Senior Specialist Employment Advisor (Cardiff or Wrexham)

********** Please note this is a fixed term contract ending 31st December 2021 **********

It’s an exciting time for Action on Hearing Loss Cymru as we begin a new three-year employment project, which aims to support people with sensory loss (those who are deaf, have hearing loss, blind or have sight loss) into work.

Answering to the Project Manager, the Senior Specialist Employment Adviser will line-manage a team of specialist employment advisers and play a key role in running this European Social Fund project.

The role requires someone who is experienced at giving advice, support or mentoring and has previously worked or volunteered with people who are Deaf or have hearing loss.

You’ll also be used to working independently under your own initiative, with the ability to plan and prioritise your workload effectively. You will also be passionate about making a difference to the lives of people who have sensory loss.

Overall Purpose of the Role:

The Senior Specialist Employment Adviser will lead a team of five specialist employment advisers, while also carrying a small case load and supporting project participants as and when needed.

To provide bespoke assessment, advice, information and guidance to deaf and hard of hearing people, to support them to find and retain work;  assisting them in accessing mainstream training, learning and employment opportunities and linking with a variety of community-based provision.  To support employers to follow best practice when recruiting and retaining deaf and hard of hearing employees.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

  • Reporting directly to the Project Manager, provide day to day support and leadership to a team of five specialist employment advisers for people who are deaf or have hearing loss.
  • Be responsible for ensuring your team of Advisers complete the requisite paperwork and meet the funder-specified requirements of service delivery (e.g. meeting participants within agreed timescales, completing risk assessments, submitting assessment paperwork, etc.)
  • Provide a highly professional and accessible service to deaf and hard of hearing participants of JobSense and their prospective employers, assisting people who are deaf or hard of hearing to gain, sustain, retain and progress employment.This will include job-finding activity, working with other organisations and referring participants to alternative provision to ensure their needs are fully met.
  • To implement and continue the job training programme in the workplace on a one to one basis, and carry out support for as long as necessary, enabling independence and promoting integration with other employees in the workplace.
  • To maintain regular contact with the employer to ensure and assist the new worker to meet expectations.
  • To review the jobseekers needs upon completion of project activities and where relevant and possible refer on to other agency projects or signpost the individual to other organisations.
  • Establish links with training providers to ensure that deaf and hard of hearing participants of JobSense can access learning, and progress through their courses successfully with the appropriate support to gain recognised qualifications.
  • Liaise with deaf groups and organisations to raise the profile of JobSense.
  • To work with the Volunteer Coordinator to maximise volunteering opportunities for Volunteer Peer Mentors and Volunteer Mentors within JobSense, and to enable the coordination of their training and deployment
  • Ensure risk assessments are carried out, completed and recorded
  • Carry out duties and responsibilities of the post at all times in compliance with all of Action on Hearing Loss policies, especially Equal Opportunities and Health and Safety
  • You may also be required to support participants who are blind or have sight loss as the project requires.
  • Complete any other duties and responsibilities when requested, which are commensurate with this role.

Dimensions of the Role:

Reporting to the Project Manager and line managing five Specialist Employment Advisers.

Working with a geographically dispersed team; a number of the Advisers will be located in North Wales (Wrexham) and a number in South Wales (Cardiff).

Other Requirements:

Extensive travel around Wales is likely

Occasional overnight stays will be required

Occasional work out of normal office hours will be required

Application ends: 
Sunday, December 16, 2018
Salary: 
£27,500 per annum
Wales
United Kingdom

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