Employment Advisor

Job Introduction

We are seeking an enthusiastic, driven individual to take on the pivotal role of Employment Advisor as part of the Connect to Work Programme, a national, government-funded initiative.

You will be passionate about working with people with complex needs to help them overcome barriers to employment and achieve sustainable work outcomes.

Working with a small caseload of participants, you will be at the heart of delivering the service in Adur & Worthing using a Supported Employment model.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support participants with complex barriers into sustainable employment using the IPS or SEQF frameworks.

• Responsible for managing a caseload, providing intensive support and working towards agreed KPI’s.

• Undertake in-depth vocational profiling and complex needs analysis, and design and implement bespoke employability action plans.

• Build trusting relationships with participants, motivating & empowering them to take ownership of their employment journey.

• Coaching & Progress: Provide trauma-informed and goal-centred support, and coach participants in developing job-seeking strategies, improving CVs, building interview skills, and supporting the development of work-related skills.

• Partnerships: Build and maintain partnerships with employers to create job opportunities for your clients. Collaboration: Collaborate closely with other support services (including drug and alcohol, mental health & wellbeing services) to ensure participants receive integrated, holistic support.

• Compliance: Exercise professional judgement in risk management and safeguarding concerns, and maintain accurate, confidential records whilst meeting targets.

The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced with Adult Barred List DBS clearance.

If this sounds like the role for you, we look forward to receiving your application!

At Adur & Worthing, we are committed to supporting care leavers, in accordance with the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 and the Children and Social Work Act 2017. To that end, we operate a guaranteed interview scheme for anyone meeting the essential criteria of the role they are applying for. In order to be considered for this, you will need to be a care leaver under the age of 25 at the time of application. Please confirm that you are a care leaver in the "Showing how you meet the person specification and job description" section of the application form. 

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of applicants declaring a disability, that meet the essential criteria for this position, will be offered an interview. 

Staff are our most important asset and we therefore have a benefit package which reflects our continuing commitment to our employees.  This includes:

• Generous leave entitlement; a minimum of 26 days + Bank Holiday entitlement

• Local Government Pension

• Training & development

• Occupational Health

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

• Employee resource groups/networks 

• Buddy Support Programme  

• Flexible working options

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. Staff work in a supportive and safe environment, recognising their responsibility to value and respect each other’s contributions. Standards of conduct must be of the highest level to ensure that no-one is harassed, bullied or victimised. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, staff engagement forums and are keen to hear from applicants from a variety of different backgrounds.

Fair, Green & Local - Please see link below to our corporate plan with our key priorities for Adur and Worthing (2025-2028):  

https://www.adur-worthing.gov.uk/fair-green-and-local/