Forces Employment Charity – Employment Advisor – Families

Confederation of Service Charities; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A charity supporting military families is seeking an Employment Advisor to provide tailored advice and guidance to military partners/spouses. Responsibilities include assessing individual needs, conducting workshops, and facilitating mentoring sessions. The ideal candidate will have experience in employment support and an understanding of the unique challenges military families face. This is a home-based role with travel throughout Glasgow and Scotland.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience providing employment and training support.
• Ability to manage diverse caseloads effectively.
• Understanding of the challenges faced by military families.

Responsibilities

• Provide tailored employment support to military families.
• Conduct needs assessments and create action plans.
• Conduct workshops and mentoring sessions.

Skills

Holistic employment advice

Training guidance

Case management

Supportive communication

Job description

Forces Employment Charity – Employment Advisor – Families

For 140 years, the Forces Employment Charity has proudly supported Service leavers, veterans, and their families in building successful civilian careers. We provide veterans with life‑long, life‑changing support, jobs, and training opportunities, regardless of circumstances, rank, length of service, or reason for leaving.

By working for FEC, you will become part of a vibrant team living the charity’s values: Expert, Supportive, Passionate, Open and Honest, Resilient, and Collaborative.

The Employment Advisor – Families will provide holistic employment and training advice and guidance to a diverse caseload of military partners/spouses (both serving and veteran), supporting their personal development and enhancing employability skills until they achieve their desired outcomes. The role is Home‑based with community outreach and travel through Glasgow covering Scotland area.

The role part of Families programme, where the programme offers 1:1 virtual and face‑to‑face sessions, in‑person group workshops, access to employer events, apprenticeships, digital upskilling, and corporate mentoring.

As part of effective case management, they will: assess individual needs, identify any challenges and barriers and create effective action plans, following the FEC policies, procedures, and Work Instructions.

Have we convinced you to apply? If so, submit your CV and Covering Letter by Wednesday, 19 November 2025.

Please note: Applications will be reviewed and interviews conducted throughout the duration of this advert; therefore, we may at any time bring the closing date forward. We encourage all interested applicants to apply as soon as possible.

If you are an internal applicant, please ensure you have made The People Team aware before applying.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff by fostering an inclusive, supportive environment where everyone, including those with disabilities, can thrive, develop, and achieve their full potential. We actively encourage applications from individuals with diverse backgrounds and ensure reasonable adjustments are made to support candidates with disabilities throughout the recruitment process.

We actively recruit citizens of all backgrounds, but the nature of our work in specific departments means that residency and security requirements can be more tightly defined than others. You will be asked about this throughout the recruitment process.