Employability Advisor (Stage 1-2) (Full Time) (Temporary) - REN11970
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Invest in Renfrewshire is Renfrewshire Council’s Employability Service which aims to boost the local economy and tackle unemployment.
We are looking for a highly motivated person, seeking a challenging role within a busy economic development environment. Working as part of a team, you will be responsible for engaging with Care Experienced Young People to help support them to employment by providing tailored bespoke support to overcome both real and perceived barriers to enable participation in the labour market.
You will have experience of case managing a client portfolio with a requirement to register eligible clients, conduct initial assessment, develop a personal activity plan, complete a client agreement and deliver a range of employability training and support activities to assist unemployed people in Renfrewshire to access and sustain vocational training, education and employment opportunities
It is essential that you have a minimum of a SVQ Level 3 qualification or equivalent in relevant discipline or relevant experience at an appropriate level working in an employability environment supporting individuals into positive and sustained destination.It is essential that you will be able to demonstrate experience of working in a similar post delivering employability interventions and dedicated support to individuals to secure employment.
Substantial experience of working with unemployed people with a range of challenges and barriers, experience of developing and delivering training sessions to groups of unemployed individuals to gain the necessary attributes, skills and experience to progress to sustainable employment and experience of assessment and development and implementation of action plans to progress unemployed individuals of all ages to progress to sustainable employment is also essential.
You will have knowledge of employability services across Renfrewshire and working knowledge of online materials and national resources, knowledge of compliance and skills to generate compliant files aswell as knowledge of core indicators for basic skills and relevant qualification frameworks.
It is desirable that you have experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
Please note that this post is temporary, subject to business needs and funding for 1 Year or until the requirement for the post ceases, whichever date is the earlier.
If successful, you will be required to undertake a Disclosure Scotland check, the level of check will be determined by the duties of the post. If you would like further information in relation to the Disclosure Scotland checks, please visit www.disclosurescotland.co.uk.