Fixed Term until 31st March 2025
Salary: £26,000 – £27,000 FTE
Contract: 37.5 hours a week fulltime (Part Time will be considered)
Location: Groundwork London Offices as required
For over 25 years we have excelled in supporting people farthest from the jobs market to achieve their potential building confidence and skills. Does this sound like a role that you would be passionate about? If so, we would like to hear from you.
In this role, you will motivate and support refugees from Hong Kong to overcome any barriers to employment and facilitate their journey into sustainable employment or training opportunities.
You will be supporting adult Londoners to achieve their full potential. Your clients will benefit from 1-2-1 and group support to develop skills and become highly motivated to achieve their goals. In this role, you will deliver mentoring and holistic support to participants encouraging them to achieve new skills and qualifications, as well as broker employment opportunities that meet their needs. You will work within the employment services team alongside ESOL Advisor and other Employment Advisors, reporting to the Programme Manager.
You may also speak Cantonese, which is desirable though not essential to this role.
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the GWL DWP funded project. Contact us if you have:
1. Excellent interpersonal skills to meet the needs of clients
2. Experience of stakeholder engagement and outreach work
3. An understanding of the barriers some clients may face in reaching their potential
4. Good attention to detail, and ability to record clients' journeys to ensure contract compliance
5. L3 NVQ in IAG or equivalent suitable experience in coaching, teaching or training
6. The ability to succeed and meet the KPIs to achieve contract outputs
7. The ability to self-manage whilst contributing to the success of the whole team
In this role, you will undertake a varied range of tasks from sign-ups, CV writing, job coaching, and sourcing/matching employer vacancies with your participants.
Apply now
Click to view the Job Description, download the Application Form and Groundwork London Prospectus.
To apply for this role, please email your completed application to londonjobs@groundwork.org.uk, quoting reference: 1235/EAJFHK
To request a postal application pack, please call 020 7922 1230 or email londonjobs@groundwork.org.uk. Once completed, please send your application form to HR, Groundwork London, 18-21 Morley Street, London SE1 7QZ.
For further information and to discuss the role please contact Nicola Byrne at Groundwork London on 0780 9202 544 or Nicola.Rogers@groundwork.org.uk
Closing date for applications: 29th November 2024
Interview date: WC 2nd December or before subject to the receipt of a suitable pool of applications
Appointment to this role is subject to a Basic records check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Groundwork London is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of the community.
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