Criminal Justice BME Employability Worker

BARCA-Leeds; Leeds; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An organization supporting unemployed adults seeks a Community Support Worker in Leeds to assist individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds in overcoming barriers to employment. Successful candidates will have experience in job coaching, managing case loads, and building positive relationships. Cultural awareness is essential for engaging with diverse communities.

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting clients with job coaching and searching.
• Familiarity with CV writing and interview skills.
• Excellent level of cultural awareness for diverse communities.

Responsibilities

• Engage individuals to identify barriers preventing employment.
• Deliver one-to-one support in community settings.
• Help clients explore pathways toward training and employment.

Skills

Managing a case load

Light touch support

Building positive relationships

Job description

What will the role look like?

This is a brand new Barca Leeds role in partnership with the West Yorkshire Probation Service, to support unemployed adults from ethnic minority backgrounds in probation in Leeds.

The role focuses on building trusting relationships and engaging individuals into support, so they can identify barriers that have prevented them from entering work. The worker will help people explore pathways toward training, employment, or education, delivering support one-to-one in community settings across Leeds.

An excellent level of cultural awareness will be required so that they can work across a range of diverse communities, adapting to their different needs.

What we are looking for?

We are looking for someone with the skill of managing a case load of up to 20 people, providing light touch support to those exiting the programme, helping to achieve outcomes surrounding employment and training.

The applicant should be experienced in supporting clients and have experience in supporting people with work coaching, job searching, CV writing and interview skills.

Being able to build positive relationships with people is a key skill for this role.

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A copy of our competency framework can be found here.

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Barca-Leeds is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. It is the organisation’s policy to require the successful applicant to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check at a level appropriate to the role, before appointment is confirmed. The disclosure of a criminal conviction will not necessarily exclude candidates from appointment. In addition, the successful post holder will be subject to HMPPS Level 1 vetting (estimated vetting time is 5 weeks).

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) generated answers is discouraged. The use of AI may affect the depth and understanding that is required, to demonstrate successful answers to experience and knowledge based questions, in our shortlisting process. Barca-Leeds uses Humans to shortlist for interview.

Please note that although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this job role.