Employment Specialist

Reed in Partnership; East Midlands; Sur place; GBP 31 000 - 35 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

25 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Professional development funds

Bi-annual pay reviews

Training & Leadership programs

Résumé du poste

Reed in Partnership is recruiting an Employment Specialist to support jobseekers across Derbyshire, delivering tailored guidance, CV writing, interview prep, and skills development. You will meet performance targets while engaging with employers to create opportunities.

The role requires travelling within Derby and surrounding areas, with a pro-rata salary of £31,000–£35,000 and a strong commitment to helping people reach their potential.

Qualifications

• Experience coaching/mentoring and influencing others.
• Experience in customer-facing environments.
• Willingness to travel locally.

Responsabilités

• Take ownership of a caseload of jobseekers in the community and create tailored action plans to progress them into employment.
• Deliver personalised, one-to-one guidance including CV writing, interview preparation and skills development.
• Meet and exceed performance targets and KPIs.
• Collaborate with participants to build confidence and secure sustained work.
• Engage with local employers to identify job opportunities and signpost barriers (health, housing, financial).

Connaissances

Coaching/mentoring

Customer facing

Persuasion/influencing

Travel locally

Formation

A-Levels or Level 3 Diploma

GCSE English (Grade B) or Level 2 Literacy

Description du poste

Reed in Partnership has been delivering public services since 1998. We are a British, family-owned company, whose mission has always been to positively transform people and their communities. This is reflected in our services, which we deliver to help people from all backgrounds and circumstances to change their lives for the better.Pay Range£31,000 to £35,000Job DescriptionAre you passionate about making a difference and helping others to fulfil their potential?Would you like to work in a role that puts the customer at the heart of everything we do, making a genuine positive impact?Then consider the role of Employment Specialist at Reed in Partnership!Please note, internal applications for this role close on 15/10/2026.Who we areReed in Partnership's Employability Division aims to positively transform lives by helping individuals who are unemployed, economically inactive, or facing challenges such as health conditions, disabilities, or caring responsibilities to find sustainable employment. Through a wide range of tailored support services including one-to-one careers guidance, CV writing, interview preparation, and skills training, we have supported over 250,000 people on their journey into work.Our Connect to Work programme, funded by East Midlands Combined Authority, focuses specifically on supporting unemployed participants with complex barriers to employment, including those with a disability or health condition. We provide them with up to 12 months of personalised support to enter or re-enter the workforce.What is the role about?Employment Specialists are the front line of Reed in Partnership, directly contributing to our mission by supporting jobseekers (our participants), engaging with individuals within communities across Derbyshire to generate referrals onto the programme, as well as promoting the benefits of the Connect to Work programme. Our participants are the lifeblood of our business and providing them with an excellent service is at the very core of the Employment Specialist role.*Please note this role will require you to work and travel within Derby and the surrounding areas*Just some of your day-to-day responsibilities will include:Taking OwnershipMeeting with and supporting a caseload of jobseekers in the community, identifying their barriers and creating tailored action plans to progress them into employment.Delivering personalised, one-to-one guidance to our participants including CV writing, interview preparation, and skills development.Meeting and exceeding performance targets and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).Working TogetherCollaborating with participants to shift their mindset and build the confidence they need to find and sustain work.Engaging with local employers to identify job opportunities.Signposting participants to internal and external stakeholders to address specific barriers such as health, housing, or financial challenges.Promoting the Connect to Work programme within the community to generate referrals, raising awareness of it's benefits and impact.Attending events within the local community to promote the Connect to Work programme to generate referrals, raising awareness of it's benefits and impact.Being Fair, Open, and HonestProviding inclusive support and advice to people from all backgrounds.What’s in it for you?A generous base salary (pro-rata for part time), and great flexibility with your working schedule, we offer training, development and progression opportunities. You will have access to the range of Reed in Partnership benefits, which include:25 days annual leave (pro-rata for part time) plus statutory bank holidaysReed Pension SchemeAward Winning Management & Leadership trainingProfessional & Personal Development FundsBi-annual pay reviewsPlus much more that can be found on our website.The Employment Specialist role offers immense satisfaction of connecting people with the tailored support that they need to fulfil their potential. At Reed in Partnership, our values - Fair, Open & Honest, Take Ownership, and Work Together, guide everything we do. Join us in delivering services that make a real difference.To be successful in this role, we are looking for someone with:Ability to demonstrate coaching/mentoring experience and persuasion/influencing skills through previous work or social activities.Experience of working in a customer facing environment (i.e. Customer Services, Hospitality, Social Care, Customer Services, Sales)Experience of working in a fast paced, performance target driven environment.Willingness to travel locally (e.g. to meet customers/employers).A minimum of 2 A-Levels or an equivalent Level 3 Diploma.GCSE English Language at a minimum of a Grade B (or equivalent Level 2 qualification). OR achievement of a Level 2 in Literacy Assessment at interview stage OR International Equivalents.A minimum of 2 A-Levels or an equivalent Level 3 Diploma.GCSE English Language at a minimum of a Grade B (or equivalent Level 2 qualification). OR achievement of a Level 2 in Literacy Assessment at interview stage OR International Equivalents.Desirable Criteria:Experience working within a Community Engagement role (i.e. Business Development, Outreach)Fluency in more than one languageWe aim to ensure that no candidate or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria.