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East Midlands Chamber

REF NO. EMC15

Employment Adviser

Ongoing (we close ongoing adverts once sufficient applications are received)

£26,520 to £27,000 per annum

Fixed term until 29 November 2024, full time (35 hours per week)

Nottingham or Mansfield. Additional travel may be required

recruitment@emc-dnl.co.uk

03333200333

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Overview

Why the post exists

Our team of Employment Advisers play a key role in equipping people who have a health condition or disability, the unemployed and other disadvantaged groups with the skills and training needed to find, enter, and sustain meaningful work.

This post is funded through the Work & Health Programme which is co-funded by the European Social Fund and Department for Work & Pensions.

Overview

Key areas of responsibility

  • Meeting with jobseekers, identifying any challenges and barriers with finding employment.
  • Supporting jobseekers to book relevant training such as customer service or IT literacy.
  • Working with jobseekers to create CV’s then aiding them to understand the job application process.
  • Liaising with employers to identify any employment opportunities for the jobseekers.
  • Working to and achieving programme targets and deadlines including minimum service levels and quality procedures.

Overview

Ideally applicants will possess

  • The ability to build rapport, show empathy, motivate people and influence their perception of working.
  • Good organisational and communication (written and verbal) skills.
  • Able to manage own workload/diary and adhere to deadlines.
  • A good understanding of barriers to work and how to manage them.
  • Be dependable, reliable, trustworthy and capable of exercising diplomacy.
  • An understanding of safeguarding best practice.

For more information please click here to view the job description and person specification.

Benefits

What you can expect in return

#1

25 days holiday plus bank holidays each year (pro rata for part time)

#2

8% non-contributory pension scheme

#3

Wellbeing support including access to Westfield Health plan, Mental Health First Aiders, self help toolkits, discounts and more

#4

Your Birthday off plus an extra day of leave after 5 and 10 years' service

#5

Life assurance (death in service support scheme) for your beneficiaries

#6

Dress for the day policy and agile working practices (role dependent)

#7

2 CSR days to take per year (volunteering activity)

#8

Access to tax-free childcare and Bike2Work schemes

#9

Special leave for bereavement, compassionate leave & dependent related time off

#10

Learning and development opportunities

#11

Flexibility to take unpaid leave, paid study leave & special leave for territorial army

#12

Recognition and engagement schemes including our Our Stars

#13

Tax free 45p per business mile for cars (up to 10,000 miles per year)

#14

Employee social events

Company Overview

About us

East Midlands Chamber, UK Chamber of the Year, is a well-respected and award winning organisation that aims to enhance businesses and communities in Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire. With more than 4,000 members, we have established a reputation as the voice of the region's economy.

Our accreditations and awards

  • Charter for inclusive entrepreneurship

How to apply

Found a great role? It’s easy to work for us. Simply follow the three steps below. If you have any questions, please get in touch.

Apply for this role

Send your CV and a covering letter detailing why you believe that you will add value to the role and the Chamber to recruitment@emc-dnl.co.uk with the subject line as the vacancy reference, EMC15.

Alternatively, post your application to: FAO HR department, East Midlands Chamber, Commerce House, Millennium Way, Dunston Road, Chesterfield, S41 8ND

Applications that do not include both a CV and covering letter will not be considered.

If you’re successful at this stage, you will be invited for an interview. If you’re unsuccessful, the Chamber’s HR team will let you know by email.

First, you’ll be invited to interview onsite at our Nottingham office within 10 days of the advert closure. If your interview goes well, you may invited to attend a second interview or offered the role. Some interviews might require you to compile some research or to prepare a presentation. At the end of the interview, the interviewer will confirm the timeline for next steps.

Interviews usually last around an hour with a mix of competency based interview questions, and in some cases, we might ask you to carry out some practical exercises.

Decisions will be made at each stage of the process, as we score applicants against the role criteria. If you’re successful, we will contact you to make an offer. This will be followed up in writing and a contract will be sent to you once a start date is confirmed. You will receive information on your induction and what you will do on your first day. If you have any questions, please just get in touch.

If you’re unsuccessful, we will either write to you or contact you by telephone, and if you’ve attended an interview we’re more than happy to provide feedback. You’re welcome to apply again for another role in the future.

Chamber Statement

East Midlands Chamber (Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire) is an equal opportunities employer and Disability Confident Leader.

It positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. We particularly welcome applicants from black, minority, ethnic communities and disabled people as they are currently under represented within our workforce. The Chamber is open to exploring agile working opportunities which benefit both the individual and the business. The business is dedicated to retaining talent and therefore it may decide to prioritise and support internal applicants during recruitment exercises. All applicants are required to disclose any unspent convictions or cautions and company director disqualifications in their covering letter.