Employment & Skills Advisor

You will play an integral role in proactively supporting our customers to build strong foundations for a successful tenancy through improving their employment prospects and personal resilience.

You will work flexibly, with a customer-centric approach, to guide customers both individually and in group settings to increase their skills, competence and confidence to move them closer, and ultimately into, meaningful and sustainable employment.

We are looking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced individual for the role of Employment & Skills Advisor in the Foundations for Life Team. Our team provides holistic Careers Information, Advice & Guidance to our customers to help them move closer to and into work., You will have a working knowledge of client progression options such as skills and vocational training, work placement, job searching and volunteering, and experience of collaborative partnership working.

You will also be approachable and professional, with the confidence to approach employers to negotiate opportunities to meet our customers needs and break down their barriers and challenges in the labour market.

You will have a positive and enthusiastic attitude, with a deep understanding of the complex needs of our customers, and the issues they face which being out of employment or under-qualified/ skilled. You will have excellent interpersonal skills to build effective and strong relationships with internal and external partners.

It's important to us that everyone feels fairly rewarded for the work they do. We offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package that supports the wellbeing of our people.

• Employment & Skills Advisor - fixed term role until 31 March 2025


• Salary is £34,375 per annum plus a Karbon car payment of £2152 per annum


• Location: Gosforth


• Regular travel will be required


• 37 Hours per week with some homeworking available/flexible working

We recognise the contribution people with criminal records can make as colleagues and we welcome all applications. A criminal record will not exclude a candidate from being appointed because of offences that are irrelevant to, and do not place them at, or make them a risk in the role they're applying for.
The role you're applying for is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (ROA). The successful candidate(s) must submit an enhanced disclosure and barring check application during pre-employment checks.
Enjoy great benefits
We provide a generous benefits package including 26 days annual leave on commencement rising to 31 days after 3 years' service, birthday leave, occupational pension and a health cash plan, with the option of a flexible pot towards enhanced benefits.
We also provide our colleagues with the opportunity to apply for qualification funding on a range of courses, conferences, and other learning events.