Inclusive Employment Job Broker

ECL; England; Remote; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mileage allowance

Annual leave up to 32 days

Induction and training

Qualifications opportunities

Annual reviews

Performance bonus

DBS paid

Pension scheme

Health support

Loyalty scheme

Referral bonus

Blue Light Card

Mental health support

Membership reimbursement

Job summary

Essex Cares Limited's Inclusive Employment team is seeking a diligent Job Broker to champion employment opportunities for adults with learning disabilities and autism in South Essex. You will build partnerships with local employers, secure paid job outcomes, and quality assure candidate CVs and applications, ensuring professional representation of our customers.

You will develop and grow business contacts, handle lead generation, and manage account relationships, using proactive outreach by

Qualifications

• Experience succeeding in a target-driven environment.
• Exceptional communication skills.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Negotiating skills and resilience.
• Ability to use initiative and resolve queries quickly and effectively.
• Experience in sales and/or lead generation.
• Confidence making business development calls.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the Inclusive Employment strategy and secure paid job outcomes.
• Quality assure customer CVs and job applications to a high standard.
• Grow and maintain business contacts for the service.
• Engage with local employers to broker job opportunities for candidates.
• Develop and sustain relationships with Inclusive Employers across South Essex.

Skills

Target-driven environment

Exceptional communication

Organisational skills

Negotiating skills

Initiative

Sales

Lead generation

Account management

Business development calls

Job description

Inclusive Employment - Supporting businesses

Full driving licence and own vehicle is essential.

Are you able to successfully form partnerships with external stakeholders and employers?

Do you thrive in a target-driven environment but want a fulfilling role where you can really make a difference to people’s lives?

Our award-winning Inclusive Employment team are looking for a Job Broker to join us on a permanent basis. The Job Broker plays a pivotal role in championing our Inclusive Employment service, engaging with local employers to help them realise the benefits of employing adults with a learning disability and/or autism.

You will be responsible for delivering the Inclusive Employment strategy, supporting the Employment Engagement Lead to secure paid job outcomes, quality assuring customer CV’s and job applications, and ensuring ECL customers are presented to the highest standard. You will further develop, maintain, and grow the existing business contacts for the service.

This role would suit somebody with a sales or recruitment background, who is confident with business development and account management. The Job Broker will engage with businesses across South Essex daily, to both broker new job opportunities for our candidates and sustain professional relationships with our existing Inclusive Employers. You will be key to generating leads and prospecting our candidates into local employers over the telephone and in person.

If you're successful in business development and looking for a new challenge, this might be the perfect role for you!

About You

To be considered as aJob Broker, you will need:

• Experience succeeding in a target-driven environment
• Exceptional communication skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Negotiating skills and resilience
• The ability to use your own initiative and resolve queries quickly and effectively
• Experience in sales and/or lead generation
• Confidence in speaking to employers over the phone and face-to-face
• Experience in account management and nurturing business relationships
• To be confident making business development calls

What we can offer you as a Job Broker:

• 55p paid per mile tax-free
• Up to 32 days annual leave a year (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Fully paid induction and training with ongoing support
• Career development opportunities with access to paid for qualifications
• Annual salary reviews
• Annual performance-related bonus
• Enhanced DBS and renewals paid for by ECL
• Company pension - Enhanced contributory NEST scheme - we contribute up to 6%
• Healthcare support scheme via Healthshield paid for by ECL
• Employee Loyalty Scheme with long service awards
• Employee referral program - £350 for referring a friend
• Access to Blue Light Card
• Mental health first aiders in every service
• Reimbursement of professional membership related to your role

ECL reserve the right to close this vacancy early depending on application numbers.

About Us

At ECL, we offer care and support to thousands of people to live safely and independently within their own homes and local communities in South East England.We provide high quality social care services in Essex, London Borough of Havering, London Borough of Barking & Dagenham and West Sussex aimed at wellbeing, prevention and increasing independence.

Our vision is to transform lives, empowering independence through care excellence for all. We're looking for talented individuals who share our values of caring, excellence, integrity and teamwork, and are driven to make a positive and lasting impact on the lives of others.

We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from suitable candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

We are proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme which helps to employ, support and promote disabled people in the workplace.

Please note that while ECL does hold a visa sponsor licence, we do not currently accept direct applications from candidates requiring visa sponsorship. Instead, we work with a designated third-party provider to support sponsorship arrangements. Therefore, applicants who do not already have the right to work in the UK and/or require visa sponsorship to continue working in the UK cannot be considered for this role through direct application.

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