Careers Advisor – IAG and Employability Permanent

KM Recruitment is a specialist UK wide recruiter for the Skills and Employability sectors.

Job Title: Careers Advisor – IAG and Employability

Location: Cheshire – community based

Salary: £26,500 – £29,500 (starting salary between £26,500 – £28,000)
Depending on qualifications and experience) + benefits

Type: Full Time, permanent

An exciting opportunity awaits a motivated and engaging individual who is looking to support the wider community and lower unemployment rates.

The Role:

• Work closely with a caseload of individuals on a 1:1 and group basis, to address their barriers to gaining employment, improving skills, or progressing within their chosen careers through tailored support and interventions.
• Work with your caseload to develop a career skills action plan and support them with their learning and development. 
• Provide suitable IAG relating to local job sectors and opportunities.
• Gain an understanding of specialist signposting services within the local area/region, to include: specific disabilities, housing etc.
• Work towards and achieve targets and KPI’s for customers seen and supported into employment / learning or career progression.
• Completing all necessary paperwork in line with compliance and quality standards.

Essential Criteria:

• Ideally hold a Level 4 in Careers, Information, Advice and Guidance (CIAG) although this is not essential.
• Ideally hold experience in providing careers advice to adults.
• Must demonstrate an engaging personality, with ability to motivate and encourage individuals who are returning to work and learning.
• Good understanding of the local labour market.
• Must have experience of working within a target driven environment.
• IT literate.
• Full, clean, UK driving licence and access to own vehicle.

Please note:
KM Recruitment receive a high number of applications for each role advertised and although we would like to we are not always able to deliver feedback to unsuccessful candidates. If you have not been contacted within 4 days then unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. Thank you for your interest and keep an eye on our website for future opportunities.