Liaison and Work Placement Officer

Employer Liaison and Work Placement Officer

Salary: Grade 6 - £27,269 - £30,060

This is a fixed term post or secondment for 37 hours a week until 31st 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 Plus 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.

The Employer Liaison and Work Placement Officer works within the CfW+ local delivery team based in Pembrokeshire. You will be expected to deliver effective and sustained working relationships with micro businesses, sole traders, and other employers to secure appropriate work‑based training and employability opportunities for participants.

You will identify employment opportunities for participants while actively promoting the programme’s services to a wide range of stakeholders. You will have responsibility for liaising with employers to source vacancies and opportunities and to provide in‑work support for participants.

You will identify and establish contacts with local employers through innovative outreach and marketing activities to promote Communities for Work+, its services and the benefits of recruiting its participants.

You will work collaboratively with other employer liaison functions both internally and externally to ensure a coordinated and strategic approach to developing and maintaining successful employer relations and opportunities for participants.

You will provide a flexible, high‑quality service and be expected to work as part of an integrated team.

You must have access to a car as work requires coverage throughout Pembrokeshire and attendance at meetings/forums across Wales will be required.

Employment Checks

This post is subject to a DBS disclosure check. Where appropriate, the personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas, who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity.

Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found at

Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

Important

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.

Safeguarding

Safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk is a high priority for Pembrokeshire County Council. The council aims to support vulnerable children and adults at risk to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. We are committed to ensuring their safety and will take action to safeguard their well‑being. The Council’s Corporate Safeguarding Policy provides a framework for every member of staff and service within the Council, setting out responsibilities in relation to safeguarding and protecting children and adults at risk as well as the methods by which the Council will be assured that it is fulfilling its duties.

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

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