Assistant Employment Advisor
Minority Ethnic Employment and Training Support (MEETS)
£20,000 Per Annum (18.5 hours per week) pro-rata
Job Description
The main duties of the post will be:
1. To deliver project activities as stated in the project work plan. This will include overseeing all activities as proposed and delivered by all project staff
2. Support internal soft skills training through facilitation and evaluation.
3. Support Management on the planning and preparing of all course and soft skills materials as deliverables for the service users.
4. Organising employment and volunteering opportunities for service users
5. Providing one to one support in organising CV’s, assist with application forms, mock interviews and seeking employment opportunities.
6. Support the Project Manager and Employment Advisor in arranging and delivering workplace tours and jobs fairs to increase opportunities for individuals from minority ethnic communities – bridging the gap between services.
7. Market the project to all external agencies and develop partnership working for referrals.
8. Adapt and input into the appointment system for service users including supporting the Admin and Resource Officer with regular updating of the client database.
9. Support project events and liaise with stakeholders to ensure strong attendance and participation.
10. Support the internal project monitoring system including monitoring of timekeeping and other operational activities.
11. Collect and monitor project use and evidence specific outcomes and report to funder supported by senior management.
12. Monitor and evaluate the progress of the project and difference it is making to project users using innovative evaluation techniques and tools and recording the results in format required by funder to management.
13. Develop meaningful partnerships and liaise with other agencies to raise awareness of the project services.
14. Undergo training as required.
15. Work occasional unsociable hours
16. Any other duties designated by the Line Manager
Person Specification
All of the following requirements will be assessed from a combination of information provided from an application form, the interview process and references:Skills and Abilities / Essential / Desirable
1 / Good verbal, written and presentation skills / ü
2 / Ability to meet deadlines / ü
3 / Organisational skills / ü
4 / Ability to use own initiative and organise own workload in consultation with the Manager and Board of Directors / ü
5 / Ability to foster collective working between organisations / ü
6 / Ability to be self administering / ü
7 / Ability to demonstrate an active commitment towards equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice / ü
Experience
8 / Experience of working in, or with, the voluntary sector in a community development role / ü
9 / Experience of constructing and delivering training / ü
10 / Experience of working with individuals who do not have English as their first language / ü
11 / Experience of working with external service providers to deliver project work / ü
12 / Experience of publishing articles and other media to share project progress / ü
13 / Good IT skills including word processing and database management / ü
14 / Experience of contributing effectively as a team member / ü
15 / Experience of using evaluation and monitoring tools and techniques / ü
16 / Experience of report writing / ü
Knowledge
19 / Knowledge of the voluntary sector in a community development role / ü
20 / Knowledge of Employment opportunities and barriers in Scotland / ü
21 / Knowledge of good practice community development work / ü
Training and Qualifications
22 / Educated to degree level or with similar professional experience / ü
Other
23 / Willing to work some evenings and weekends / ü