Employment Specialist — Connect to Work (Gloucestershire)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Bradley Stoke; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Leave allowance

LGPS pension

Career development

Employee assistance

Cycle to Work

Family-friendly benefits

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is recruiting four fixed-term Employment Specialist posts to deliver the Connect to Work programme over two years in Gloucestershire. The role focuses on one-to-one support for residents facing barriers to work, including disability and long-term health conditions, through vocational profiling and personalised employment plans.

Post holders will build relationships with local employers and support organisations to create inclusive vacancies.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting people with health conditions or disabilities.
• DBS check required and right to work for at least six months.
• Fluent spoken English for customer-facing role.
• Able to build relationships with participants, employers and support organisations.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one support to individuals facing barriers to work.
• Develop vocational profiling and personalised employment plans.
• Build relationships with participants, employers and partners.
• Identify inclusive vacancies and support employers to fill them.
• Use local labour market knowledge to match strengths to jobs.
• Work across Gloucestershire in various localities.

Skills

Experience supporting people with健康

Employment policies & welfare services

Negotiation & influence

Partnership building

Customer focus

Job description

The Methodist Church in Britain is recruiting four fixed-term Employment Specialist posts to deliver the Connect to Work programme over two years in Gloucestershire. The role focuses on one-to-one support for residents facing barriers to work, including disability and long-term health conditions, through vocational profiling and personalised employment plans.

Post holders will build relationships with local employers and support organisations to create inclusive vacancies.