Employment Advisor's x2

The job description outlines a full-time role at St Giles Trust, aimed at supporting disadvantaged individuals in Barnsley to overcome barriers to employment. Responsibilities include casework, employability support, partnership development, and promotional activities. The role requires substantial experience, strong interpersonal skills, and a commitment to safeguarding and diversity.

Responsible to:
Delivery Manager
Responsible for:
Clients
Hours:
Full Time, 35 hours per week Fixed term until 31st March 2026
Grade:
Band 3
Location:
Barnsley and surrounding areas
Holiday:
30 days + bank and statutory holidays
Salary:
£28,500 per annum Please note successful candidates should expect to be appointed at the starting point of the salary scale and consideration may be given to a higher salary depending on the experience of the individual.

Application Deadline:
We will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis. We reserve the right to close this position at any time

Please note this role requires Enhanced Child and Adult with Child Barred DBS check

St Giles Trust is a Charity helping people facing severe disadvantage to find jobs, homes, and the right support they need. We help them to become positive contributors to local communities and wider society. We passionately believe everybody is capable of changing their lives. Our mission is we empower people to overcome injustices for themselves, their families and their local communities – we achieve this through offering support from someone who has been there. Our peer-led services form the backbone of our work.

Our peer-led services form the backbone of our work.

As part of our commitment to supporting People facing adversity. Working in a multiagency approach to support and enhance clients’ employability using a multifaceted approach within Barnsley, to tackle barriers they face to gaining employment. The role will of: -

• Delivery of casework, employability support and building the foundation for skills and aspirations. It will be achieved through both discrete delivery and embedding employment and skills support into existing provisions;
• Establishment of an support service links within Barnsley to share good practice, review and developing the existing offer to prison leavers and those facing homelessness, informed by need and socio-economic factors; and
• Create links with potential employers and employment forums within the region

(1) Key Deliverables

• To hold and support a caseload of clients, some of facing various forms of adversity, to overcome barriers, increase employability and progress into meaningful and sustainable Education, Training and Employment
• To support the promotion of the project internally and externally to support the achievement of project targets for engagement and progression onto training, employment and other outcomes
• To develop and deliver one to one and group activities which are engaging and high quality
• Maintaining accurate and timely client records and evidence of all achieved outcomes
• Establish excellent partnership working with key organisations, employers and partners
• Carry out promotional, marketing, information and recruitment activities to engage clients and build relationships with key partners and stakeholders
• Attend and contribute to all relevant meetings as directed
• Develop contacts and liaise with external agencies to develop positive working relationships, enabling effective referrals of participants and developing progression opportunities
• Ensure the delivery is of good quality and complies with Matrix standards
• Actively assist in the implementation of the Trust’s policies and procedures
• Carry out similar duties as required by the Trust

(2) Person specification

When completing your application form please address the points marked with (A) set out below

Experience

• Substantial experience and strong track record in successfully supporting people into sustainable employment. (A)
• Experience with managing a caseload and achieving individual set targets for engagement, training and employment outcomes and supporting colleagues to achieve overall project targets. (A)
• Experience providing a person led support service that responds to individual’s employment and wider needs and aspirations. Key elements will include assessment, IAG, action planning, engagement and motivation, personal development, support to secure training or apprenticeships; work preparation and transition/sustainment support, to ensure clients sustain their progress
• Experience of working to high standards of evaluation processes. An understanding of current labour market trends and knowledge of employment rights and contract types. (A)
• Awareness of Matrix standards and ability to implement quality assurance measures
• Minimum Level 3 Advice and Guidance qualification or equivalent

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to engage and holistically support those who may face multiple and complex barriers to employment. (A)
• Ability to work in line with project requirements while supporting client to progress. (A)
• In-depth knowledge and awareness of the issues faced by the client group in accessing and sustaining employment and methods that result in positive outcomes. An ability to have empathy and humanity in your interactions with these clients. (A)
• Ability to engage and build positive relationships with employers to support both employees and employers, and encourage improvements to the quality of employment. (A)
• Experience of monitoring, evidencing and reporting on work with clients and the results achieved. Ability to work to targets and record information to enable effective monitoring of performance against targets. (A)
• Understanding of Matrix standards and ability to implement quality assurance measures
• Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively with other staff, volunteers, Peer Advisors managers and partners, to set and deliver goals and to resolve conflicts of interest professionally
• Knowledge of commitment to safeguarding practices and policies, and ability to promote safeguarding of vulnerable participants and colleagues. (A)
• Awareness of and commitment to equal opportunity and diversity practices and policies, and ability to promote diversity and treat colleagues and participants fairly and with respect. (A)
• Strong IT skills including proven experience of using Word, Excel and Outlook in a similar work environment. Ability to work with case-management databases (ie. Salesforce) on a day-to-day basis. (A)
• Ability and willingness to work flexibly and occasionally at partner organisations when required
• Successful candidates must undergo an Enhanced DBS check, on the basis that the post involves contact with vulnerable participants and colleagues

Attitude

• Commitment to consultative & collaborative ways of working
• Commitment to and understanding of safeguarding and professional boundaries
• Respect for the values and ethos of St Giles Trust
• Personal and professional integrity
• Positive attitude towards staff and our Peers
• Emotionally Resilient(A)
• Drive, enthusiasm and determination to lead the team in order to deliver targets (A)
• Awareness of and commitment to equal opportunity and diversity practices and policies, and ability to promote diversity and treat colleagues and clients fairly and with respect (A)
• Awareness of and commitment to working in line with the Trust's Environmental and Sustainable Procurement policies and with environmental best practice generally (A)

(3) About Us

In St Giles, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, season ticket loan and much more.

We are an equity and inclusion-confident employer. We welcome all applications and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi-heritage) and those who identify as disabled, nonresponsive, or neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.

St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.

Ready to Apply?

1. Download the application form 2. Complete the application form, including the personal statement in relation to the job description 3. Once completed, please return it by email to [email protected]. Please include the Job Title and Job Code in your email subject 4. We will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates on a rolling basis. We reserve the right to close this position at any time

This job description is a statement of requirements at the time of writing and is not contractual. It should not be seen as precluding future changes after appointment to this role.