Employability Advisor

Veritas Education; Bolton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Veritas Education is seeking an Employability Tutor / Careers Advisor to support young people across Bolton, Bury and Greater Manchester. The role combines employability teaching, careers guidance and learner support for about 30 learners on vocational programmes.

You will help learners identify strengths and aspirations, develop confidence and progress into further education, training or employment. Travel between multiple sites is required.

Qualifications

• Experience in employability, careers guidance, education or learner support.
• Experience working with young people, ideally in SEN, alternative provision or vocational training.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging employability sessions covering CV writing, interviews and job searching.
• Provide careers advice and guidance.
• Support recruitment and engagement of learners onto training programmes.
• Help learners develop personalised employment and progression plans.
• Build relationships with local employers to identify work experience and employment opportunities.
• Coordinate and organise work experience placements.
• Monitor learner attendance and progress.
• Maintain learner records and programme documentation.
• Provide ongoing mentoring and practical support to learners.
• Act as main point of contact for learners throughout their programme.
• Travel between sites across Greater Manchester to deliver support.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Organisational skills

Motivating learners

Site travel

Tools

Driving licence

Job description

Employability Tutor / Careers Advisor

Location: Bolton, Bury & Greater Manchester

Hours: 39 hours per week

Job Type: Full-Time

About the Role

We are recruiting a motivated and enthusiastic Employability Tutor / Careers Advisor to support young people across Bolton, Bury and Greater Manchester.

This is a varied role combining employability teaching, careers guidance and learner support. You will work with approximately 30 young people enrolled on vocational training programmes, helping them develop the skills, knowledge and confidence needed to progress into further education, training or employment.

The successful candidate will be passionate about supporting young people, identifying their individual strengths and aspirations, and helping them overcome barriers to achieving their career goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging employability sessions covering CV writing, interview techniques, job searching and workplace expectations.
• Provide careers advice and guidance, helping learners identify suitable career pathways and progression opportunities.
• Support the recruitment and engagement of young people onto training programmes.
• Help learners develop personalised employment and progression plans.
• Build relationships with local employers to identify work experience, placement and employment opportunities.
• Coordinate and organise work experience placements.
• Monitor learner attendance, engagement and overall progress.
• Maintain accurate learner records, paperwork and programme documentation.
• Provide ongoing mentoring, encouragement and practical support to learners.
• Act as the main point of contact for learners throughout their programme.
• Travel between various sites across Greater Manchester to deliver support and meet learners.

Essential Requirements

• Previous experience in employability, careers guidance, education, training or learner support.
• Experience working with young people, ideally within an SEN, alternative provision or vocational training environment.
• Confidence delivering employability sessions and providing careers advice.
• Knowledge of employment pathways, job searching, CV writing and interview preparation.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills.
• Ability to motivate and engage young people from a variety of backgrounds and abilities.
• Experience liaising with employers and coordinating work experience opportunities.
• Full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle are essential.
• Must be able to travel independently between multiple sites across Bolton, Bury and Greater Manchester.

What's on Offer?

• Salary of £28,000 per annum.
• Full-time position, 39 hours per week.
• A varied role combining teaching, careers guidance and mentoring.
• The opportunity to make a genuine difference to young people's futures.
• A rewarding position supporting learners to develop confidence, independence and employability skills.

Veritas Education work with a variety of schools covering a wide geographical area. We deal with teaching placements at Primary, Secondary and college level as well as support staff positions also within these.

'Nothing within the above advert was in any way designed or intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation. Veritas Education is an Equal opportunities employer and is proud in the knowledge that all placements are made on merit and suitability. We accept applications from all sections of the community.'