Job title: Employment Facilitator
Company: Action for Children
Job description: Salary: £23,650 per annum
Location: City of Edinburgh
Contract/Hours: Fixed Term contract until December 2024 (pending review) / Full-Time – 37 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
Closing date: Friday 5th January 2024
Interviews are provisionally scheduled for 9th January 2024
Benefits: 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, professional qualifications, excellent training and development opportunities, flexible maternity, adoption and paternity packages, up to 7% employer contribution pension, discount portal with your favourite brands.
Vulnerable children in the UK need your help
Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you’ll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK.
Last year, we helped more than 670,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.
Why Action for Children?
Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It’s the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children’s lives.
A bit about the role
You will be joining the team in our Employability Service. It provides support to young people aged 16-24, who have a range of barriers or needs.
Youthbuild works to tackle the underlying issues that might be preventing young people from entering and sustaining employment and capitalises on opportunities available.
As an Employment Facilitator you’ll be motivating, inspiring and directly supporting and delivering a range of both practical and vocational employability programmes aimed at young people to access, maintain and sustain future employment and further educational opportunities through the provision of a comprehensive in-house training programmes and work placements.
Key responsibilities will be:
- Managing and co-ordinating a caseload of young people, providing tailored interventions through group, coordinated or individual support.
- Delivering a range of group preparation for work modules that contribute to our overall employability programmes, promoting inclusion and allowing for individual learning styles.
- Adopting a key worker approach to support young people for up to 6 months from securing employment.
How you’ll help to create brighter futures
Join us as an Employment Facilitator to help change the lives of young people in Edinburgh. You can grow your career by helping others to start out in theirs.
We are open to a variety of backgrounds. This could be your own first role after gaining a recent qualification. Or you could be looking to build on the experience you already have in youth work or employability. Either way, this is a great opportunity enhance life chances in local Edinburgh communities.
Key responsibilities include:
- Organising, coordinating, and leading the delivery of construction training sessions
- Delivering and/or coordinating practical 1-2-day sessions, examples, intro trades, taster sessions on practical skills and using tools and equipment.
- Working closely with colleagues to monitor the progress of trainees and plan training accordingly.
- Organising and implementing workload, including up to date records of activity, risk assessments and learner packs/certifications.
Let’s talk about you
- It would be great if you have an SVQ 3 in Social Care, Guidance or equivalent – but we are very open to relevant or lived experience, rather than a qualification.
- You will be used to working in group settings with young people facing multiple barriers.
- You will have knowledge and understanding of young people facing unemployment.
- You need a full driving licence and access to a car to use for business.
We understand that there are a lot of jobs out there just now but if this role connects with you, and you really want to make a difference to the lives of young people, then we’d love to see your application.
Good to know
Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
Application Process: There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.
Talent Pool: We know talent when we see it. But sometimes we find the right person but not for the right job. We’d love to keep your details for when the right job comes up. Let us know if you’d rather we didn’t.
Contact: If, for any reason, you need support with your application, please contact Wede Omu at Wede.Omu@actionforchildren.org.uk. We’ll be happy to give you any support you require.
Diversity, equality, and inclusion
At Action for Children, we’re dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.
Don’t meet every single requirement?
If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with the job description, we’d love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family.
Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.
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Expected salary: £23650 per year
Location: City of Edinburgh
Job date: Sun, 24 Dec 2023 03:23:20 GMT
