Employability Support Worker

Volunteer Centre; Leeds; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization focusing on supporting jobless parents and carers is seeking Employability Support Workers. The role involves helping individuals overcome barriers to employment through targeted support, training, and education. Candidates must have strong knowledge of job search techniques, CV writing, and experience with complex needs.

Qualifications

• Experience working with families with complex needs is essential.
• Understanding of employment challenges required.

Responsibilities

• Assist economically inactive adults to re-enter the workforce.
• Identify and manage barriers to employment.

Skills

Understanding of employment challenges

Knowledge of job search techniques

Interview skills

CV writing

Employability skills

Welfare support

Job description

Bright Horizons, funded by The Reaching Communities Fund, supports jobless parents and carers facing health, social, and economic barriers that prevent them from finding work.

Employability Support Workers assist economically inactive adults, including parents, carers, and individuals experiencing such barriers, to re-enter the workforce.

Their role involves identifying and managing barriers like parental responsibilities, health issues, or premature workforce exit, and helping clients overcome these obstacles through education, training, or direct employment support.

What we are looking for?

Experience working with families with complex needs is essential. Candidates should have an understanding of employment challenges, and knowledge of job search techniques, interview skills, CV writing, employability skills, and welfare support.

We recommend reviewing the full job description and person specification, available here. If you need this in an alternative format, please email [e-mail].

A copy of our competency framework can be found here.

If you encounter issues with the application process or have accessibility requirements, please contact [e-mail].

The use of AI-generated answers is discouraged as it may impact the quality of responses in our shortlisting process. Barca-Leeds relies on human assessors for shortlisting.

Barca-Leeds is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. Successful applicants will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check appropriate to the role. A criminal record will not automatically disqualify candidates.

Please note: Although we are a registered sponsor, we cannot offer visa sponsorship for this role.