Senior Employability and Project Officer

Posted on 28 June 2022
  • Directorate BHCC: Families Children & Learning
  • Salary £33486 - £36371
  • Contract Permanent
  • Closing Date This vacancy has closed

Location

Hove

Job Summary

  • Job reference
    orbis/TP/749/25123
  • Positions available
    1
  • Working hours
    37
  • Closing date

    This vacancy has closed

  • Job category
    Education & Learning
  • Organisation
    Brighton & Hove City Council

Job introduction

This is an exciting opportunity to join the councils Employability service, manage a Supported Employment Team and lead and influence work which has local impact.

The Employability Service provides three services:

  • Supported employment assistance to residents with a learning disability
  • Careers information, advice and guidance to young people who are NEET or at risk of becoming NEET
  • Youth Employment Hub

The council leads partnership work in the city through our SEND Young People Network. The post holder will work with city stakeholders to address employment barriers for people with a learning disability, manage a team of staff delivering supported employment services, and lead on the acquisition and delivery of funded projects which contribute to positive outcomes for clients of the Employability Service.

If you have any questions about this role please contact Lisa Mitchell - Employability Service Manager by email Lisa.mitchell@brighton-hove.gov.uk or 07562 437840

About the role

This is an interesting and varied role where the successful candidate will have the opportunity to influence and lead impactful work in the service. Experience of leading and delivering projects combined with relevant qualifications and/or experience of providing employment support are essential.

The following links inform about the work that we do.

City Employment and Skills Recovery Plan

Brighton & Hove Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Strategy 2021 to 2026 (brighton-hove.gov.uk).

Youth Employment Hub (brighton-hove.gov.uk)

Home | British Association for Supported Employment (base-uk.org)

Please read our Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk) pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.

As part of your application, you will need to complete your education and work history and upload a supporting statement. Your supporting statement is the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Supporting statement guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

Work Permits: We may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) Points-based Immigration System. Please see Gov.uk for more information on the Skilled Worker Visa.

Part office / part home – hybrid -  We are a workplace that supports flexibility and employee wellbeing in the way we work whilst providing the best service for our customers. Team and service working arrangements are designed to support both employee work life balance and team collaboration. These would be part of your individual working arrangements alongside any personal preference agreed with your manager in advance of joining.

Working arrangements are subject to Government guidance at the time. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team and travel to and from your contractual location would be at your own expense.

For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)

Company information

Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.

Encouraging a diverse workforce

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.

Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).

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