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Employment Advisor

Fixed term contract until October 2026

Salary: £30,000

About us:

Here at Ingeus, our mission is to ensure people have the skills, support, and behaviours to get jobs, gain independence and become productive employees. We are recruiting a team of Employment Advisors. This role sits within our Youth department and ensures our service users find suitable employment or remain employed.

About the role:

The Employment Advisor works directly with referred young people from initial contact through to sustained employment, providing personalised, wraparound support at every stage of the journey. They conduct an initial assessment to understand each participant’s goals, strengths, barriers and support needs; co‑create an action plan; and deliver or coordinate pre‑employment support such as confidence building, CV development, interview preparation and short employability training.

• Building effective and positive relationships with participants, working collaboratively and challenging them to identify and overcome any potential barriers preventing them from returning to work.
• Partnering with the participant to create a comprehensive action plan to identify appropriate career opportunities, identify any employment related barriers and the actions required to progress towards sustainable employment.
• Understanding the internal and external information, advice and guidance available to support participants with debt concerns, mental health conditions or career coaching and signposting as required.
• Working in partnership with the internal Employer Services team and relevant external employment support services to identify appropriate job opportunities.
• Supporting participants in preparing for job interviews, conducting mock interviews and assessment activity.
• Meet and exceed all monthly performance targets and Key Performance Indicators, seeking feedback and input to continuously improve and deliver strong outcomes for our participants and commissioners.

This role will require travel around East Midlands.

As Ingeus, we’ve spent time listening to our employees to build our benefits package;

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays with the opportunity to salary trade extra
• EAP Support programme available 24/7 with access to 6 x counselling sessions
• Private Medical Insurance
• Eyecare vouchers with help to purchase new glasses
• Life assurance
• Online discount shopping via Perks at Work
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Up to two days each year dedicated to Community Giving (Volunteering)
• Access to Salary Finance; financial education and advice
• The opportunity to buy extra perks such as, critical Illness Cover, dental insurance
• Long Service Awards 

Ingeus, governments, employers, and local partners design and deliver services to solve complex challenges caused by social and technological change. Our services improve opportunities and help create strong societies in which people have the independence, knowledge, and know-how to thrive.

We’re purpose-led, passionate and proud to work with customers and communities to drive social change. 

At Ingeus, our culture is built on the principle of treating everyone with dignity, ensuring that every individual is comfortable, confident and recognised for the value of their contributions.

We are always keen to learn what neurodiverse colleagues can offer to our contracts, to assist with this we offer a full breakdown of our application, screening and interview process please get in touch via email at careers@ingeus.co.uk. 

Please note, the advert may end early if we receive sufficient applications.