Employer Liaison and Work Placement Officer

Employer Liaison and Work Placement Officer

This is a fixed term post of 37 hours a week until 31 March 2026.

Communities for Work+ (CfW+) is a Welsh Government programme tackling poverty through sustainable employment, providing intensive employment mentoring and support.

Communities for Work+ provides specialist employment advisory support and intensive mentoring to people who are under represented in the labour market, including young, older and disabled people; Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people; and those with care responsibilities.

The programme focuses on increasing the employability of economically inactive and long term unemployed adults who have complex barriers to employment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver effective and sustained working relationships with micro businesses, sole traders and other employers to secure work based training and employability opportunities for participants.
• Identify employment opportunities for participants and promote the services of the programme to a wide range of stakeholders.
• Source vacancies and opportunities for participants and provide in work support.
• Identify and establish contacts with local employers through innovative outreach and marketing activities to promote CfW+ and the benefits of recruiting its participants.
• Work collaboratively with other employer liaison functions both internally and externally to ensure a coordinated and strategic approach to employer relations and opportunities for participants.
• Provide a flexible, high quality service and work as part of an integrated team.
• Travel across Pembrokeshire and attend meetings/forums across Wales; a car is required.

Requirements

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Applicants may submit in Welsh; applications will not be treated less favourably than those in English.

Welsh language skills are desirable.

Applicants must have access to a car for travel.

Eligibility for DBS disclosure check and possible Cifas reference as described in the original description.

Employment Checks

This post is subject to a DBS disclosure check.

Personal information will be shared with Cifas for fraud prevention.

Safeguarding

Safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk is a high priority for the Council. The Council's Corporate Safeguarding Policy sets out responsibilities for safeguarding.

All staff are required to comply.

Location

Pembrokeshire County Council, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, SA61 1TP.