Belmont Recruitment are currently looking for an Employment Advisor to join Barnsley Council's Employment and Skills Team on an initial 3 month temporary contract. This is a full-time role working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday.

The Role:

BMBC Employment and Skills team are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic Information Advice and Guidance practitioner who is passionate about supporting both unemployed residents and helping them progress towards, or into, education, employment or training opportunities, and in work residents to access suitable training to help them upskill.

You will need to be enthusiastic, determined and engaging with good communication skills and a positive outlook. You will be expected to encourage, motivate and empower customers providing support to help them overcome any barriers and fulfil their potential. You will need to have an understanding of the local labour market, including key employers, as well as being knowledgeable about a range of local and national providers who can support health, wellbeing, learning and training opportunities.

The ability to keep accurate reports of meetings is a key requirement for the role, but you should also be organised, responsive and flexible to meet, and support, the needs of the residents. You should be able to support job seekers with developing and updating a CV as well as assisting with job applications and providing support for interviews.

Location:

The role is working across the Borough of Barnsley, so it is expected that customers have some knowledge of the local area. Staff will be required to work within the Barnsley area 3 days each week- this could be in local office at Wellington House, Barnsley or in libraries or in community venues across the Barnsley Borough.

Requirements:

Staff should be qualified to a minimum of level 3 in a relevant area, i.e. Information Advice or Guidance, or should have a minimum of 2 years' experience of working in an employment sector, ie as an employment advisor.

Please apply with an up to date CV as soon as possible if this role would be of interest to you