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  • Location: Newport , Newport, NP20 1LW
  • Subject: Employability Advisor
  • Hours: Full Time
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Salary Type: Annually
  • Salary Range: £20,000 - £23,000
  • Language: English
  • Closing Date: 07 January, 2022 12:00 PM

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Employability Advisor (Newport)

Employability Advisor (Newport)

Itec Training Solutions Limited
Itec Skills and Employment was established over 30 years ago to meet emerging skills gaps; today we have grown to become one of Wales's largest and highest performing training provider. Working pan Wales, we support over 1000 employers and 5,000+ learners every year through a range of training and employment services. Our success has been built around the recruitment of talented people working to a consistent set of core values.
Employability Advisor
Are you passionate about helping people and making a difference?
Itec Training Solutions have the ideal opportunity for you! We are looking to recruit a hardworking and motivated individual to join our team as an Employability Advisor to provide positive end to end to structed support to participants on our Restart Programme.
If you have experience in working in this sector and/ or a different sector and have a background supporting individuals, such as disability, mental health experience, we would like to hear from you. We will be offering a range of professional develop opportunities such as full company induction, legislative training packages, IEP Level 2 sector qualification and on-going coaching / mentoring while on the job
Salary Banding: £20,000 to £23,000
Base: Newport
Contract type: Full time, Permanent
Working hours: Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 4:30pm


Roles and Responsibilities

• Accountable for participant Induction including, meeting and greeting all participants, completing and checking all relevant documentation, delivering the structured induction session and making sure all participants have a clear understanding of provision.
• Responsible for owning the participants Action Plan working in partnership with colleagues to discuss & digitally document the participant’s progression e.g., working with the Employability Trainer to review their latest employability skills progress.
• Working with participants and colleagues to develop an effective personalised programme of interventions for individual participants.
• delivering employability support, including job search guidance, soft skills development, motivational discussions and other appropriate support.
• liaising with the Employer Engagement team to source sustainable employment and placement opportunities for participants. Supporting a seamless transition to placement or directly to sustainable employment.
• Responsible for achieving contractual targets for attendance, sustained job outcome and participant satisfaction.


What skills and experience are we looking for from potential applicants?

Essential

• Experience of working with unemployed Adults
• Experience of working within a targeted / performance driven environment
• Motivational and inspirational attitude with a passion to inspire people
• Professional and articulate with effective communication skills
• Full driving license with use of vehicle
This role is subject to a DBS check. The cost of the DBS check will be met by the company.


Employee Ownership Trust
Itec is an employee-owned organisation, our unique status allows our employees to have greater engagement and ownership in the future growth and success of Itec. At Itec we are passionate about our people and collaborative in the way we work.
The most tangible advantage of being an Employee Ownership Trust is our annual bonus; this percentage is determined by the overall performance of the organisation and subject to qualifying criteria.
As an employee-owned business, our people are our main asset, and everyone has a say in the direction that the business is heading. As a valued employee owner, you will be entitled to receive the below corporate benefits:
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Life Assurance
• Personal development and career opportunities
• Eyesight care scheme
• Gym Membership
• NUS discount card
• Cycle to work scheme
• Travel expenses and business mileage
• Being an Employee Owner as part of the EOT

Itec operates as an equal opportunities employer and we welcome all applications regardless of gender, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, race, colour, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, disability, age, political opinions, or trade union membership.
Itec reserve the right to close this vacancy sooner if a large number of suitable applications are received. Therefore, we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for this post.
Please send CV Applications to: humanresources@itecskills.co.uk