COMMUNITY EMPLOYMENT MENTOR X 2

Salary Scp 27 – 32 £24,175 - £28,486 pa
Actual Starting Salary Scp 27 £24,175 pa
2 Posts x 37 hours per week
Based Ebbw Fach North and South
Funded until 31st March 2022

The Welsh Government’s Communities for Work Plus programme will provide the infrastructure to support the ongoing delivery of Communities for Work. It will take forward the learning from the Lift Programme, and enable Lead Delivery Bodies to enhance their employment focused support for those, often with complex barriers, who are furthest from the labour market.

The programme will support individuals who are in or at risk of poverty, consistent with the obligations under the Well-Being of Future Generations (Wales) Act. It will work with key stakeholders such as Families First, Flying Start and Supporting People in providing pathways between programmes in order to provide interventions and support to prevent worklessness and economic inactivity. It will provide support for participants who fall outside the currently tightly defined geographical boundaries and eligibility criteria of Communities for Work and other ESF funded programmes.

The role of the Community Employment Mentor will be to provide intensive one to one mentoring to participants to help them identify and take practical steps to overcome barriers preventing them taking up identified training and employment. The postholder will support a caseload of participants by developing and implementing individual action plans.

The Community Employment Mentor will empower, motivate and support participants to move into and, most importantly, sustain employment, as well as supporting participants to progress while in work.

For an informal discussion, please contact Rob James or Greg Paulsen. For an application pack, visit our website and click on Vacancies. An Enhanced DBS check is required. No CVs accepted. Applicants will only be contacted if they are successful in securing an interview. Please clearly state on the form which area(s) you are applying for.

Closing date for applications: 10th February 2021 at 10am
Interview date: To be confirmed