Employment Adviser

• Location: Bridgend College (CF31 3DF), with regular community outreach.
• Hours: 35.5 hours per week.
• Working pattern: 39 weeks during term time, plus an additional 3 weeks worked during school holidays (42 working weeks per year).
• Salary: Full-time equivalent (FTE) salary of £24,828. Actual salary £23,586 per annum, pro rata to reflect the term-time working pattern and additional non-working weeks.
• Driving license and own car: essential criteria for applicants due to the outreach nature of this role.

We aim to respond to candidates as soon as possible, interviews for this role will take place in August. 

 

This role is part of Fedcap UK’s Economic Development & Workforce Development practice area and you will be working for ELITE Supported Employment.

 

Role Overview

Are you passionate about making a difference in people’s lives? This programme supports students with learning needs who are referred from Bridgend College. As an Employment Adviser you will work closely with each participant to help them navigate their placement, build confidence and develop workplace skills. Following the placement, the Employment Adviser will also assist participants in progressing into suitable employment or further opportunities beyond the college.

 

About the Role

• Accept and assess referrals to identify employment goals, barriers, and support needs.
• Deliver pre-employment activities and manage a caseload to support access to employment.
• Provide accredited and non-accredited training to individuals and groups.
• Liaise with employers to secure job opportunities, placements, and volunteering roles.
• Support employers with reasonable adjustments and promote Disability Confident practices.
• Deliver in-work support, job coaching, and job maintenance strategies.
• Promote ELITE’s services through presentations and marketing events.
• Provide financial guidance, including Better Off in Work calculations.
• Maintain accurate records, monitor participant progress, and meet project KPIs.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to maximise outcomes.

 

About You

(Essential (E)/ Desirable (D))

• Full driving license and access to a vehicle. (E)
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, and bank holidays. (E)
• Strong understanding of the needs of disabled and disadvantaged individuals. (E)
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills. (E)
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team. (E)
• Strong organisational and time management skills. (E)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook). (E)
• Commitment to equality, diversity, and safeguarding practices. (E)
• Experience in supported employment or welfare-to-work environments. (D)
• Knowledge of Supported Employment techniques. (D)
• Ability to speak and/or write fluent Welsh. (D)
• Knowledge of the local employment market and benefit system. (D)

 

Benefits

• Company pension. (3% matched)
• 20 – 25 days annual leave based on length of service, plus 8 bank holidays and 4 discretionary days.
• Holiday buy and sell scheme. 
• A range of shopping and activity discounts and cashback options.

 

About ELITE Supported Employment

With more than 30 years of experience, ELITE Supported Employment has helped more than 20,000 disabled people and individuals with barriers to work access and sustain meaningful employment in Wales. 

 

Through its award-winning social enterprises – ELITE Clothing Solutions and ELITE Paper Solutions – it creates pathways into work by providing tailored supported employment, training and advocacy. 

 

A third social enterprise, ELITE Training Services, offers professional, specialised training within the employment sector, including an accredited Level Three Certificate for Supported Employment Practitioners.  We’re part of The Fedcap Group which serves more than 332,000 people each year through a network of not-for-profit affiliates in the US, UK, Canada and Australia.  

 

INDHP

Mission:  To create opportunities for people by designing and delivering innovative, sustainable solutions and creating measurable changes for those who are socially disadvantaged.

Fedcap Employment and Fedcap Employment Scotland delivers employability solutions across the UK to build communities through a blend of local frontline professional teams and like-minded supply chain partners, using innovative and tested ideas developed both locally and internationally.

Our service is designed to give each individual the best opportunity according to his/her abilities and needs. Our programs provide targeted employment supports to a range of underserved groups, including single parents, people who were previously incarcerated and individuals with health, mental health and/or substance use conditions.

Fedcap Employment and Fedcap Employment Scotland joined The Fedcap Group in 2018.

Website: http://www.fedcapemployment.org/