Employment Specialists

Job Category: Education/Training/Instruction

Get Set to change lives through work by supporting people in your local community to move into real, paid jobs.

About the Role

This role supports people who face barriers to employment to find and keep work. You will work face-to-face in the community, building trust, confidence and practical routes into jobs.

You will be part of the Connect to Work programme across East Hertfordshire and Welwyn. The work is purposeful, structured and impact-driven.

What This Role Is Really About

• Helping people move forward when work feels out of reach.
• Balancing empathy with action.
• Turning conversations into outcomes.

This is a field-based, mobile role. You will travel daily across Hertfordshire to meet participants, employers and partners. Meetings take place in community venues, health settings and workplaces. This is not a home-based or office-based role.

You must have a full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle. You will be required to cover business mileage. Mileage is expensed at HMRC rates.

What You Will Do

• Manage a caseload of participants seeking employment.
• Meet people regularly to understand skills, strengths and goals.
• Develop vocational profiles and clear action plans.
• Support job search, CVs and interview preparation.
• Provide in-worksupport to sustain employment.
• Record progress, outcomes and evidence accurately.
• Work to clear performance expectations focused on job outcomes.

Employer / Stakeholder Element

• Build relationships with local employers.
• Identify suitable job opportunities.
• Promote inclusive recruitment and reasonable adjustments.
• Maintain contact once employment starts.

What Makes Someone Successful Here

• Consistent, organised and people-focused.
• Can work independently while staying accountable to targets.
• Able to handle fast-paced days where progress is not always immediate.

What You Will Bring Essential

• Experience supporting people, customers or clients in a caseload or target-driven environment.
• Confidence working face-to-face in the community.
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for daily business use.
• Willingness to travel across Hertfordshire daily.
• Good IT skills including Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams.

Trainable

• Employer engagement skills.
• Knowledge of disability and health-related employment barriers.
• IPS (Individual Placement and Support) methodology.

A Day in the Role

You might start with a community meeting, travel to support a participant at an interview, then meet an employer to discuss vacancies. You will plan your own diary and manage travel time. Structure matters.

What You Will Get From This Role

• Full training and ongoing support.
• Clear expectations and experienced leadership.
• Vitality benefits including GP access, mental health and physio.
• IncentFit rewards of up to £360 per year.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Pension with 5% employer contribution.
• Increased leave with service.

Values

At Get Set UK, we are Ambitious, we take Pride in what we do, we are Considerate, we Own It and we Inspire. We are looking for people who bring these values to their work consistently.

Why Join Get Set UK

We are a growing, high-impact organisation. We have supported tens of thousands of people into work. Our work strengthens individuals, families and communities. You will gain highly transferable employment and partnership experience.

Get Set UK is a Disability Confident and Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals and are committed to supporting physical and mental wellbeing at work. Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process. This role is subject to satisfactory recruitment checks and a commitment to safeguarding learners and clients.

We do not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies. This role is subject to appropriate safeguarding and vetting checks. We do not provide visa sponsorship, so applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.