Reference: R0000404
Department: Culture and Communities
Service Area: Growth and Place
Salary: GBP 21,589 - GBP 22,911
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contractual Status: Fixed term until 31st July 2022
We are looking for a Learning Advisor to join our successful Choosing Pathways team delivering Tees Valley Pathways, a programme part funded by the European Social Fund and supported under the Youth Employment Initiative.
The programme aims to support young people across the Tees Valley aged 15-29 who are unemployed and/or not in education, employment or training.
Middlesbrough Council is one of the partner providers for the YEI programme. Our delivery programme called "Choosing Pathways" is individualised in terms of the young person's needs, barriers and aspirations. It offers a dedicated Learning Adviser service providing one to one support and mentoring and aims to fast track participants into employment and training.
This post will be a key function within our team providing individual support to unemployed young people engaged on the Youth Employment Initiative, specifically those with SEND or experiencing significant barriers to employment.
The successful applicant will:
Work directly with unemployed young people aged 15-29 in order to secure employment and training outcomes
Deliver effective Information, Advice and Guidance
Work with employers, training providers and other agencies to remove barriers and identify opportunities for participants.
Promote the programme and the wider services of the Community Learning Service to potential participants and agencies across Middlesbrough and the Tees Valley.
We offer a fun and supportive working environment with a good team ethos. The Community Learning Service was inspected in February 2016 and was rated good with outstanding in two areas including Leadership and Management. These posts offer a real opportunity to make a real difference to young people's lives.
Previous Applicants will be automatically considered therefore need not apply.
The above posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
Closing date: Sunday 30th June 2019 by 12 midnight.
Interview date: Tuesday 16th July 2019
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