Employment Adviser

Tina Lacey Recruitment Ltd; Hessle; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Bank Holidays

Holiday trade - buy/sell 5 days

Childcare vouchers

Free eye tests

Life Insurance

Professional qualification sponsorship

Flexi-time

Life Insurance (4x salary)

Critical Illness Cover

Hospital Cash Plan

Job summary

Tina Lacey Recruitment Ltd is seeking an Employment Adviser in Hull to support unemployed clients in finding and sustaining work. You will play a key role in engaging with employers, guiding jobseekers through training, CVs, and applications, and promoting local services to the community.

The role offers a competitive salary (£28k–£30k) and full-time, Monday–Friday hours with strong progression opportunities and supportive benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience with welfare to work or publicly funded services is preferred.
• Ability to build rapport with diverse job seekers and employers.
• Willingness to travel locally to meet customers and employers.
• Advisory or training qualifications (PTLLS Level 3, NVQ Advice & Guidance) are advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Meet with jobseekers to identify barriers to employment.
• Arrange and promote relevant training courses for jobseekers.
• Assist with CVs and job applications.
• Liaise with employers to identify opportunities for candidates.
• Engage with the local community to promote the service.

Skills

Coaching/mentoring

Customer service

Communication

Persuasion/influencing

Travel locally

Education

2 A-Levels or Level 3 Diploma

GCSE English (Grade B)

Job description

Employment Adviser - interviewing asap for an August/September start

£28k - £30k

Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire

Permanent Full Time Monday to Friday

Benefits include 25 days holiday per year plus Bank Holidays, Holiday transfer - up to 5 days each year, Flexible holiday scheme - purchase or sell up to 5 days of holiday each year, Childcare vouchers - up to £220 per 4 week period, Free eye tests (and VDU glasses if required), Free Life Insurance benefit (up to £10,000), Personal development scheme, Personal Accident Insurance, Professional qualification sponsorship scheme, Flexi-time - as agreed with Line Manager, Life Assurance Cover of Four Times your Salary, Critical Illness Cover, Hospital Cash Plan

Are you passionate about making a difference and helping others? Would you like to work in a customer facing role, making a positive impact? Consider the role of an Employment Adviser and support our clients unemployed customers with finding and sustaining employment, engage with employers and make local communities aware of the benefits of our clients service ! Alongside a generous base salary and great flexibility with your working schedule, our client offer training, development and progression opportunities. With the chance to dramatically make a difference to the local community, this role offers immense job satisfaction. Key to your success in this role is to demonstrate the ability to build rapport, show empathy, motivate people and influence their perception of working

Your responsibilities will include

• Meeting with jobseekers, identifying any challenges and barriers with finding employment
• Booking jobseekers to any relevant training courses including customer service, security, hospitality, personal development, IT literacy and many others
• Supporting jobseekers with CV writing and job application process
• Liaising with employers to identify any employment opportunities for the jobseekers
• Outreach work - promoting our client within the local community

Ideally you will have ;

• Experience of exposure to various customer groups.
• Previous experience of a working in a similar role in Welfare to Work or publicly funded services
• Any relevant advisory and/or training qualification e.g. Award in Education & Training (formally PTLLs Level 3), NVQ Advice & Guidance or equivalent.
• A degree in relevant subjects or equivalent, e.g. Sociology, Social Care etc

Required skills and experience:

• Able to demonstrate coaching/mentoring experience and persuasion/influencing skills through previous work or social activities
• Experience of working in a customer facing environment (i.e. Customer Services, Hospitality, Social Care, Recruitment, HR, Sales)
• Experience of working in a performance target driven environment
• Willingness to travel locally (e.g. to meet customers/employers).
• A minimum of 2 A-Levels or an equivalent Level 3 Diploma
• GCSE English Language at a minimum of a Grade B (or equivalent Level 2 qualification). OR achievement of a Level 2 in Literacy Assessment at interview stage.