Employment Advisor

Groundwork NE & Cumbria; Workington; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Groundwork NE & Cumbria in Workington is seeking an Employment Advisor to support individuals 1:1 on their journey into work. You will develop personal action plans, build skills and drive positive outcomes in a fast-paced community setting.

The role is permanent with flexible hours (full or part time) and based in Workington. You will engage with job seekers, employers and the local community to create opportunities and meet contract targets.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1:1 support to participants
• Develop personalised action plans to help into work
• Support participants to gain skills and progress to sustainable employment
• Engage with the community and employers to identify opportunities

Job description

Job title: Employment Advisor

Salary: Circa £26,988 per annum, FTE

Hours: Flexible (full or part time)

Contract: Permanent

Location: Workington

About us

Groundwork NE & Cumbria is a long‑established environmental and community charity with over 30 years of experience creating greener, healthier and more resilient places across the region. Our mission centres on Creating Better Places, Improving People’s Prospects, and Promoting Greener Living, helping communities thrive no matter the challenges they face.

We deliver hundreds of locally‑led projects each year, including initiatives that support young people into education, training and employment, helping them overcome barriers, build life skills, and reach their full potential.

About the role

Join our dynamic Employment Team as a dedicated Employment Advisor, supporting individuals 1:1 on their journey into work, developing action plans, building skills, and driving positive outcomes in a fast‑paced, community‑focused environment.

Working as a member of the Employment Team you will engage on a 1:1 basis with our employment programme participants, establishing and maintaining excellent relationships to understand and meet their individual needs. You will develop personal action plans which enable movement of these people towards and into further sustainable employment. You will work in a friendly, busy employment team environment to ensure programme performance targets are consistently achieved to meet requirements of the allocated contract.

About You

We want someone like you with the confidence to positively engage and motivate people from a wide range of backgrounds. In your role you will work closely with the local community and employers, supporting referrals onto the programme and identifying employment opportunities. You will enable participants to develop valuable work based skills and gain knowledge. Your role will require you to be supportive and understanding, be able to deal with any issues that may arise confidently. You will have strong interpersonal skills and be able to adapt them pending on what you are dealing with, communicating at different levels as key in this role.

Closing date: Tuesday 20th October 2026

Please note, should we receive a high volume of applications, we may look to close the role early, therefore we recommend an early application.

This role is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure endorsed by the Disclosure and Barring Service.

We want you to be yourself at Groundwork and we value everything that makes you unique. We recognise and celebrate your difference and together we make Groundwork a special and great place to work. As a Disability Confident employer we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role.

We ensure that we provide a safe environment for adults, children and young people to take part in any activity or service that we organise. We are committed to creating a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and comprehensive process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all the people we appoint are suitable to work with our children, young people and adults.

This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship – the successful applicant will need to have a pre‑existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.