Employment Specialist Worker

Middlesbrough Voluntary Development Agency; Cleveland (OH); Remote; USD 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established charity in North East England is seeking an Employment Specialist Worker to support individuals with learning disabilities in gaining employability skills. This role is home-based but involves working in various community venues across Redcar and Cleveland, collaborating with professionals to create opportunities that empower the clients.

Qualifications

• Experience working in community settings with learning disabled or disenfranchised people.
• Ability to create good opportunities for employment.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals with learning disabilities to gain confidence.
• Develop the service by listening to employment experiences.
• Work in community venues across Redcar and Cleveland.

Skills

Support people with learning disabilities

Develop employability skills

Work with employers

Collaborative skills

Job description

We are here to support , promote and develop voluntary and community action in Middlesbrough

Employment Specialist Worker

Skills for People are recruiting for aEmployment Specialist Worker.

Do you have the skills to support people with a learning disability to gain confidence, and develop employability skills that would lead to them to get a job? Can you work with employers to create good opportunities? If so, Skills for People want to hear from you.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our successful Teesside team as a Project Specialist Worker, working with people who have a learning disability. This project champions the voices and rights of the people we work with.

You will help develop the service by listening to the employment experiences of people with a learning disability. The post is home based, but you will work in the Redcar and Cleveland area using community venues and other supported settings. You will work with a wide range of professionals from Skills for People, public, businesses and voluntary sectors.

Skills for People is a well-established charity serving North East England that supports disabled people to speak up and take control of their lives.

We welcome applications from people who have experience of working in community settings with learning disabled or disenfranchised people, and who want to make a difference to their lives.

The closing date for this job is 9 June 2025 - 4:00pm.

Home based, working in community venues and supported settings across Redcar and Cleveland