Working Denbighshire Placement Officer

Octave Recruitment Ltd; Wales; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Placement Officer to support participants aged 16+ during meaningful work placements. You will provide 1-to-1 mentoring, coaching, and employability support, ensuring that placements improve future employment prospects. The role requires strong interpersonal skills and experience working with individuals facing barriers to employment. This is a hybrid position, requiring 3 days per week in the office, and offers an hourly rate of £17.00.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting individuals facing poverty and barriers to employment, including complex needs.
• Ability to build positive relationships with participants, employers, and partners.
• Experience of joint working and performance monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Provide mentoring, coaching and employability support during work placements.
• Ensure placements are meaningful and improve future employment prospects.
• Support participants with CVs, interview preparation and job search activity.
• Complete reviews, risk assessments and outcome-focused action plans.
• Maintain regular contact with employers to ensure placements are successful.
• Work collaboratively with partner organisations and internal teams.
• Accurately record data, monitoring information and performance outcomes.

Skills

Mentoring and coaching skills

Empathetic approach

Strengths-based approaches

Relationship building

Performance monitoring

Job description

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced employability, employment support, or mentoring professional to make a real difference by supporting participants aged 16+ while they undertake meaningful work placements.

As a Placement Officer, you will provide 1-to-1, person-centred and strengths-based support to an allocated caseload of participants. You will work closely with employers and partner organisations, and internal Employment Coordinators to help individuals overcome barriers, develop skills, and progress into sustainable employment or in-work progression.

Role Details

• Job Title: Working Denbighshire Placement Officer
• Rate: £17.00 per hour (Umbrella)
• Contract: 3-month contract, ongoing
• Working Pattern: Hybrid - 3 days per week in the office
• Location: East Parade, Rhyl, Denbighshire, LL18 3AH

Key Responsibilities

• Provide mentoring, coaching and employability support during work placements
• Ensure placements are meaningful and improve future employment prospects
• Support participants with CVs, interview preparation and job search activity
• Complete reviews, risk assessments and outcome-focused action plans
• Maintain regular contact with employers to ensure placements are successful
• Work collaboratively with partner organisations and internal teams
• Accurately record data, monitoring information and performance outcomes
• Ensure compliance with safeguarding, health & safety, data protection and DCC policies

About You

• Experience supporting individuals facing poverty and barriers to employment, including complex needs
• Strong mentoring and coaching skills with a non-judgemental, empathetic approach
• Experience using strengths-based approaches and action planning
• Ability to build positive relationships with participants, employers and partners
• Experience of joint working and performance monitoring

If you are passionate about employability, supporting communities, and helping people progress into sustainable work, we would love to hear from you.

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