Employment Adviser

North Tyneside Council; New York; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

North Tyneside Council is recruiting an Employment Advisor to connect local employers with talented young people, secure employment opportunities, apprenticeships and work placements across North Tyneside. You will build employer relationships and ensure inclusive practices while coordinating short sector-specific training.

You will prioritise care leavers, SEND and disadvantaged youth, use a consultative approach to solve workforce challenges, and support matching and onboarding to the right

Responsibilities

• Build a strong employer pipeline across North Tyneside and convert interest into opportunities
• Create meaningful roles meeting employer needs and coordinate sector-specific training
• Prioritise vulnerable cohorts ensuring care leavers, SEND and disadvantaged young people can access opportunities
• Use a consultative approach to understand workforce challenges and present recruitment solutions
• Promote inclusive recruitment, removing barriers and enabling flexible approaches
• Support matching and onboarding of young people to the right roles
• Represent North Tyneside Council at employer forums, jobs fairs and sector groups
• Deliver against targets, maintain CRM records, forecast opportunities and track conversions
• Maintain safeguarding, equality, data protection and contractual compliance

Job description

Our Employment and Skills Service has a proven track record in supporting young people to participate in education, employment and training. We are looking for a dynamic, responsive and people focused Employment Advisor who can deliver results for the employers and young people that we work with. An opportunity exists to join our Young Ambition Team in North Tyneside. This is an exciting role to connect businesses with talented young people. The successful candidate will source and engage with local employers to secure employment opportunities, apprenticeships and work placements for our young people. You will ensure employer expectations are met in providing talented, skilled and enthusiastic candidates for their vacancies whilst promoting inclusive practices and entry level routes. In this role, you will;

• Build a strong employer pipeline, engaging businesses across the North Tyneside, converting interest into real opportunities and building expertise in recruitment practices
• Create meaningful, suitable roles that meet employer needs and give young people a positive experience of work including coordinating short sector specific training
• Prioritise our vulnerable cohorts ensuring our care leavers, young people with SEND and disadvantaged young people can access opportunities
• Use a consultative approach, understanding workforce challenges and presenting practical recruitment solutions.
• Promote inclusive recruitment, helping employers remove barriers and consider accessible, flexible approaches.
• Support matching and onboarding, working with colleagues to connect young people to the right roles.
• Represent North Tyneside Council externally at employer forums, jobs fairs, networking events and sector groups.
• Deliver against targets, maintaining accurate CRM records, forecasting opportunities and tracking conversion.
• Maintain quality and compliance, ensuring employer activity meets safeguarding, equality, data protection and contractual requirements.
• Support in celebrating the successes from the project by providing examples of those achievements in the form of case studies or profiles.

If you can build employer confidence, create high-quality opportunities and help young people take an important step into work, we would like to hear from you. The posts can be considered on a secondment basis - candidates should ensure they seek their Line Managers approval for release before completing an application.

Our People First strategy is our promise to make North Tyneside Council an exceptional place to work, where everyone can thrive and flourish. A place where people want to work, where joining our team is an exciting prospect, staying with us feels like a great decision, and building your career at North Tyneside Council is a natural progression. As part of our People First strategy, we are committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We believe that diversity, equity, and inclusion are fundamental to our success and the well-being of our employees and residents. Our goal is to foster an environment where everyone feels welcome, safe and valued. Together, we're crafting a workplace that's built on our values and a shared commitment to making a difference. If you are passionate and committed about making a difference and want to work somewhere where you can make positive change, we will provide the right environment for you to excel. Alongside our People First strategy, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and adults at risk of harm. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment and to familiarise themselves with all relevant policies, procedures and guidance. Within North Tyneside, safeguarding is everybody's business. Require a reasonable adjustment? If you feel a reasonable adjustment will provide additional support in both the recruitment process and within the workplace, please indicate this to the hiring manager on your application. Declaring a reasonable adjustment will not subject you to any form of discrimination when determining which applicants are successful for interview and employment with us. Our Carbon Net-Zero 2030 Action Plan In 2019, North Tyneside Council declared a climate emergency. This declaration set a target to reduce the carbon footprint of the council's operations, and the borough, by 50% by 2023 and to align to the Government's net zero target of 2050. We recognise the significant role we can play in the borough in helping to limit climate change, but we can't do this alone; we need help from all our residents, businesses, voluntary and community sectors and of course all those who apply and work for us. Together we can make North Tyneside a sustainable place to live and work for everyone in the borough.