Employment Advisor Salary: £27,500 per annum & Company Benefits Location: Stockport [Fixed Office Role] Ingeus are currently Seeking an Advisor for our Stockport office, which is a pivotal role in supporting our participants who have been out of work for at least 6 months or more , and who are interested in exploring Self Employment opportunities, to establish or grow their Self Employment business.
The Restart Scheme is a specially designed programmed which gives participants who have been out of work for at least 9 months, intensive and tailored support to help find sustained work in their local area.
What you'll be doing: Manage a caseload of participants, ensuring they are supported and challenged appropriately to progress towards Self Employment.
Partnering with the participant to create a comprehensive action plan to identify appropriate actions to remove any barriers they may have to Self Employment Conducting assessments with all referred participants to assess job readiness and provide the appropriate level of support required to build confidence in gaining sustain employment.
Identify participants may benefit from a signposting to a specialist organisation for specific Self Employment information, advice and guidance and making referrals as appropriate Understanding the internal and external information, advice and guidance related to general barriers a participant may face, along with Self Employment specific support such as tax, finance, and business plans Ensure clients have access to workshops and tailored support (including.
health, mental health, transferable skills, job searching, cv writing, interview skills).
You will require: Good working knowledge of Self Employment, and the challenges that participants may face in this field Building effective and positive relationships with participants, to identify and overcome any potential barriers preventing them from becoming Self Employed or enhancing their existing Self Employment.
Assess participants to determine if Self Employment is a suitable option for them Strong IT Skills, working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and web-based programmes Ability to manage multiple priorities to achieve targets and KPI's in a very busy environment Knowledge of the labour market, and stakeholders local to the area in which you will be applying for.
Excellent communication, influencing and listening skills At Ingeus weve 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.
Were 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 email 'Please note this role could be closed early if we receive a high volume of applications' JTRA1_UKTJ