Resident Engagement Advisor; Hybrid

Employment Resident Engagement Advisor (Hybrid) needed in Haringey, £20.38ph

PAYE – Reference: OR114644

• Initiate conversations with residents around their employment goals, gaining an understanding of their potential barriers to employment and how Haringey Works can support them in achieving Good Work.
• Provide one to one employment support to residents both those unemployed and those seeking to progress within employment working towards the priority of ensuring all residents benefit from good economic growth
• Engage in outreach activities to provide employability support.
• Facilitate and deliver group-based employability support, including job clubs, workshops and interactive sessions, to participants from diverse backgrounds and with varying levels of ability and support needs.
• Provide information, introductions, advice, guidance in community settings. Be guided by the resident to ensure support is‘done with’not‘done to’
• Where appropriate achieve a progression of employment; out of zero hours, out of temporary contract status or higher fixed salary.
• Maintain administrative records and ensure that proper case records and case management systems are maintained in accordance with any funding partners requirements in a timely manner
• Build a good understanding of borough wide services and networks to help support people to access appropriate resources and maximise opportunities
• Maintain strong relationships with multi-disciplinary teams and other organisations, working collaboratively to support residents to achieve their best outcomes and live their version of a good life and to progress service and priorities
• Build trusting relationships with individuals and families to help support them to achieve their outcomes
• Identify those people who require additional support and help them make connections with statutory, voluntary and community agencies
• Act as a positive role model within the team, learning from each other’s strengths and always seeking to improve personal professional practice
• Recognise that safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility. Have a thorough understanding and awareness of policies and procedures for safeguarding children, vulnerable adults and people affect by domestic violence
• Understand the effects of discrimination and exclusion of certain groups of service users and employees and demonstrate an ability to eradicate that discrimination through the promotion of inclusion and equality of opportunities
• To work flexibly across the Inclusive Economy service, delivering commensurate activities as appropriate and as required to deliver against Opportunity Haringey delivery plans as they emerge.

4 days in location/outreach and 1 day work from home

This is a full time role on a temporary contract basis.

All our roles may be subject to pre-employment checks including references so please be prepared.