Employment Specialist Worker

mvda.info – Jobboard; Tees Valley; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established charity is seeking an Employment Specialist Worker to join their Teesside team. This exciting role involves supporting individuals with learning disabilities to build confidence and develop employability skills, leading them to job opportunities. You will engage with a variety of professionals and community settings in the Redcar and Cleveland area, ensuring that the voices and rights of the people you work with are championed. If you have a passion for making a difference in the lives of others, this position offers a rewarding opportunity to contribute to meaningful change.

Qualifications

• Experience working with learning disabled or disenfranchised individuals.
• Ability to create job opportunities with employers.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with learning disabilities to gain confidence.
• Work with employers to create job opportunities.

Skills

Support for people with learning disabilities

Employability skills development

Community engagement

Education

Experience in community settings

Job description

We are here to support , promote and develop voluntary and community action in Middlesbrough

Employment Specialist Worker

Skills for People are recruiting for an Employment Specialist Worker.

Do you have the skills to support people with a learning disability to gain confidence, and develop employability skills that would lead them to get a job? Can you work with employers to create good opportunities? If so, we want to hear from you.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our successful Teesside team as a Project Specialist Worker, working with people who have a learning disability. This project champions the voices and rights of the people we work with.

You will help develop the service by listening to the employment experiences of people with a learning disability. The post is home based, but you will work in the Redcar and Cleveland area using community venues and other supported settings. You will work with a wide range of professionals from Skills for People, public, businesses and voluntary sectors.

Skills for People is a well-established charity serving North East England that supports disabled people to speak up and take control of their lives.

We welcome applications from people who have experience of working in community settings with learning disabled or disenfranchised people, and who want to make a difference to their lives.

The closing date for this job is 19 May 2025 - 4:00pm.

Home based, working in community venues and other supported settings in Redcar and Cleveland