Employment Facilitator

Salary: GBP25000 - GBP25000 per annum

Location: Glasgow,

Contract/Hours: Fixed term until March 2026 - Full-Time – 37 hours per week

Benefits: 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, professional qualifications, excellent training and development opportunities, flexible maternity, adoption and paternity packages, up to 7% employer contribution pension, discount portal with your favourite brands.

Vulnerable children in the UK need your help

Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you'll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK. Last year, we helped more than 670,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.

A bit about the role

Action for Children's Employability service provides support to young people aged 16-29, who have a range of barriers or needs to make positive choices for their future by using a range of holistic and intensive 1-2-1 support packages. Using a range of programmes and tools, you will work with the team to support and prepare them for their first steps into the world of employment or further education.

You will directly support and deliver a range of both practical and vocational employability programmes aimed at young people aged 16-29 to access, maintain and sustain employment through the provision of a comprehensive in-house training programme and work placement, supported through a key worker approach for up to 6 months from securing employment. This role will cover Glasgow and Ayrshire.

How you'll help to create brighter futures

Join us as an Employment Facilitator to help change the lives of young people in Glasgow. You can grow your career by helping others to start out in theirs.

• Providing a responsive, high quality and customer focused service to young people seeking to enter the labour market and our partners based on an assessment of need that is regularly and professionally reviewed and the development of aspirational action plans which are outcomes driven.
• Applying Action for Children's and professional practice standards and ensuring their implementation as necessary and being proactive in their implementation.
• Managing and coordinating a caseload of young people, providing a range of targeted interventions to assist their entry to the labour market through group, coordinated or individual support.
• Delivering a range of group work modules that contribute to our overall employability programmes, promoting inclusion and allowing for individual learning styles.

Let's talk about you

We are open to a variety of backgrounds. This could be your own first role after gaining a recent qualification. Or you could be looking to build on the experience you already have in youth work or employability. Either way, this is a great opportunity to enhance life chances in local Glasgow communities.

• It would be great if you have an SVQ 3 in Social Care, Guidance or equivalent – but we are very open to relevant experience, rather than a qualification.
• You will be used to working in group settings with young people facing multiple barriers.
• You will have knowledge and understanding of young people facing unemployment.
• You need a full driving licence and access to a vehicle to use for business.

Good to know

Application Process

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.

Talent Pool

We know talent when we see it. But sometimes we find the right person but not for the right job. We'd love to keep your details for when the right job comes up. Let us know if you'd rather we didn't.

Contact: Jessica Jarvis email us at quoting reference 11130

Diversity, equality and inclusion

At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family.

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