Locality Employability Keyworker - ANG06291

Angus Council; Forfar; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Angus Council is recruiting an Employability Key Worker to join the Skills and Employability team. The role focuses on supporting parents facing barriers to training, education and employment, delivering intensive, person-centred support across Angus communities.

You will develop individual learning plans, coordinate support pathways and collaborate with employers and partner organisations to achieve positive outcomes, while working in a hybrid model with home and council-based activities.

Responsibilities

• Providing one-to-one employability support to parents and other priority groups.
• Developing personalised action plans and carrying out initial and ongoing assessments.
• Supporting individuals to overcome barriers relating to confidence, skills, childcare, health and wellbeing, and progression into work.
• Delivering employability, personal development and vocational learning activities.
• Working collaboratively with employers, training providers and partner agencies.
• Identifying and securing work placements, training opportunities and positive destinations.
• Monitoring progress and maintaining accurate records in line with Scottish Government employability requirements.
• Contributing to the development and promotion of the Angus Employability Service.

Skills

PVG Scheme

Job description

Job Description

Based at Angus House, Orchardbank Business Park, Forfar.

This job is workstyle 5 - Hybrid+

You will have the opportunity to benefit from our flexible and agile working practices. This means you will work from home for part of your week and spend some time in council buildings to best suit your work, meetings and collaboration.

Help Parents Build Brighter Futures

Are you passionate about helping people overcome barriers to employment and achieve their potential?

Angus Council is seeking a motivated and compassionate Employability Key Worker to join our established Skills and Employability team. This role will focus primarily on supporting parents who face challenges in accessing training, education and employment opportunities.

Working across Angus communities, you will provide intensive, person-centred support to help parents identify their strengths, build confidence, overcome barriers and progress towards sustainable employment, training or further learning opportunities. The role offers the opportunity to make a real difference in people's lives while contributing to Angus Council's commitment to inclusive economic growth and community wellbeing. Based on the job outline and person specification, the postholder will deliver employability programmes, develop individual learning plans, coordinate support pathways and work closely with employers and partner organisations to achieve positive outcomes.

What You'll Be Doing

• Providing one-to-one employability support to parents and other priority groups.
• Developing personalised action plans and carrying out initial and ongoing assessments.
• Supporting individuals to overcome barriers relating to confidence, skills, childcare, health and wellbeing, and progression into work.
• Delivering employability, personal development and vocational learning activities.
• Working collaboratively with employers, training providers and partner agencies.
• Identifying and securing work placements, training opportunities and positive destinations.
• Monitoring progress and maintaining accurate records in line with Scottish Government employability requirements.
• Contributing to the development and promotion of the Angus Employability Service.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a supportive and experienced employability team.
• Make a meaningful impact on families and communities across Angus.
• Access ongoing training and professional development opportunities.
• Enjoy flexible and agile working arrangements.
• Contribute to innovative programmes that help residents move towards sustainable employment.

This job is temporary until no later than 30 September 2027.

Internal and external applications on a secondment basis will be considered. You must have the approval of your line manager / organisation.

Please note interviews will be held Monday, 14 September 2026.

Requirements

You must have the ability to become a member of the PVG Scheme.

Please refer to job outline and person specification for further details and requirements for this job.

About Angus Council

In addition, please refer to the "applicant guidance" document when completing your application form and to the "welcome to Angus" document and our website https://www.angus.gov.uk/jobs_and_training/working_for_angus_council for more information about working for Angus Council.

The Individual

We offer a guaranteed job interview to the following people who meet the essential criteria on application for a job:

Those with disabilities, recognised caring responsibilities, care experienced young people and ex-armed forces personnel. This also applies to our own employees with caring responsibilities, young people on apprenticeships and placements who meet the essential criteria for the job.