Youth Employment Advisor

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Driving licence desirable

Job summary

Ingeus is seeking a Youth Employment Advisor to support Coventry & Solihull in a site and community based role.

You will build trusted relationships with young people, create personalised action plans, connect them to opportunities, and help overcome barriers while maintaining records and collaborating with partners to sustain positive outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience working directly with young people.
• A strong youth engagement style.
• A practical and resilient mindset.
• Understanding of pathways into work.
• Good organisation and digital confidence.
• A values-led and safeguarding-aware approach.
• Willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships with young people through outreach and assessments.
• Create personalised action plans to build confidence and employability.
• Connect young people to the right opportunities with employers.
• Recognise and respond to barriers by linking to support services.
• Work with a wider youth support network of partners.
• Keep accurate records and capture progress and outcomes.

Skills

Youth engagement

Mentoring

Digital confidence

Organization

Safeguarding

Travel willingness

Job description

Ingeus is a leading human services provider helping people, business and communities thrive through employment, skills and health & wellbeing services. We are a trusted partner to government and industry delivering services that create positive social impact and transform lives.

Job Description

Youth Employment Advisor

Regional Office Worker - Site & Community based (Covering Coventry & Solihull)

Salary: Starting from £31,000 per annum + Package

About the role

Are you a youth professional who knows how to build trust, create safe spaces and help young people take their next steps? As a Youth Employment Advisor, you’ll use your experience of working with young people to help them build confidence, overcome barriers and move towards meaningful work.

This is a role for someone who understands youth engagement first and employability second: someone who can meet young people where they are, keep them motivated when progress is difficult and translate their strengths, interests and lived experience into realistic opportunities.

• Build trusted relationships with young people through outreach, regular contact and youth-focused assessments that understand their goals, strengths, interests and barriers.
• Turn youth work into progression by creating personalised action plans that build confidence, resilience, employability skills and readiness for work at the young person’s pace.
• Connect young people to the right opportunities, working with employers to create positive starts, manage expectations and support young people to sustain work once they get there.
• Recognise and respond to barriers by linking young people with the right support around wellbeing, safeguarding, housing, finance, transport, family responsibilities or other challenges affecting progression.
• Work as part of a wider youth support network with employers, schools, community organisations, youth services and specialist partners.
• Keep accurate records and capture progress, showing the distance travelled by young people as well as their employment outcomes.

Qualifications

About you

• Experience working directly with young people, ideally in youth work, mentoring, education, community support, employability, participation or a similar setting.
• A strong youth engagement style, with the ability to build trust, motivate young people, manage challenging conversations and adapt your approach to different needs and experiences.
• A practical and resilient mindset, with confidence supporting young people who may be unsure, disengaged or facing multiple barriers to work.
• Understanding of pathways into work, including local employers, training routes, community support and the practical steps young people need to take to move closer to employment.
• Good organisation and digital confidence, with the ability to manage caseloads, record progress accurately and follow up consistently.
• A values-led and safeguarding-aware approach, with commitment to inclusion, professional boundaries, GDPR and continuous learning.
• Willingness to travel to meet young people, employers and partners.

Additional Information

At Ingeus, our culture is built on treating everyone with dignity, ensuring every individual feels valued, respected and recognised for their contribution.

- Candidates with Full UK Driving Licences & access to vehicles is Desirable -

As a Disability Confident Employer, we understand that everyone’s journey is different, and we’re committed to making our recruitment process as inclusive and accessible as possible. If you require any support or adjustments—whether that’s help with the application, interview format, or anything else—we’re here to listen and work with you to find the best approach. Our goal is to ensure you can showcase your skills and potential in a way that works for you. Please don’t hesitate to contact us to discuss how we can support you.

Please note, we may shortlist and conduct interviews before the closing date and we may close this role early if we receive enough applications.

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