Employment Advisor

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Passionate about supporting people with a learning disability to develop their career goals, employability skills and achieve their full potential? We are looking for you!

At Unity Works, our vision is an inclusive world where people with a learning disability who want to work, can work.

We are seeking a dynamic and motivated individual to work as part of our Employment Team across London with a focus initially in working in and around the Southwark Area .

Delivered in partnership with Toucan Employment and Southwark Works supports adults with a learning disability to find opportunities for paid work, work experience or voluntary roles

The Role
You will work closely with our pan-London supported employment team and work together in developing relationships with a range of stakeholders including employers, job brokerage teams, job centres, local community groups and our partners in Greenwich. Employment Advisors support individuals to develop a career pathway and overcome barriers; equipping and enabling individuals to gain employment and offering personalised support from:

• Managing a caseload of people with learning disability/autism to develop their career goals and employability skills.
  Supporting with applications, interviews and in-work support.
• Engaging employers to increase awareness of the benefits of employing people with a learning disability.
• Negotiating reasonable adjustments in the workplace
  Engaging employers to increase awareness of the benefits of employing people with a learning disability.

Why Us?
Unity Works is a small team with a big heart.

Our staff utilise their dedication, expertise, and backgrounds to tackle the obstacles faced by individuals with a learning disability, ensuring that they have access to equal opportunities for securing and maintaining fulfilling employment.

Our work is hugely rewarding and fulfilling.

We prioritise work-life balance, offering family friendly policies and flexible working hours.

We provide various mental health and well-being support options, ensuring the holistic care of our staff team.

From annual leave to birthdays off, pension schemes, retail and health discount schemes (such as Blue Light Care, cashback schemes, cycle2work) supporting our staff to excel in their role is crucial.

Access to a range of development & training opportunities to further progress your career.

Why You?

• We are looking for people committed to improving the lives of adults with a learning disability and autistic adults using a flexible, innovative, and person-centred approach to support people to develop a career path and gain employment.
• You will understand the needs of people with a learning disability in relation to securing and keeping employment and working towards targets.
• You will have the energy to engage with people, build productive working relationships and empower people to reach their potential.
• You will have the ability to provide advice, guidance and employment support to people with a learning disability or have experience providing the above to other vulnerable groups
• You will be able to analyse and relate individual’s needs to match to jobs and to think creatively in order to overcome barriers.
• You will self-motivate to work independently to meet targets and prioritise workload effectively.
• You will be proactive in establishing local labour market and network knowledge.

We reserve the right to close this advert before the closing deadline if we interview and offer the right candidate.

Application process: Contact your advisor to check you meet the requirements of the role. If suitable, they will ask you to complete and send the a cover letter and tailored CV for this position. 

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