Wiltshire Council Hiring for Education Employment Advisor Job at Trowbridge, England Full Time

Summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an Education Employment Advisor to join the team on a permanent contract working 18.5 hour per week.

LIVE WORK CARE

The team serves to support young people gain the skills and confidence to re-engage in education, employment and training.

About the role

As part of a team, the role requires tracking and recording young people’s education and employment destinations post 16 and work with young people who are not in education or employment to assess their needs and offer ongoing advice, guidance and support; including help to overcome any barriers to learning and achievement; referring to suitable local provision and seeking advice from other professionals as necessary.

The role requires that the information needs of young people, who are not in education or employment, are met. Including providing information on apprenticeships, learning and personal development opportunities, enabling them to make informed choices and decisions.

A substantial part of the role will be to track young people throughout the year until they are in a confirmed positive post 16 destination up until their 18th birthday. This will include gaining information from other services such as SEND, Youth Offending, Children in Care Teams; cold calling young people the Local Authority is out of touch with. This will include some evening telephone tracking.

About you

To join this highly motivate and driven team you need to have experience of working with young people and the ability to build rapport and motivate through a variety of communication methods. You need a good understanding of the educational system, post 16 learning opportunities and employability skills.

You need to be highly organised and able to work through at pace a large number of calls to secure the destinations of our young people.

Interviews will be held on 20th January 2022.

Unless otherwise indicated, all interviews are held virtually on Microsoft Teams or by phone where this is not possible. Candidates will be sent a link before interview to download the Teams App