Employment Advisor

Groundwork London; City Of London; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Groundwork London requires an Employment Advisor to deliver Youth Jobs Guarantee services. Based in London, you will assess young people referred by JCP, create SMART progression plans, and broker them into subsidised placements.

You will support participants during their placements and into sustained employment, ensuring compliance and successful outcomes. The role involves managing a caseload, excellent interpersonal communication, and a commitment to helping long-term unemployed young people

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal skills with a client-centered approach.
• Good attention to detail and accuracy in record-keeping.
• Ability to manage a caseload and meet targets.
• Understanding and follow compliance process requirements for contracts.
• Experience with long-term unemployed job seekers or similar programmes.

Responsibilities

• Conduct initial assessments and devise SMART action plans for clients.
• Broker clients into subsidised roles secured by the Employer Liaison Team.
• Support participants during their 6-month placements and into sustainable employment.
• Manage caseload and ensure timely progression and outcomes.
• Engage with employers to secure opportunities and maintain relationships.

Skills

Employer engagement

Client-focused

IAG (information, advice, guidance)

SMART goal setting

Compliance awareness

Job description

Employment Advisor – Youth Jobs Guarantee

Location: Groundwork offices and locations across London.

Contract: Fixed Term for 2 years

Salary: £29,000-£32,000

Hours: 37.5 Hours per week

The Groundwork London Employment and Skills teams support unemployed Londoners to progress into work across the capital. Our teams of Employment Advisors and Trainers work with clients to identify their employment aspirations and overcome the barriers to securing those goals.

Groundwork has secured contracts to deliver the Youth Jobs Guarantee in Central and North London. Through the contracts, we will place and contribute to the wages of circa 1000 previously long term unemployed young people over the next 18 months. Your role will be to support YP’s referred by JCP into the waged placements we secure for them, to support them throughout their 6 month placement and into sustainable employment.

We are seeking an inspiring and motivated Employment Advisor to work as part of the YJG team, providing quality IAG to clients referred to the programme from JCP.

You will support young people who have been unemployed for at least 18 months. Your role will include completing an initial assessment with clients, devising SMART action plans to support progression and brokering them into the subsidised roles secured by our Employer Liaison Team, then supporting them throughout their placement and into sustained employment on completion.

You will have excellent interpersonal skills, good attention to detail and be client focused. You will need manage the key outcomes of the programme and meet the targets. Alongside these qualities you will have the ability to understand and follow compliance process requirements for the contract. You will be self-reliant in managing your caseload and also contribute to the success of the wider team.

Groundwork has a long and exceptional track record in developing and delivering programmes of this similar nature to Youth Jobs Guarantee. By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to change the lives of hundreds of young unemployed Londoners.

This contract goes live from 23rd November 2026, and it is expected the successful candidate will be able to commence in post on or as near this date as possible.

• Demonstrable success in employer engagement.
• Experience of working with long term unemployed job seekers and understanding their support needs.