Employment Specialist

Job Overview

Reed in Partnership has been delivering public services since 1998. We are a British, family-owned company, whose mission has always been to positively transform people and their communities. This is reflected in our services, which we deliver to help people from all backgrounds and circumstances to change their lives for the better.

Job Details

• Pay Range: £31,000 to £33,400
• Working hours/pattern: Full-time, though we would be happy to consider applicants looking to work part-time.

What is the role about?

Employment Specialists are the front line of Reed in Partnership, directly contributing to our mission by supporting jobseekers (our participants), engaging with individuals within communities across Derbyshire to generate referrals onto the programme, as well as promoting the benefits of the Connect to Work programme. Our participants are the lifeblood of our business and providing them with an excellent service is at the very core of the Employment Specialist role.

Responsibilities

• Taking Ownership - Meeting with and supporting a caseload of jobseekers in the community, identifying their barriers and creating tailored action plans to progress them into employment.
• Delivering personalised, one-to-one guidance to our participants, including CV writing, interview preparation, and skills development.
• Meeting and exceeding performance targets and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Collaborating with participants to shift their mindset and build the confidence they need to find and sustain work.
• Engaging with local employers to identify job opportunities and signposting participants to internal and external stakeholders to address specific barriers such as health, housing, or financial challenges.
• Promoting the Connect to Work programme within the community to generate referrals, raising awareness of its benefits and impact, and attending events within the local community to promote the programme.
• Providing inclusive support and advice to people from all backgrounds, operating with fairness, openness, and honesty.

To be successful in this role

We are looking for someone with:

• Ability to demonstrate coaching/mentoring experience and persuasion/influencing skills through previous work or social activities.
• Experience of working in a customer facing environment (e.g. Customer Services, Hospitality, Social Care, Sales).
• Experience of working in a fast paced, performance target driven environment.
• Willingness to travel locally (e.g. to meet customers/employers).
• A minimum of 2 A Levels or an equivalent Level3 Diploma.
• GCSE English Language at a minimum of a GradeB (or equivalent Level2 qualification), or achievement of a Level2 in Literacy Assessment at interview stage, or international equivalents.
• Desirable: Experience working within a Community Engagement role (i.e. Business Development, Outreach).
• Desirable: Fluency in more than one language.

Benefits

• A generous base salary (pro rate for part time) and great flexibility with your working schedule.
• 25 days annual leave (pro-rata for part time) plus statutory bank holidays.
• Reed Pension Scheme.
• Award-winning management & leadership training.
• Professional & Personal Development Funds.
• Bi-annual pay reviews.
• Plus much more that can be found on our website.

Equal Opportunity

We aim to ensure that no candidate or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria.