Employability Practitioner

This role will provide services within 25 miles from Falkirk

Working Pattern

Monday -Friday with ability to be flexible with hours when required

Interview Date

To be confirmed

We are currently recruiting for an Employment Practitioner to join our Employment Plus Services Team.

This position exists to co-ordinate and manage an open-access Employment Plus service locally which will assist individuals in addressing barriers to finding and sustaining employment and/or in becoming digitally included.

Key Responsibilities

This role involves identifying, developing, securing and helping sustain appropriate work opportunities for unemployed persons within the local community. Working within the five stages of the employability pipeline you will be required to deliver support through one to one sessions, group training and remote delivery.

In addition, you will be qualified to deliver training: Qualification Scotland Health & Safety on a Construction Site, to support our CSCS delivery within New Future Training Centre.

The successful candidate will have

-Experience in delivering personalised employability skills to people experiencing unemployment/underemployment.

-Proven ability to manage complex caseloads, plan and prioritise own work-load

-A passion for supporting individuals to reach their potential, demonstrating the values The Salvation Army

-Strong interpersonal skills both written and verbal

-Networking skills and ability to promote service externally to stakeholders

-Ability to break down and help participants overcome barriers to work

• L&D9DI Assessors Award (QS Administrator preferred)

-Driving Licence and access to a car is essential

In order to complete your application please download and read the job profile and any other attachments.

In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role, please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.

Appointment will be subject to;

-Satisfactory references

-PVG

-Driving Licence

-Evidence of your Right to Work in the UK in line with Home Office requirements. As we are not a licensed sponsor, applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. Details on how to prove your Right to Work can be found here.

The Salvation Army actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, and we welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with criminal records.

Please note that any Salvation Army employees who are under notice of redundancy and apply for this position will be given priority consideration.

We reserve the right to close this advert earlier if we feel that we have received sufficient applications.

Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident leader scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet all the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy.