Employment Job Broker — Create Opportunities in Blackpool

Groundwork; Manchester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Groundwork Cheshire, Lancashire & Merseyside is seeking an Employment Job Broker to work across Blackpool. You will be the link between young people seeking employment and employers with workforce needs, focusing on creating, sourcing and securing good-quality jobs, work placements and apprenticeships for programme participants.

You will build strong relationships with local employers, identify recruitment opportunities and match participants to suitable vacancies, while supporting them to

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills and the confidence to build relationships with employers.
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach.
• The ability to create opportunities for people who face barriers to work.
• A commitment to helping people achieve their potential.
• Interest in inclusive recruitment and delivering social impact in local communities.

Responsibilities

• Building relationships with local employers to generate vacancies and address their skills needs
• Sourcing and securing employment, work placement and apprenticeship opportunities
• Matching participants to suitable opportunities
• Working with Jobcentre Plus, training providers and community partners
• Supporting participants with vocational profiling, action planning and coaching
• Preparing participants for interview and providing in-work support
• Promoting inclusive recruitment and workforce development with employers

Skills

Communication skills

Proactive

Barrier removal

People development

Inclusive recruitment

Job description

Groundwork Cheshire, Lancashire & Merseyside is seeking an Employment Job Broker to work across Blackpool. You will be the link between young people seeking employment and employers with workforce needs, focusing on creating, sourcing and securing good-quality jobs, work placements and apprenticeships for programme participants.

You will build strong relationships with local employers, identify recruitment opportunities and match participants to suitable vacancies, while supporting them to