Advisor

Overview

Location: Northampton

Position: Full-time – Hybrid (12-month fixed term)

Working Hours: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm

Reports to: Head of Learner Engagement

About Us:

SCCU Group is a leading educational institution committed to providing high-quality learning experiences to students. We are dedicated to fostering an environment that encourages academic excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement. As part of our commitment to support learners to fulfil their potential, we’re seeking an experienced Learner Recruiter to join our team.

Job Summary

You will be joining a growing team and responsible for recruiting learners onto a range of training and pre-employment programmes which aim to up-skill and meet the needs of learners and employers. You will build a rapport with customers and establish productive working relationships with Job Centre Plus staff, community services, referral partners, and local employers. You will liaise with JCP and other referral agencies to identify prospective learners to increase learner recruitment across the provision and fill the courses. You will assess and enrol learners, deploying a full range of IAG instruments (e.g. Training Needs Analysis, Skill Check, employability assessments, motivational techniques, SMART action planning), confirming the most appropriate courses that will support them into employment or further education to help them progress towards employment and/or to meet their career goals.

Key Responsibilities

• To build a rapport and establish a productive working relationship with Job Centre Plus staff, community services, plus other agencies, and local employers
• To facilitate prospective learners on to programmes of study and signpost onto appropriate job opportunities
• To liaise with JCP and other agencies to identify prospective learners to study and then progress into appropriate employment
• To deploy a full range of Initial Advice Guidance instruments (e.g. Training Needs Analysis, Skill Check, employability assessments, motivational techniques, SMART action planning) to assess and enrol unemployed adults, determine intervention and progress onto a training programme and then into employment
• To liaise and work with other members of the Learner Recruitment and Employability Team to promote the role and develop joint working
• To increase learner recruitment across all provision
• To develop strong links with local employers and where possible create Sector Based Work Academies Programmes to provide our learners a progression route into employment.
• Source and select candidates from our database and external sites such as LinkedIn
• Provide employability support for the learners to get them job-ready
• Advertise jobs to potential candidates
• Screen resumes and create shortlists
• Provide feedback to learners
• Match candidate skills with the vacancies

Administration

• Liaiseto obtain information regarding paperwork requirements and ensure information is correctly registered
• Assist with the preparation of paperwork for audits
• Collate leader\’s paperwork including course material, certificates and results
• Ensure that the database is updated and maintained
• Coordination of training including booking of venues, organising trainers and booking learners in for courses

Person Specification

Qualification: Level 2 qualification in Information Advice or Guidance – Desirable

Knowledge / Experience

• Experience of recruiting adults in Further Education with the use of IAG – Essential
• Proven track of success in delivering the above; taking responsibility for developing excellent working relationships with partners and experience of working to a pattern of contractual targets – Essential
• Undertaking skills assessments and action planning with learners – Essential
• Working with JCP to ensure advisors make appropriate referrals – Essential
• Knowledge of the Government’s agenda on unemployment support available to those who find themselves unemployed – Essential

Skills / Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with referral agencies, employers and colleagues – Essential
• Interpersonal skills entailing motivational ability in relating to clients and partners – Essential
• Good IT skills including proficient use of Excel, Database and Word – Essential
• Rapport building and effective outcome-based relationships; overcoming challenges in attitude and behaviour which form barriers to work – Essential
• Understanding of commitment to Equal Opportunities and community education policies of SCCU – Essential
• An understanding of and commitment to safeguarding young people and vulnerable adults, including motivation to work with children/young people and vulnerable adults, ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries, and emotional resilience

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Industries

• Education Management

Northampton, England, United Kingdom