Employment Advisor - Restart Programme. Penwortham LilyLifestyle

Employment Advisor

Preston

£29,270 (£25 Days Holiday Bank Holidays, Pension Scheme).
Full-time, Permanent

The Role: We’re looking for motivated, compassionate Employment Advisors to join a Restart programme team in Preston. This is a highly rewarding role where you’ll work closely with individuals facing multiple barriers to employment, supporting them to rebuild confidence, develop skills and move into sustainable work. You’ll take a hands‑on, person‑centred approach, building trusting relationships and providing practical, tailored support that helps people move forward at their own pace while keeping a clear focus on positive employment outcomes.

• Manage a diverse caseload, providing one-to-one, face‑to‑face support from our centre.
• Complete thorough initial assessments to understand each individual's work history, skills, aspirations and challenges.
• Co‑create personalised action plans, linking customers with appropriate training, employability support and local services.
• Set and review SMART goals, tracking progress and adapting plans to maintain momentum towards employment.
• Provide ongoing motivation, encouragement and practical guidance to build confidence, resilience and employability skills.
• Maintain accurate records and work to performance measures while consistently delivering high‑quality support.

• Experience supporting unemployed individuals or people facing complex barriers, or strong transferable skills from roles working with vulnerable groups (e.g., support work, housing, education, health or community services).
• Confidence managing a varying caseload in a results‑focused environment, with an understanding of job outcomes. Due to the nature of this role, you will be required to complete an online Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
• Ability to carry out holistic needs assessments and identify realistic, meaningful next steps.
• Strong experience setting, reviewing and working towards SMART objectives.
• A resilient, empathetic and driven approach, with a genuine passion for helping people change their lives through work.

If this sounds like the perfect role for you then please submit your CV.

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