Job Summary

Further Information

Role: Trainee Employment Advisors

Salary: £15,373 per annum

Hours: 37 hours per week; Fixed-term until 31st December 2019. Standard terms and conditions apply.

Location: South and North Tyneside

Job Summary:

This is a trainee post to learn and develop as an employment advisor that provides high quality support; guidance and mentoring to young people aged 18-25 accessing the Talent Match Programme. You will work initially in a job shadowing capacity with an experienced job coach who works in a collaborative way with the young people to drive transformational change by utilising expertise, skills and a wide range of strategies to positively challenge and overcome the barriers to achieve progression in the young person’s personal journey towards employment.

One of the two posts requires one day a week to be worked in Northumberland.

As part of the wider Groundwork team there will be opportunities to assist in other projects relating to environmental education, health and adult and community education. You will also enjoy the freedom to work using your own initiative and fully develop your creative flair.

Groundwork STaN believes that a child, young person or vulnerable adult should never experience abuse of any kind. We have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children, young people and vulnerable adults and to keep them safe. We are committed to practice in a way that protects them.

Instructions for Applicants:

To apply, please carefully read the role description and person specification, complete the application form, declaration of convictions and equal opportunities forms and email them all to stan.hr@groundwork.org.uk

Please note, we cannot accept CVs in place of completed forms and hard-copy applications will not be reviewed. If you have any accessibility requirements that need to be discussed further then please contact stan.hr@groundwork.org.uk or call 0191 428 1144. Only successful applicants will be contacted to confirm interview dates and times, no feedback will be given on unsuccessful applications.

Closing Date: 3pm, 26th February 2019

Interviews week commencing 4th March 2019