Youth Employment Officer

Cornwall Council Jobs and Careers; Bodmin; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Defined benefit pension scheme

Generous annual leave entitlement

Health and wellbeing programme

Employee benefits scheme

Job summary

Cornwall Council is seeking a Full-time Youth Engagement Officer to join the Youth Engagement Provision (YEP). You will deliver interventions for NEET young people aged 16-24 to access education, employment and training, empowering them to engage with mainstream opportunities.

The role involves creating personalised action plans, working with employers and delivering wraparound support to help participants move into work or education in Cornwall.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience working with 16-24 NEETs and understanding barriers to engagement.
• Knowledge of employers in Cornwall and opportunities for young people in education, employment and training.
• Ability to create personalised action plans to help participants progress into work or training.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and support young people facing barriers to employment.
• Provide intensive and wraparound support to guide participants toward mainstream provision.
• Develop tailored employability programs in collaboration with employers and skills sectors.
• Follow up with participants and employers to ensure ongoing support and progression.
• Work with the Employment and Enterprise team to ensure coordinated provision.

Skills

NEET experience

Group work

Team player

Public sector experience

Job description

The Role:

We are looking to recruit 1 Full-time Youth Engagement Officer to work as part of the Youth Engagement provision(YEP) to deliver interventions to support Young People aged 16-24 who are Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET), to access opportunities in education, employment and training.

This role is centred on empowering young people aged 16-24 who are economically inactive, unemployed or individuals who are not in education, employment or training to enable their integration into mainstream employment and training opportunities.

The Youth Engagement Officer role, involves working within our Youth Engagement Provision, providing a range of services to our target audience, with the ultimate objective of supporting these individuals into employment, training or educational opportunities.

The Youth Engagement Officers will recruit and support young people facing barriers to employment or engagement in training, playing a key role in providing intensive and wraparound support to individuals guiding them towards mainstream provision and employment. The Youth Engagement Officers will create personalised action plans with participants to help them overcome their barriers to advance their entry into the workforce.

Working closely with employers and skills sectors, the role-holder will identify employment opportunities which align with the needs and aspirations of participants and the local labour market. They will possess current knowledge of 15-25yrs developments, encompassing skills and work-related learning and Careers Education Information Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) education. Combined with good knowledge of labour market information, they will inform the creation of tailored employability programs, actively involving participants in the process.

The employability program will lead to quality, structured opportunities including work experience placements, employer taster sessions, designed to progress participants into suitable employment or training pathways. The role holder will be responsible for thorough follow-up work with participants and employers to address any ongoing support needs, ensuring sustained success.

The role holder needs to be committed to facilitating employment, education and training opportunities for people for whom Health Conditions, Special Educational Needs (SEND) and Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) issues present a barrier to employment.

The role holder needs to have extensive experiencing of working with Young People aged 16-24, especially in group settings as well as demonstrable experience of working as part of a team to bring success.

You will work closely with the wider Employment and Enterprise team and other services within Cornwall Council Education to ensure work is complimentary, co-ordinated and not duplicated.

This is a public/customer-facing role, where the statutory English language requirement for public sector workers applies.

Working Pattern:

Monday to Friday 37 hours per week.

What you’ll need to succeed:

You’ll need extensive experience of working with individuals who are 16-24 NEET with an understanding of their barriers to engagement and participation.

In addition, you’ll need knowledge of the landscape for employers within Cornwall and opportunities available to Young People in education, employment and training throughout the County.

What you’ll get in return:

Cornwall Council’s ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.

Our core employee rewards and benefits include:

• a competitive salary.
• a defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions
• a generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.
• a national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme
• Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services

Additional Information:

Cornwall Council is unable to offer visa sponsorship or transfer existing sponsorship for this role.