Working Denbighshire Employment and Skills Caseworker

We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Denbighshire to assist with the appointment of a Working Denbighshire Employment and Skills Caseworker, on a 3-month contract, highly likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.

Rate of Pay: £14.56 - £19.01 per hour

Summary:

A Working Denbighshire Employment & Skills Caseworker is required to provide person-centred employment and skills support to individuals facing barriers to employment, poverty and social disadvantage. The role will work closely with Employment & Skills Mentors and other team members to help participants build confidence, overcome barriers and progress towards education, employment and training.

Responsibilities:

• Provide flexible, high-quality support to participants with multiple and complex barriers to employment.
• Work closely with Employment & Skills Mentors to support participants towards employment and positive outcomes.
• Use person-centred and strengths-based approaches to identify and address individual barriers.
• Engage participants in What Matters conversations and share relevant information with Mentors.
• Provide information, advice and guidance on employment, education, training and available support.

Essentials:

• Experience of working with people in the public, voluntary or community sector, ideally within an educational, employment advice or social care setting.
• Experience providing support through an employment-based or similar intensive support service to hard-to-reach individuals with multiple needs and barriers to employment.
• Experience working with people experiencing poverty, unemployment or social disadvantage.
• Experience identifying risks, completing risk assessments and working in accordance with risk management plans.
• Understanding of safeguarding and lone-working procedures.

Please note:

• You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
• You should have right to work in U.K

Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Incase the role requires an enhanced DBS, your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.

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