development and progression within a values-driven organisation.

Responsibilities

• Manage a customer caseload effectively to ensure customer realise their full potential and move into sustainable employment
• Provide one to one information, advice and guidance sessions to customer currently seeking sustainable employment
• Prepare job search materials and differentiated products to meet the needs of the customer
• Work with local employers and develop an awareness of the local labour market to identify key opportunities for customer and employers
• Support and sign post customer identified pastoral needs
• Provide information, advice and guidance on learning programmes and qualifications
• Coach customers and promote positive behaviours associated with employment
• Monitor own performance ensuring that customer attendance and success measures are above national benchmarks and are in line with contractual requirements
• Keep accurate records to monitor customer progress towards individual goals, setting effective SMART targets
• Work with various customer groups including young adults, adults, customers with learning difficulties and disabilities, lone parents offenders and offenders in the community
• Identify and signpost for support customers with literacy and numeracy skills development needs, promoting independence and learning skills
• Ensure that policies with regards to Child and Adult at Risk are adhered to
• Ensure that policies with regards to Data Security are adhered to
• Maintain a positive and professional company image at all times
• Support the company Quality Policy and Information Security priorities
• Support the company’s equality of opportunity statement at all times
• Work safely, supporting the company Health and Safety Policy
• Perform any additional requests in line with the key responsibilities of this role

Job description

Acorn Training LTD, a UK-based training provider, invites you to join during exciting growth. You will deliver information, guidance and coaching to job seekers, supporting them toward sustainable employment while working with local employers and communities.

This role offers flexible working options including home-based, centre-based or hybrid, with generous benefits and strong emphasis on development and progression within a values-driven organisation.