Title: Graduate Trainee Employability Adviser; Resourcing Solutions
Full time; 37 hpw
Location; North Yorkshire with opportunity for hybrid working (office, home and client visits approx. 1 day / week)
Salary; First 1-6 months £21,968, rising to £22,777 after 6 months and then £24,948 for the final 12 months of the scheme (grade: E, F, G)
Contract; 2 Year fixed term contract
A remarkable opportunity has arisen to join our small team of Employability Advisers responsible for providing Careers and Employability support to refugees in North Yorkshire. This is a positon where you can really make a difference to the lives of others, helping and supporting them to develop skills and ultimately gain employment.
The Graduate postholder will provide support to the Refugee Employability Adviser, whilst training on the job to develop professional skills and experience in Careers Guidance. Both post-holders will predominately support Ukrainian refugees but will work alongside experienced colleagues who currently provide employability support to Syrian and Afghan refugees.
The role will initially be mostly desk-based and will involve supporting with developing CV’s and application forms, researching employment opportunities, converting foreign qualifications to an English equivalent and forming relationships with businesses who could potentially provide new employment opportunities to refugees. As you develop experience in the role you will start to shadow the Employability Adviser as they visit clients to provide careers advice, with view to developing your own caseload of clients as your own knowledge and experience grows.
There may also be opportunities to deliver other careers and employability support work as you grow in the role including delivering employability workshops to young people or career changers.
These roles have arisen at a critical time, as the County Council and the seven district and borough councils in North Yorkshire are on a journey to merge into one new council in April 2023 as part of Local Government Organisation (LGR).
Who are we seeking?
The Graduate Trainee Employability Adviser post will suit an individual who enjoys learning and is committed to undertaking training to gain a professional careers advice qualification via work based learning (Apprenticeship). We are seeking a graduate who has some experience of supporting others with their employability skills and has experience of successfully delivering projects.
We are committed to your personal development and will provide opportunities for your professional development. Our existing Graduate Trainee praises the support we have provided to enhance career development through a wide range of opportunities;
"Since starting with NYCC, my knowledge and skills related to careers and employability have grown massively. This has been due to the on-going support and encouragement I have received from the team around my own career development.
I have had chance to shadow experienced careers advisers in schools, attend careers fairs at Universities and work alongside colleagues who support refugees. I have been trusted to deliver projects and form new working relationships. The NYCC Graduate Scheme has also been great at helping me understand a large and complex organisation and the principals of management skills. It’s been a really great experience in a supportive and friendly team who have helped me to feel more confident in my abilities at this early stage in my career”.
To be successful in this role you will need to be educated to degree level and be able to evidence;
· Communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
· Problem solving skills and the ability to find innovative solutions
· Influencing and negotiating skills
· Experience of managing a busy workload within set deadlines
· Experience of producing clear and concise short reports
· Experience of successfully leading on projects and assignments
· Experience of completing research and/or data analysis and making recommendations based on findings
NYCC Graduate Scheme
The post is part of our strong and successful in-house Graduate Scheme which is a 2 year scheme that aims to develop graduate talent in the organisation. Our wider Corporate Graduate Development Programme includes;
- Corporate Induction
- Aspiring Managers Programme
- Senior Managers Seminar (Led by the Chief Executive)
- Managers webinar programme
- Mentor support
- Access to learning and development opportunities
There is a strong network of Graduate employees who share learning, provide support and further the opportunity to network across different service areas at the Council.
Our Service; The Resourcing Solution is a hybrid professional recruitment service, delivering the depth of a consultancy service associated with in-house talent acquisition services together with the tenacity, ingenuity and drive of a commercial recruitment consultancy. The best of both.
The Resourcing Solution deliver a wide spectrum of services that include: Executive Search, Permanent Recruitment, Recruitment Consultancy including agency services/interims, employability, careers advice, outplacement services, recruitment assessment services, recruitment marketing and digital solutions services. Our growth to date has been based on reputation alone. Whilst we are multi-award winning and pioneering in much of what we do; we are far from complacent, we have more to learn, more to achieve and that is where you can make that difference.
The recruitment market is tough and we want to be an employer of choice, where our employees feel included and respected in an increasingly diverse workforce. We want to attract new talent from all backgrounds – and our ultimate aim is for people to want to work for us due to our inclusivity and respect for all. The Inclusion and Diversity Officer is a key part of our recruitment approach, ensuring we maintain and develop as a genuinely inclusive and diverse employer, particularly as we move to form one new Council.
We’d like to hear from forward thinking individuals who are keen to learn and grow with us, who enjoy change and most of all a challenge….
In return you will develop your experience in a progressive, quality focussed team. You will receive a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including career average employer contribution pension.
Due to your client partnerships you will work where is most effective, and from varied locations, including from office, client meetings and home; to work with your stakeholders. There will be a need to attend client meetings in the County of North Yorkshire on average two days per week.
What we value and are looking for;
- Positivity; we are focussed on moving things forward, not finding reasons not to. We positively support one another.
- Customer Care; everyone one who comes into contact with The Resourcing Solution team will have a positive experience, we make every contact count. We care and take personal accountability for customer resolution. Our quality of service compels our clients to use us again and tell others about us. We are human and mistakes happen – this is learning. When mistakes happen we are mortified, transparent, take personal accountability, are driven to put it right; it drives improvement.
- Solution Focussed; we are experts in our field, but we are not bureaucrats, we do not hide behind policies we provide pragmatic solutions and advice to achieve our customers goals.
- Inquisitive; we want to know more about our customers, our candidates, our sectors, emerging technologies, the latest industry developments, best practice and legal compliance – this keeps us fresh, modern and open to new approaches and deliver solutions with depth.
- Resilient; being based within Human Resources is a tough, fast paced and multi-faceted environment, dealing with demanding stakeholders. We are agile, juggle conflicting demands and work at pace; we thrive on pressure.
We would love to talk to you about the opportunity! Call Keeley Metcalfe 07980 725 053 for an informal conversation.
Apply: Send your CV outlining your suitability and motivation for the role, by Sunday 4th September to Keeley Metcalfe keeley.metcalfe@northyorks.gov.uk
We are also advertising the role of Employability Adviser which may suit you if you already hold a Careers Advice qualification and have significant experience of providing careers advice. To view please go to www.nyccjobs.co.uk
We will process applications on receipt and shortlisted applicants may be invited to interview at a mutually convenient time. Telephone interviews due to take place either 5th or 6th September, and final interviews on Wednesday 14th September.
Supporting document:
Graduate Trainee Employability Advisor Job Description/ Person Specification.docx