Description Realise Futures – Stowmarket, Suffolk IP14 1AB £25,650 per annum 37 hours per week Full Time Permanent Reference: 0980 Required as soon as possible Would you like to be a valued member of a high performing team? Do you have experience delivering Advice, Information and Guidance to prospective candidates? Are you ambitious and want to be the best? If the answer is yes, then this could be the role that you have been searching for Want to be part of a team delivering the Restart contract for Realise Futures? A fantastic opportunity is available to deliver real and lasting change, working as an Employment Advisor with our team at a base in Stowmarket as well as potentially working across our other sites In Ipswich and Eye. You will be at the forefront of the scheme, delivering intensive and tailored support to help a diverse range of participants to achieve their professional and academic aspirations and ultimately to find fulfilling work and outcomes that offer satisfaction and longevity. Working as part of friendly and supportive team, you will be an excellent communicator who is solution focused, organised, highly motivated and an inspiration to your participants. Our purpose is to support unemployed jobseekers (our participants) with identifying, applying for, and sustaining employment. You will engage with employers and make the local communities aware of the benefits of our service. Participant experience is integral to the success of our business and providing them with excellent service is at the very core of the Employment Advisor role. If you truly want to make a difference, then reach out to us now Realise Futures is proud to be a mindful employer that offers a range of employee benefits, including; Flexible working arrangements (where business needs allow) Performance related pay increase system as part of the appraisal process 45p per mile expenses (cars, first 10,000 miles, excluding commute) Appreciation Award if successfully nominated: £150 per individual OR £500 shared across your team Annual Colleague Awards event at our AGM. 25 days annual leave (in addition to recognised bank holidays) Additional day of paid leave around your birthday Additional paid wellbeing day 3 days additional annual leave after 3 years’ service An additional day’s paid leave on the day that you celebrate a 5-year work anniversary with Realise Futures Disability leave policy that is separate from Sickness Absence A confidential counselling service 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to you and members of your immediate family Trained First Aid Mental Health First Aiders Cycle to Work scheme Occupational pension scheme For more information: To download a copy of the full job description, click here. For an informal discussion regarding this role please contact: Emma Manning emma.manningrealisefutures.org quoting the job reference: 087-25 How to apply: To apply, please complete the Online Application Form, quoting the job reference: 087-25 by clicking the blue ‘Apply Now’ button. APPLY NOW If you have any further queries, or difficulties in completing the Application Form, please email: Recruitmentrealisefutures.org Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to interview candidates who meet the essential criteria prior to the closing date and / or to close the opportunity to applicants once we receive sufficient applications. Closing date: 27 January 2025 Interview date: 30 January 2025 The purpose of Realise Futures is to improve the wellbeing, mental health and employability of disabled and disadvantaged people whilst contributing to the economy in our communities. Realise Futures operates as a hybrid company combining commercial trade with personal and government funded public services. Our aim is to create opportunities for people to succeed in work, learning and life through four company departments, Learning Coaching and Advice, Employment and RF Works (seven distinct Social Businesses) and Central (internal core infrastructure). We provide professional and tailored opportunities that support people to realise their potential. As one of the largest Community Interest Companies in the East of England, we employ approximately 230 staff, 40% of which have a declared disability. Realise Futures is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, young people, and children, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer. Realise Futures CIC -A company operating across Suffolk and Norfolk combining commercial trade of products and services alongside work placements, employment and training opportunities. The primary aim of the business is to improve and promote the economic and social wellbeing of those who are disadvantaged and/or disabled. The company is organised in three divisions, Learning and Development, Employment and RF Works (seven distinct Social Businesses). Together they provide professional and tailored opportunities that support people to realise their potential. Realise Futures: Enhancing People’s Lives.