CFO Hub Support Worker – Employment

Shaw Trust; Eastleigh; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community support organization is looking for an Employment Support Worker to join their Southampton Hub. In this role, you will support individuals seeking employment and undertake related activities such as arranging job fairs and building relationships with employers. The ideal candidate will have experience in community roles and the ability to connect people with opportunities to enable their success. Shaw Trust values diversity and inclusiveness in the workplace.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

2 days paid volunteering leave

Enhanced pension scheme

Life Assurance

Learning and development opportunities

Health and Wellbeing initiatives

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience in community support roles.
• Ability to broker relationships with employers.
• Knowledge of local labor market information.

Responsibilities

• Support participants seeking employment and conduct employment related activities.
• Arrange job fairs and source training opportunities.
• Manage a caseload of participants.

Skills

Community support

Relationship building

LMI knowledge

Event organization

Job description

"Shaw Trust promotes team spirit, inclusiveness and it is an organisation where everybody is somebody. I am proud to be part of this great organisation."

At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility.

For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference. Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco‑system of purpose‑led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all.

Purpose

Employment Support Workers based in Southampton Hub. The hub‑based role supporting the hub and wider community to achieve the employment target. The Support worker will hold a caseload of participants who are seeking employment and completing any employment related activities as required. They will also be responsible for arranging jobs fairs, brokering relationships with employers and utilising LMI data to source training and employment opportunities.

Location

You will be based in Southampton

Employee Benefits

• 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years' service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday
• 2 days paid volunteering leave each year
• An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months
• Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate
• Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters' levels qualifications, and management development programmes
• Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Neurodiversity Peer Support Network, Women's Network, MANaging Network, Menopause Network Group)
• Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan
• Opportunity to request flexible working from day one

Our Strategy

To find out more about Shaw Trust’s aims in our 2030 Strategic Directive available here: https://www.shawtrust.org.uk/content/uploads/2020/09/Vision-2030-Strategic-Directive-5-9.pdf

Join a diverse and inclusive organisation

Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career.

• We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK.
• We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government's Access to Work scheme.
• Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion.

If you have accessibility requirements and/or would like further information about the role, please contact: [e-mail]

Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.