Youth Employment Assistant / Employment Skills Builder - The Youth Trust

isleofwightjobs.com; Newport; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Isle of Wight Youth Trust seeks two part-time roles: Youth Employment Assistant and Employment Skills Builder. These positions aim to support young people in overcoming barriers to employment and empower them with essential life skills. The roles can be combined into a full-time position for the right candidate, and applications are due by May 22nd.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting young people with barriers to employment.
• Ability to deliver training and develop life skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Support young people in overcoming barriers to employment.
• Provide guidance and connect them to appropriate services.
• Deliver practical employability and life skills training.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Problem Solving

Education

Relevant experience in youth work or education

Job description

Youth Employment Assistant- 22.5 hours (0.6FTE) /Employment Skills Builder - 15 hours (0.4FTE) -(or a combined full-time role)

Isle of Wight Youth Trust is an independent local charity, working in our local community for 40 years, delivering confidential, professional counselling, therapeutic and wellbeing services for children and young people. If you want to make a positive difference in the lives of children and young people, we want to hear from you.

We are looking for two part-time roles working within our expanding youth employment team, in partnership with the DWP. We are seeking aYouth Employment Assistant and anEmployment Skills Builder. For the right candidate, this could be a combined full-time role.

Purpose:

Youth Employment Assistant:To support young people in overcoming barriers to employment, training, and education by providing direct assistance, guidance, and connection to appropriate services, while supporting their mental health and personal development.

Employment Skills Builder:To empower young people with practical employability and life skills through structured and informal 1:1 and group-based training, enabling them to be job-ready and resilient in the job market.

How to apply:If you want to join our dedicated team, please visit our recruitment portal to view the full job description and person specification and apply, submitting both your CV and a full covering letter. It is essential that you outline how you meet the requirements of the post against the person specification in your covering letter. Applications not made via the Youth Trust recruitment portal, or incorrectly submitted will not be considered. If you have any issues with uploading your documents, please contact [e-mail]

Contract type:Fixed Term - until 31st March 2026 (with hope this would extend, funding dependant)

Hours:Dependant on role

Salary:£24,637 FTE (pro-rated)

Applications close:Thursday 22nd May at 5pm.

Interview date: Please note if you are shortlisted for interview, you will be invited to attend an assessment workshop from 09.00-12.00 on Monday 2nd June - and those who are successful in the morning will then be asked back for an interview that same afternoon -so you will need to be available from 09.00-15.30 on Monday 2nd June.