Employment Specialist in Broxbourne

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About us

Get Set UK supports people to overcome barriers, build skills and move into work. Get Set UK is now part of Palladium, a global organisation working with governments, businesses and investors to solve social and economic challenges. Together, we are strengthening our support for participants, employers, commissioners and communities.

About the role

As an Employment Specialist - Connect to Work, you will support people with disabilities, health conditions, neurodiverse needs and other significant barriers to employment to move closer to, secure and sustain paid work. This is a community-based role covering Broxbourne & East Hertfordshire. You will build trusted relationships, understand individual strengths and aspirations, and provide tailored support that helps people progress towards realistic employment goals. Working across local communities, employers and partner organisations, you will help participants overcome barriers, develop confidence and achieve sustainable employment outcomes. This role would suit someone who is empathetic, resilient and highly organised, with a genuine commitment to helping people achieve positive and lasting change.

What you will do

• Build trusted relationships with participants and develop personalised action plans based on their strengths, goals and aspirations.
• Support individuals with disabilities, health conditions, neurodiverse needs and other barriers to employment.
• Help participants improve confidence, identify suitable career pathways and progress towards sustainable employment.
• Support participants with CV development, applications, job searching and interview preparation.
• Build relationships with employers to identify suitable opportunities and promote inclusive recruitment practices.
• Support participants to access workplace adjustments and other support that may help them succeed in employment.
• Work collaboratively with health professionals, community organisations and referral partners to coordinate support.
• Provide ongoing support to participants and employers to help sustain successful employment outcomes.
• Maintain accurate participant records and deliver services in line with programme requirements, safeguarding standards and compliance expectations.
• Keep accurate records and follow required processes.
• Communicate clearly with participants, colleagues and external partners.
• Role model Get Set UK’s values and demonstrate the employability standards we support in others, including good attendance, punctuality, professionalism, communication and follow-through.

Our values and standards

At Get Set UK, we are ambitious, we take pride in what we do, we are considerate, we own it and we inspire. We are looking for people who bring these values to life through their behaviour every day, whether they are working with participants, employers, colleagues or partners. Because we work in employability and skills, we also look for colleagues who can role model positive employability behaviours, including good attendance, punctuality, professionalism, communication, reliability and follow-through.

Recruitment process

We aim to make our recruitment process clear, fair and engaging for every candidate. Once submitted, our recruitment team will assess your CV and application against the essential requirements of the role, looking for evidence of relevant experience, communication skills, commitment and achievement. If shortlisted, you may be invited to complete a further questionnaire and progress through some or all of the following stages:

• Telephone or Teams conversation with our recruitment team.
• Online assessment or testing.
• Employment history and reference checks.
• Presentation, task or role-based exercise (where relevant).

Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory right to work, reference, DBS (where required), safeguarding and other pre-employment checks. We encourage candidates to engage fully with each stage of the process. Preparation, responsiveness and attention to detail are important and reflect the standards we expect in our work.

Additional information

We reserve the right to close applications early, so we encourage early applications. Get Set UK is a Disability Confident and Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals and are committed to supporting physical and mental wellbeing at work. Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process if required. This role is subject to satisfactory recruitment checks and a commitment to safeguarding learners and clients. Get Set UK does not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies.