Employment Advisor

Seetec Ireland; Fingal; On-site; EUR 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Company Pension Scheme

Health Insurance Allowance

Healthcare Cash Plan with life cover

Annual Salary Review

Maternity/Paternity Pay Arrangements

Refer a friend scheme

BenefitHub discounts

Job summary

Seetec Ireland is seeking an Employment Adviser to join our team in Ireland. The role focuses on delivering careers guidance, motivational support and CV/job-search workshops to help clients progress into sustainable employment.

Based in Swords, this permanent, full-time position offers 37.5 hours per week with a salary of €30,000 p.a. plus Dublin Allowance and a comprehensive benefits package. Training is provided, and the role emphasises a welcoming customer experience.

Qualifications

• Leaving Certificate standard is required.
• Minimum of one year experience in recruitment, sales, training and/or customer-facing role.
• Experience in a target-driven environment is preferred.
• Ability to multitask and manage workload.
• Proactive problem solving with a can-do attitude.
• Fully IT literate in Microsoft Office programs.

Responsibilities

• Assess clients' needs and provide career advice to create personal progression plans.
• Use various strategies to help clients overcome barriers and build confidence.
• Deliver training workshops from CV writing to online job searching.
• Explore learning and work opportunities with local employers.
• Meet clients regularly to review progress.
• Deliver exceptional customer service at all times.

Skills

Customer service

Sales

Recruitment

Hospitality

Education

Leaving Certificate

Third level degree desirable

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Due to our continuing success in the National Employment service we are currently recruiting for an Employment Adviser to join our fantastic team in an exciting opportunity to make a real difference in this influential role.

You can become an Employment Adviser if you have excellent customer service skills gained from having a sales, recruitment or hospitality background or have worked in an environment that involves advising and guidance.

We do provide excellent on the job training, so are not looking for someone who ticks every single box, we're looking for someone who has an engaging personality, can provide a warm and welcoming experience, and can seek out solutions to problems to help our customers progress into sustainable employment.

This is a fantastic opportunity that will allow you to utilise your current skills to influence, support and encourage others to build a future.

Employment Advisers provide motivational support, careers advice and guidance to our clients whilst making them feel welcome and at ease, enabling them to overcome barriers and build confidence. They provide training workshops covering a wide range of subjects from CV writing to online job searching. They engage with people to assess their skills and abilities and talk about their ambitions and career goals whilst exploring learning and work opportunities acting as an intermediary with local employers.

In return for your dedication, knowledge, and commitment, we're offering a competitive salary of €30,000 p.a. plus Dublin Allowance with these great benefits:

• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + Birthday Day off (with the opportunity to buy additional days)
• Company Pension Scheme
• Health Insurance Allowance
• Employer Paid Healthcare Cash Plan, incl. 3 x salary life assurance
• Annual Salary Review
• Enhanced Maternity/Adoption and Paternity Pay Arrangements
• Refer a friend scheme
• Free access to BenefitHub - an online portal with access to a wide range of retail discounts, Life assurance, Cycle to Work scheme, Tax Saver Commuter Tickets, Digital Gym Membership

There’s also the opportunity to progress your career!

We are an employee-owned organisation, and we continually pride ourselves on our sense of community, both in the incredible work we do throughout UK and Ireland, and internally within our employee-owners. People are at the front, centre, and heart of every service we provide and each decision we make.

Location:

Swords

Contract

Permanent

Hours

37.5 hours per week - 8:30am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday (full time)

Closing Date:

22 October 2026

Key Responsibilities

• Assess client's specific needs providing support, careers advice and guidance, and work with them to create a personal progression plan.
• Work with clients using a variety of strategies to support development, enabling them to overcome barriers and build confidence.
• Provide training workshops covering a wide range from CV writing to online job searching.
• Explore learning and work opportunities, acting as an intermediary with local employers.
• Meet with clients regularly to review their progress.
• Deliver an exceptional level of customer service at all times.

Skills and Experience

• Leaving Certificate standard (as a minimum). A third level degree is desirable but not a pre-requisite.
• Minimum of one year experience in a recruitment, sales, training and/or customer facing role.
• Experience of working in a target orientated environment.
• Ability to multi-task, organise and manage workload.
• Positive, enthusiastic approach to problem solving with a 'can do attitude'.
• Be fully IT literate in using a range of Microsoft Office programmes.

Additional Information

We deliver Employability services across Ireland through various Government contracts (Department of Social protection) to assist the long term unemployed in returning to the workforce through upskilling and job brokering.

Working with over 10,000 Irish businesses and employers, Seetec has helped over 45,000 people into work in Ireland to date. The company directly employs over 120 people in Ireland working in locations across Ireland primarily in Dublin, Louth, Meath, Athlone, Longford, Mullingar, Galway and Mayo.

Seetec is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share and uphold this commitment in conjunction with the requirements of the Prevent Duty and the positive promotion of modern values.

Seetec is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.