Employment Advisor - Portsmouth

Employment Advisor – Make Work Possible for People Who Need It Most

Every day at Get Set UK, people walk through our doors who are struggling to find work. Some have lost confidence. Some have never had a chance. Some face barriers that feel impossible to overcome.

Your role is to help them rebuild belief, take action, and move into sustainable employment.

If you want a job where you coach, influence, motivate, solve problems and create real-world results that change lives, this is it.

This is meaningful work with pace, structure, human connection and genuine impact.

And yes, it is demanding, and it is not for everyone.

What You’ll Do

• Coach & Support People to Move Forward
• Deliver 1-1 coaching with clarity, empathy and energy
• Build confidence, motivation and direction
• Support with CVs, applications, interviews and job readiness
• Help people stay committed when things get tough

Use Sales Behaviours to Create Opportunities

• Make outbound calls, send emails, visit local employers
• Pitch your participants professionally
• Understand employer needs and match the right people to the right roles
• Convert leads into job starts and sustainable outcomes

Run a Busy Caseload With Pride

• Manage a large and varied caseload every day
• Stay organised, structured and consistent
• Use da ta , activity and KPIs to drive performance

Deliver High Quality Work

• Keep accurate case notes and follow compliance
• Work to safeguarding, programme and funding requirements
• Show care and professionalism with public funds

This is an office-based, people-facing role, working daily with participants and local employers.

Is This You?

You don’t need employability experience. Some of our best people came from:

• Retail and hospitality leadership
• Customer service or call centres
• Sales or recruitment
• Community or support roles

What matters most is how you work:

• You enjoy speaking with people all day
• You’re motivated by targets and proud of hitting them
• You stay organised when things get busy
• You can influence, coach and bring out the best in others
• You take responsibility and don’t wait to be told

And you live our values:

Be Ambitious, Be Inspiring, Be Proud, Be Considerate, Own It.

A Realistic Message – This Role Is Not for Everyone

We expect our participants to show up, try hard, take ownership, and grow.

So we expect the same from ourselves.

During recruitment we look for people who:

• Take pride in their CV and application
• Put effort into short tests
• Prepare for interviews
• Communicate professionally
• Show consistency and ownership

Your behaviour in the hiring process shows us how you’ll show up for the people you support. If that resonates with you, you will thrive here. If it doesn’t, this won’t be the right fit.

Why Join Get Set UK?

Because you’ll be part of a mission-driven organisation that invests in your growth and celebrates your impact.

You’ll get:

• Wellbeing support including GP, counselling and Headspace
• Discounts, pension and salary sacrifice options
• Enhanced benefits with service
• A culture built on ambition, pride, ownership and support
• Real opportunities for progression

We are also a proud Disability Confident Employer. Adjustments are available at every stage.

Ready to Apply?

If you’re excited by a role that blends coaching, sales, organisation, and meaningful human impact, and if you’re ready to Be Ambitious, Be Inspiring, Be Proud, Be Considerate and Own It , we’d love to meet you.

Apply now and start a career where your results genuinely change lives.

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We reserve the right to close applications early. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and welcome all applications. Get Set UK is an Equal Opportunity Employer, offering employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, physical and mental disability, age, citizenship, pregnancy, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, and any other protected status. Our aim is to support and maintain the physical and mental health of all people at work.

If you do need any reasonable adjustments as part of your application and recruitment process, please let us know at the outset and we will work hard to provide the right solution for you.

This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners/clients and expects all staff to share this commitment. Successful appointment to this role will require satisfactory completion of recruitment checks.

Get Set UK does not accept agency CVs unless specifically engaged on the role by the Recruitment Team. Please do not forward CVs to our recruiters, employees or any other company location. Get Set UK will consider these CVs as gifts and will not be responsible for any fees related to CVs received in this unsolicited manner .