Participant Engagement Worker

Participant Engagement Worker

Salary Grade 6 - £28,142 - £31,022
Contractual hours 37
Basis Fixed Term
Job category/type Youth and Community Learning services
Job reference REQAA7316

Job description

Communities for Work+ (CfW+) is a Welsh Government programme tackling poverty through sustainable employment, providing intensive employment mentoring and support. This post is fixed term until 31.03.2027.

Communities for Work+ provides specialist employment advisory support and intensive mentoring to people who are under represented in the labour market, including young, old 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 and reducing the number of year olds who are NEET.

The Communities for Work+ Participant Engagement Worker works within the CfW+ local delivery team based in Pembrokeshire. The post holder will support the team of mentors with administrative duties, facilitate outreach activities and partnership meetings, maintain record keeping, and provide participant support work.

The post holder works closely with local agencies, community groups and individuals to raise the profile and awareness of the programme, creating opportunities to identify and enrol new participants onto the programme.

You will provide key support for all aspects of programme development and capacity building initiatives, being responsive to local needs and working within set Programme Guidance.

You will deliver a flexible, high quality service, working in partnership with a range of employability and skills programmes, and will be expected to work as part of an integrated team.

Please refer to the job description above for more details on this vacancy and the person specification.

Employment Checks

This post is subject to a DBS disclosure check.

Where appropriate, the personal information we have collected will be shared with Cifas to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other serious improper conduct. If detected, it may result in refusal of certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity.

Please note that at this point, Pembrokeshire County Council is not accepting applicants who require a Skilled Worker visa as a prerequisite to a right to work in the UK. Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

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Safeguarding

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The Council's Corporate Safeguarding Policy provides a framework for every member of staff and service within the Council, setting out responsibilities relating to safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk as well as the methods by which the Council will ensure it is fulfilling its duties.

This policy applies to all Council employees and workforce, councillors, volunteers and also service providers that are commissioned by the Council. Safeguarding is everyone's business whether they work for, or on behalf of, the Council.

Support & Additional Info

• Please contact the HR Systems Team as early as possible if you're unable to apply online by emailing .
• Please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries relating to this vacancy by emailing .
• Local Government Employees on National Joint Council (NJC) terms are subject to national pay bargaining; all salaries currently stated in our adverts are as of 01/04/2025.
• Please note we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; therefore prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the person specification and are registered on our redeployment pool.

Welsh language skills are desirable. Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than applications submitted in English.

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