Are you a creative individual? Able to generate innovative ideas and solutions to improve business performance and seek out opportunities?

The Employability Advisor is an exciting, new role that sits within the Apprenticeship Team. It will work across all services in the Council to create a programme of events and activities to highlight an array of job opportunities and training within the Council.

The Opportunity

Salary: GBP37,336 to GBP40,221 per annum

Contract Type: Two -year Fixed term or Secondment

Working Pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week

Location: Based - County Hall, Chichester (Hybrid working)

Interview date: w/c 15 January 2023

As the Employability Advisor, you will establish pathways into pre-employment and training within WSCC, promoting the Council as an employer of choice across the county. You will be responsible for creating new campaigns to support external candidates in accessing opportunities that will support recruitment and retention.

You will be working closely with internal managers to create openings for all areas of the labour market, liaising with external providers to establish training pathways for individuals to gain the skills they need to find employment which may be within the council. You will report on the progress of this high-profile post on a regular basis.

This is an opportunity to make a positive contribution to the employment and training landscape of the county and its residents. You will be key to unlocking the potential of individuals, some of whom may face significant barriers to progression, and work to match them with new and innovative opportunities that will equip them with the skills to manage their own career.

What are we looking for?

As our Employability Advisor, you will possess the following:

Pro-Active & Efficient - Gets the job done and where relevant gets tasks done through others, always achieving high standard results, taking a pro-active approach to all work areas.Positive - Has a 'can do' attitude, is enthusiastic and can inspire service users and colleaguesProfessional - Demonstrates a genuine commitment to the personal, health & well-being and occupational success of individual service users.Target Driven - Ambitious and determined to succeed, finding better ways of achieving business objectives even in the light of sustained pressure.Flexible & Adaptable - Adapting to changing circumstances and implementing change effectively.Resilient - Has the capacity to respond to and overcome setbacks.Emotional Intelligence - Recognises, understands and manages own emotions and uses emotional intelligence to influence others. Can handle interpersonal relationships establishing trust and rapport effectively.Supportive - Provides encouragement and support appropriately and where needed to service users and colleagues.Analytical - Seeks and interprets information from a variety of sources, to identify key issues and make sound decisions.Innovative & Creative - Quickly appreciates diverse and complex information, using it to challenge current methods and generate innovative ideas and solutions to improve business performance and act upon potential opportunities.Committed to own continuous professional development Working for us

As well as adding real value to our service users and our communities, as an employer we recognise our employees are central to achieving this. To recognise this, we want to help support your development and provide a great place to work ensuring you can fulfil your full potential, have access to a range of benefits including:

an excellent local government pension schemegenerous holiday entitlement of 27 days (plus opportunity to buy additional leave) For a full list this can be found at our Rewards and Benefits page.

Further information

The reference number for this role is CRS00783.

For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Jo Bentley (Apprenticeships and L&D Commissioning Manager) at . For issues or queries regarding your application please contact .

Internal candidates wishing to apply for this role will be considered for a secondment position. Please can you therefore discuss and agree this with your manager before applying for this position.

To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter. In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to 3 years referencing and a health check.