Employment Consultant

KM Education Recruitment Ltd; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent Holiday Entitlement

Pension + Much More!

Job summary

KM Education Recruitment Ltd is seeking an Employment Consultant to support individuals with disabilities and health-related needs in Basingstoke, helping them overcome barriers and secure sustainable employment.

You will manage caseloads, conduct assessments, and create SMART action plans, delivering both 1:1 and group sessions to boost employability and job readiness. Strong IT skills and travel flexibility are required.

Qualifications

• Experience in a target-driven environment with KPI targets.
• Strong knowledge of the local labour market.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to engage with diverse backgrounds.
• Flexible travel requirements and IT literate.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of participants and provide tailored employability support to help them overcome barriers and progress into sustainable employment.
• Undertake detailed assessments to understand individual circumstances, strengths, and barriers, creating structured SMART action plans.
• Deliver motivational 1:1 and group-based support to build confidence, develop skills, and improve employability and job readiness.
• Develop understanding of the local labour market to identify suitable job opportunities and support effective job matching.
• Proactively engage with employers to understand recruitment needs, source vacancies, and support pre-screening and candidate matching.
• Build and maintain relationships with referral partners, employers, and external agencies to ensure a coordinated and holistic support approach.
• Support in-work progression and signpost participants to specialist services as needed.
• Maintain accurate case records and ensure reporting, safeguarding, and contractual requirements are met, aiming for KPIs.

Skills

Target-driven

Local labour market knowledge

Communication skills

Travel flexibility

IT literate

Job description

Job Title: Employment Consultant

Location: Basingstoke

Salary: up to £32,000 (Depending on experience)

• Excellent Holiday Entitlement, Pension + Much More!

Type: Full Time, Permanent

Are you passionate about supporting people to turn their lives around?

We are seeking a motivated person, to support individuals with disabilities and/or health-related support needs to overcome barriers and progress into sustainable, meaningful employment.

The Role:

• Manage a caseload of participants with disabilities and/or health conditions, providing tailored, person-centred employability support to help them overcome barriers and progress into sustainable employment.
• Undertake detailed assessments to understand individual circumstances, strengths, and barriers, using this information to create structured Action Plans with clear SMART targets.
• Deliver motivational 1:1 and group-based support to build confidence, develop skills, and improve employability and job readiness.
• Develop a strong understanding of the local labour market to identify suitable job opportunities and support effective job matching.
• Proactively engage with employers to understand recruitment needs, source vacancies, and support pre-screening, assessments, and candidate matching.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with referral partners, employers, and external agencies to ensure a coordinated and holistic support approach.
• Work in partnership with specialist support agencies, and signpost your participants as needed, including health, housing, debt etc.
• Provide in-work support to participants and employers to support successful job starts, progression, and sustained employment outcomes.
• Use digital platforms and direct marketing approaches to engage employers and promote participant opportunities.
• Maintain accurate case records and ensure all reporting, compliance, safeguarding, and contractual requirements are met, working towards and exceeding KPIs and performance targets.

Criteria:

• Experience of working within a target-driven environment, with experience of working towards KPIs.
• A strong working knowledge of the local labour market.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage and build rapport with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• Must be flexible with travel as required.
• Must be IT literate.