Young Person’s Employment Advisor

s1jobs; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Job summary

Murray’s Initiative is seeking a part-time Young Person’s Employment Advisor to support young people toward training, education or work. The role involves one-to-one coaching, group activities and a focus on recovery with tailored personal development, emotional and practical support. PVG scheme membership is required.

The post is based at the Head Office in North Claremont Street with flexible working options; fixed term to 31st March 2027, pro rata salary from £26,002 per annum.

Qualifications

• Experience in employability support or voluntary sector.
• Track record of helping people into sustained work.
• Experience running Job Clubs and CV/ application support.
• Experience delivering mock interviews and employability workshops.

Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing support through phone, in-person, and virtual meetings.
• Help young people explore skills and plan routes to training, education, or employment.
• Offer guidance on job searching, applications and interview process.
• Deliver targeted activities to meet employability goals and contractual targets.
• Coordinate action plans and review progress with participants.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

One-to-one work

Digital skills

Teamwork

Education

Advice and Guidance qualification

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Based within Murray’s Initiative’s Head Office in North Claremont Street

Starting Salary £26,002 per annum (pro rata)

Part-time - 28 hours per week including one evening per week and approximately 10 Saturdays per year on a rota basis - Fixed term until 31st March 2027

We understand that many will have other commitments outside of work and so flexible working, part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements will be considered for the right candidate.

About Us

Murray’s Initiative (formerly known as Glasgow Council on Alcohol) is an independent Scottish charity that works to reduce alcohol and drug-related harm at both individual and community levels. Established in 1965, Murray’s Initiative adopts a long-term, trauma-informed and asset-based approach to changing the culture around substance use. Its services are built on a person-centred, harm-reduction model, supporting people whether their goal is to reduce consumption or achieve abstinence.

Murray’s Initiative offers free, confidential counselling services for people concerned about their own or someone else's drinking. Murray’s Initiative delivers a range of interventions including groupwork and employability support as well as a number of holistic and inclusive services, such as a women’s service for survivors of gender-based violence, young persons peer education service, LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing support and tailored wellbeing programmes.

Murray’s Initiative is also a recognised provider of professional development, offering a comprehensive training portfolio including education aimed at increasing awareness of alcohol use and promoting healthier lifestyles, COSCA Counselling Skills and a Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Murray’s Initiative deliver services over 6 days per week and throughout Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire, helping people make meaningful, positive change in their lives.

The foundation of Murray’s Initiative is our supportive and inclusive culture for all who engage and work with us.

About The Role

The role of the Young Person’s Employment Advisor is to prepare young people for further training, education or work and support them through the job search, application and interview process; providing them with skills, motivation, and confidence to move into suitable sustainable employment.

The Young Person’s Employment Advisor promote recovery for young people where alcohol and/or drugs have been a risk for them. They will make a real impact to the day to day lives of young people as they uniquely tailor their personal development, offer emotional and practical support and set realistic goals as part of their journey to employability opportunities.

The Young Person’s Employment Advisor will report to the Service Manager - Employability

This post requires membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme for children and protected adults. Successful applicants will be required to join the PVG Scheme

Key Responsibilities Of The Young Person’s Employment Advisor

• Provide support through a variety of activities including regular telephone contact, face to face meetings, virtual mediums, mentoring, 1-1 job coaching and group employability training sessions.
• Assist young people to explore their skills, experience, and aspirations and look for opportunities to work towards longer term goals, such as supporting participants into training and/or education opportunities.
• Provide personalised support assisting young people who are in recovery with advice and guidance on job searching, applications, the interview process and to find and sustain in work.
• Deliver performance targets for supporting young people who are in recovery to find and sustain their employment.
• Providing quality support services to young people through effective planning, monitoring, evaluation and review of their requirements in partnership with them. This includes the formulation of action plans.
• Meeting contractual compliance and promote the unique, person centred ethos of Murray’s Initiative.
• Prioritise workload to ensure a high quality, person-centred service to all young people.
• Adhere to the implementation of risk management procedures (including child and adult safeguarding protocols) taking personal responsibility for keeping up to date on the requirements of these procedures
• Undertake any other duties as required by the Service Manager – Employability

Qualifications And Experience

• May hold a qualification in Advice and Guidance, or have equivalent learning gained through hands-on practice.
• Strong background in employability support or the voluntary sector, with experience of working directly with people to help them move towards sustainable employment
• Track record of supporting people into sustained work, using your understanding of the local labour market to help match individuals with realistic opportunities.
• Delivery of practical employability support, both one-to-one and in groups. This includes running Job Clubs, supporting people with CVs and application forms, job search techniques, interview preparation (including mock and telephone interviews), and delivering employability-focused workshops or training sessions.

Skills And Competencies

• Be friendly, compassionate and naturally able to build relationships with individuals.
• Comfortable working one-to-one with young people who may be in recovery, or who have experience of the criminal justice system, mental health challenges or homelessness.
• Understand the barriers young people can face when accessing work and be able to offer practical, empathetic support that builds confidence and motivation.
• Organised and outcomes-focused, with experience of helping people progress into training, volunteering or employment.
• Confident using digital technology as part of your day-to-day work
• Excellent interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage with participants and build good relationships
• Planning, organisation, and co-ordination skills
• Team working and networking skills
• Time management skills
• Ability to work on own initiative and remotely from line management
• Commitment to working in line with Murray’s Initiatives values of collaboration, respect, and empathy

Why Join Us?

• Your work will contribute to make a real difference to people’s lives.
• Competitive salary and benefits package:
• Very generous annual leave entitlement: full time employees start with an annual leave entitlement of 37 days (inclusive of 12 bank holidays) which increases with length of service.
• Duvet days where employees may take time off at short notice.
• Death in service policy.
• Cycle to work scheme where employees can save money on a new bike and spread the cost.
• And much more!
• Opportunities for continuous learning and career development.
• A supportive and inclusive work environment where your contributions are valued.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Murray’s Initiative is an Equal Opportunities Organisation. We are committed to treating all workers and job applicants fairly and equally, regardless of their sex, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital / civil partnership status, age, race, disability or gender identity and expression or any other personal characteristic.