Employability Practitioner

The Salvation Army UK and Ireland Territory; Falkirk; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

The Salvation Army UK and Ireland Territory in Falkirk is recruiting an Employment Practitioner to coordinate and deliver an open-access Employment Plus service within a 25-mile radius.

You will run one-to-one sessions, group trainings and remote delivery, helping unemployed individuals address barriers to work and become digitally included.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering personalised employability training.
• Ability to manage complex caseloads and prioritise workload.
• Commitment to equality and inclusion in service delivery.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage an open-access Employment Plus service locally to aid employment and digital inclusion.
• Deliver training: one-to-one sessions, group training and remote delivery to support progression.

Skills

Employability skills

Caseload management

Interpersonal skills

Networking

Barrier removal

Driving licence

Job description

This role will provide services within 25 miles from Falkirk

Working Pattern: 35 hours - Monday -Friday with ability to be flexible with hours when required

Interview Date: To be confirmed

We are currently recruiting for an Employment Practitioner to join our Employment Plus Services Team.

This position exists to co-ordinate and manage an open-access Employment Plus service locally which will assist individuals in addressing barriers to finding and sustaining employment and/or in becoming digitally included.

Key Responsibilities:

This role involves identifying, developing, securing and helping sustain appropriate work opportunities for unemployed persons within the local community. Working within the five stages of the employability pipeline you will be required to deliver support through one to one sessions, group training and remote delivery.

In addition, you will be qualified to deliver training: Qualification Scotland Health & Safety on a Construction Site, to support our CSCS delivery within New Future Training Centre.

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience in delivering personalised employability skills to people experiencing unemployment/underemployment.
• Proven ability to manage complex caseloads, plan and prioritise own work-load
• A passion for supporting individuals to reach their potential, demonstrating the values The Salvation Army
• Strong interpersonal skills both written and verbal
• Networking skills and ability to promote service externally to stakeholders
• Ability to break down and help participants overcome barriers to work
• L&D9DI Assessors Award (QS Administrator preferred)
• Driving Licence and access to a car is essential

Appointment will be subject to;

• Satisfactory references
• PVG
• Driving Licence
• Evidence of your Right to Work in the UK in line with Home Office requirements. As we are not a licensed sponsor, applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Details on how to prove your Right to Work can be found here.

The Salvation Army actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, and we welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with criminal records.

Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.

We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.

Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident leader scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy.