Employment Advisor

The Growth Company's Employment, Justice and Health team has an exciting new opportunity for an Employment Advisor to deliver guidance and training services for unemployed people, supporting their progression into employment, training and education.

Within the Restart Scheme you will be part of a government initiative that provides personalised support for up to 12 months to help people find a job in their local area and overcome any barriers to employment.

Our highly skilled advisors and keyworkers work with a range of individuals, from those who have recently left work to those with complex barriers such as physical disabilities, mental ill health and debt.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work as part of a team to coordinate and deliver advice, guidance and training interventions that meet the needs of unemployed individuals.
• Operate referral and liaison procedures with other agencies (e.g., JCP, local referral partners, colleges, employers, training providers and recruitment agencies) to support individual achievement of skills and progression to employment, training and education.
• Establish and deliver one to one and group activities as part of customer interventions, including initial assessments, inductions, job search sessions and follow up appointments.
• Deliver one to one interventions at induction and assessment, ensuring individual learning needs are identified and addressed.
• Plan training and other interventions for each customer, providing support in planning and decision making.
• Facilitate group learning sessions that improve employability.
• Report any safeguarding concerns relating to individuals.
• Participate in activities that support the work of the team and Work Solutions, such as tender and bid writing and the development of new products and services.

About You:

• Ideally working in training, guidance, advice or counselling environments.
• Previous experience working with vulnerable customer groups.
• Good knowledge of guidance and national standards.
• Working to targets with excellent knowledge of the local labour market, recruitment methods and awareness of growth industries.
• Good knowledge of welfare to work and the customer base.
• Rapport building skills, professional and articulate.

Skills Required:

• Must have previous experience working within sales, customer service or the welfare to work industry.
• Ability to work under pressure in a high performance environment.
• Well developed IT skills, including MI systems, spreadsheets, diary management, email and data security.
• Flexible approach to work, including willingness to travel and occasional unsociable hours.
• Ability to work to key performance indicators and challenging targets.
• Capacity to network and promote the organisation.

We are currently unable to provide sponsorship for work permits or visas. Therefore, we can only consider candidates who already have the legal right to work in the UK.

We are committed to increasing workforce diversity and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the essential criteria and either have a disability or are from a diverse ethnic community. If this applies to you, please request consideration under this scheme during your application process. Your request will be shared only with the Hiring Manager and the Internal Recruitment Team.

Key information

• Employer: The Growth Company
• Locations: Salford
• Role Type: Permanent
• Salary: Up to £29,250 per annum, rising to £30,148 after probation
• Working Hours: Full Time

More about this role

• Closing Date: Thursday 23rd July 2026 at 12:00pm
• Would you consider a job share for the role?: Yes