Shaw Trust Hiring for Careers Planner (Job, Education & Training) Job at London, England Full Time

At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility.

Having grown from humble beginnings in 1982 in the village of Shaw in Wiltshire, finding jobs for disabled people, today we are a complex and diverse charity committed to employment as the core pathway to a better life. For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference. Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco-system of purpose-led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all.

Role Purpose

To work intensively with a caseload of young people seeking employment, training or education opportunities. Offer different, bespoke approaches depending on the needs of the young people and will include developing employability activities/accreditations that develop young people; secure on site EET outcomes e.g. traineeships, qualified careers guidance and provide an agile service that adapts to the changing needs of NEET young people in Bexley. Support young people to sustain their education or training outcome. Use data analysis to effectively target resources.

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Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career. We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government’s Access to Work scheme. Living our values we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation. We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived-experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion. If you have accessibility requirements and would like information in a different format, email: HRSS@shaw-trust.org.uk to make alternative arrangements.

Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.