We are recruiting an Employability and Skills Officer

Role Employability and Skills Officer

Contract Funded initially for 6 months (with likely extension of 4+ years)

Location Cardiff (Hybrid)

Salary £24,981 – £27,041 (depending on experience)

Working Hours 37.5hrs per week

We will be assessing applications as they come in.

Start date The post is available immediately

Do you have experience supporting individuals to improve their skills and/or find employment? Do you want to be part of an organisation supporting some of the most marginalised people in the UK?

This is an exciting role, for an ambitious charity that has been working with Gypsies and Travellers for over 40 years. You will support Gypsies and Travellers to fulfil their education, training and employment goals.

Working as part of a small team, you will support and hold a small caseload of clients, helping them overcome barriers to employment and training by signposting into existing and new services as well as supporting them to access job search, employment, training and self-employment. A key element of your role will be around developing client’s basic and digital skills to enable them to engage with key services. You will provide person centred advice and guidance to clients, whilst building positive relationships with local employers, opening doors and changing perceptions around stereotypes, to enable clients to gain and retain training and employment opportunities.

Additionally, you will have responsibility for maintaining efficient admin systems to ensure referrals, assessments and reviews are completed in a timely manner.

You must be able to bring a flexible, non-judgemental mindset and be able to remain calm in challenging situations. You will have also had experience of providing support, guidance or advice to socially excluded groups and in planning, facilitating and delivering group work sessions. The ability to apply various approaches including coaching and motivational interview techniques; to inspire and empower our clients is also required.

To apply please submit your CV with a covering letter, addressing how your skills and experience meet the requirements in the job description and person specification.

Gypsies and Travellers Wales invests in its employees and their development. As well as being a Living Wage Employer, committed to paying staff the real living wage, we offer competitive rewards and benefits including 6% pension contributions, 25 days annual leave (rising to 30 after 5 years) plus bank holidays, EAP and hybrid & flexible working to contribute to a healthy work/life balance.

We particularly welcome applications and will guarantee interviews for applicants who meet all of the essential criteria from under-represented groups such as applicants from Gypsy and Traveller communities.

Note: we reserve the right to close the application process early, therefore, please contact us as soon as possible if you are interested in applying.