Employment Advisor

Description

Employability Officer

Salary: £25,000 – £26,700

Location: Covering Swansea & Neath (mileage paid)

Contract: Full-time, permanent

Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 4:30pm

About the role

We’re looking for a motivated and people-focused Employability Officer to support individuals into work across Swansea and Neath. This role is all about building strong relationships with local employers, creating opportunities, and helping participants gain the skills and confidence they need to succeed in sustainable employment.

You’ll play a key role in connecting people with meaningful job opportunities and work placements, while also ensuring that workplaces are safe, supportive, and right for each individual.

What you’ll be doing

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Developing relationships with employers to identify new job and placement opportunities.

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Supporting individuals to overcome barriers and move into sustainable employment.

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Carrying out workplace health and safety assessments and risk assessments where required.

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Keeping up-to-date with local labour markets to best match participants with opportunities.

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Representing the programme at events and promoting employability services in the community.

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Ensuring all placements and job starts meet quality and compliance requirements.

What we’re looking for

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Experience working with unemployed adults and young people.

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A background in sourcing job opportunities, work placements, or developing business relationships.

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Strong people skills and the ability to build lasting employer partnerships.

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A supportive, proactive, and solutions-focused approach to helping others succeed.

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Willingness to complete a DBS check (cost covered) and EWC registration.

What’s in it for you?

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Competitive salary (Up to £26,700)

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Mileage paid for travel between sites

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The chance to make a real difference in people’s lives

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Supportive team environment with opportunities to grow and develop

Recruited UK will make every effort to respond with feedback although this is not always possible. If you have not been contacted within 5 days, then unfortunately you have not been successful on this occasion, but we may keep your details on file and contact you with future opportunities.

If interested, please apply with your most updated CV

Ad ID: 5417134810