Job Title: Skills and Employability Adviser (YJS Specialist) (maternity cover)
Salary: £26,262 to £31,391 pro rata (depending on skills and experience)
Location: East Sussex - Eastbourne based
Contract: Fixed term to 30 April 2027 (maternity cover)
Hours: Part time, 4 days per week (29.6 hours, 0.8 FTE)
Reports to: YES Area Manager
Job Purpose:
- Based within the Youth Employability Service (YES), the post holder will support young people who are NEET or at risk of NEET, from the age of 15 – 18 years old, including an allocation of young people working with the Youth Justice Service (YJS).
- The postholder will work closely with a range of pre- and post-16 services, case managing young people offering IAG to support them back into education, employment, or training.
- Co-located within the Youth Justice Service (YJS) for a minimum of 0.5 days per week, working in partnership to support vulnerable young people with YJS orders, or an offending background. The potholder will be expected to attend team meetings for their co-located team and input into relevant databases and systems as required.
Main duties and responsibilities:
- Support a case load of young people who are NEET (not in education, employment, or training) or at risk of NEET with their transition into post-16 provision.
- Deliver IAG in community settings as needed by the cohort, based on their location.
- Effectively liaising and communicating with a range of partner organisations to identify support for young people as needed.
- Champion and promote YJS specific opportunities and resources with the caseload and partners / stakeholders.
- Maintain regular and consistent contact with young people to gain their trust, delivering effective caseload management, appropriately managing risk and safeguarding.
- Assess, action plan and review to make sure that appropriate IAG planning, and support is available for young people on caseload.
- Contact young people via various methods to identify their destinations including ensuring that 16 and 17-year-old young people, have a September Guarantee.
- Ensure accurate and timely client record keeping using relevant client database(s).
- Develop and maintain knowledge of local labour market information, opportunities, and welfare reform to aid young people’s progression.
- Prepare for and contribute to Line Management Supervision, appraisal, and caseload management reviews.
- Encourage the voice and influence of young people in design and delivery of services.
- Take an active role in relation to own Personal and Continuous Professional Development including attending regular line manager reviews, appraisal and planning training and development needs.
- Undertake any other reasonable duties that may be required from time to time. The duties may be changed and/or varied to meet changing circumstances.
All appointees will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Check.
Recruitment Timeline
Vacancy closing date: Tuesday 18th August 2026
Application review date: Wednesday 19th August 2026
Interview dates from: Tuesday 25th August 2026
If you have any questions, please contact the Recruitment Team on [email protected]
