Employment Liaison Officer

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Employment Liaison Officer - Green Start

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Job type: Fixed term contract until to 31st March 2025, with possibility to extend for a further period; full time (37 hrs)

Salary: £31,762 per annum (inclusive of car allowance)

Closing date: Friday, 28th June 2024 at 5pm.

Bernicia’s Employability Team are looking for an Officer to join the team and help deliver our commitment to supporting residents into work. The successful candidate will have responsibility for supporting the delivery of our Green Start project. Green Start will offer customers the opportunity to embark on ‘career starter roles’ within the green and low carbon sector. The placement programme will support employers but also provide a fantastic opportunity for customers to gain skills and experience within this growing and exciting employment sector.

We are looking for someone who has experience in a supportive role, is confident in advising and guiding people in how to develop their employability skills and is passionate and enthusiastic about supporting people into work. You would need an understanding of the barriers that unemployed customers face, and be proactive, creative and committed to developing partnerships and links to improve opportunities for unemployed customers.

You will need to be organised, IT competent and have the confidence to be able to plan and deliver 1-2-1 support and training sessions.

Responsibilities will include:

* Managing a customer caseload and providing 1-2-1 advice and guidance to customers to help them become more job ready.

* Supporting Green Start employers with their recruitment to the programme.

* Preparing candidates for their placement and providing a package of pastoral ‘in work’ support.

* Planning and delivering regular job clubs and training sessions for the residents employed through Green Start.

* Engaging with employers and training providers.

* Working with partners and employers to plan events, co-ordinate job bulletins and develop projects.

* Delivering from a range of community venues, ensuring that our support is local and accessible.

The Benefits:

* 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays.

* Make big savings on day to day expenses with discounts on shopping, groceries, holidays and days out through our Bernicia Own Benefits platform

* Generous pension scheme

About us:

* We’re all about helping people in need of housing. We believe a good home makes lots of other things possible, so we provide great homes and services that do just that.

* We’ve built Bernicia to be a business that people want to be a part of. We’re one of the North East’s largest and most successful housing providers; building, renting, selling and managing homes as well as providing services to over 60,000 customers.

* Everything about Bernicia is people focused, that’s why we’ve held the Investors in People Gold Award since 2010.

* We operate within a set of simple, but effective values, which blend perfectly to create our unique ‘Bernicia Way’ culture. This ensures we are customer focused, through working together, respecting each other, being accountable for our actions and demonstrating integrity and leadership.

Please note that this role may be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

You will be required to drive for business, therefore it will be a requirement for you to hold a current and valid driving licence.

We’re in no doubt this is a challenging but exciting role, if you’re up for it and fit the bill we’d love to hear from you.

If you want to have a chat about the role please contact Jackie Johnson, Employability Manager

We reserve the right to close this recruitment campaign earlier than the stated closing date should we receive a large number of applicants.

Bernicia is fully committed to the promotion of equal opportunities and we particularly welcome applicants from people with disabilities and groups who are currently underrepresented at Bernicia