Employment Advisor

at  Unity Works

DYNAMIC? EFFECTIVE? CREATIVE?

Passionate about supporting people with a learning disability to develop their career goals, employability skills and achieve their full potential? We are looking for you!
At Unity Works, our vision is an inclusive world where people with a learning disability who want to work, can work.
We are seeking a dynamic and motivated individual to work as part of our Employment Team across London.
This is an exciting opportunity to work on our Supported Internship programme, empowering interns with a learning disability to develop skills and progress to paid employment on completion of the programme.

WHY YOU?

We are looking for people committed to improving the lives of adults with a learning disability and autistic adults using a flexible, innovative, and person-centred approach to support people to develop a career path and gain employment.
You will have the ability to coach and work with young people to develop their skills and potential
You will have the energy to engage with people, build productive working relationships and empower people to reach their potential.
You will be able to analyse and relate individual¿s needs to match to jobs and to think creatively in order to overcome barriers.
You will self-motivate to work independently to meet targets and prioritise workload effectively.
You will be proactive in establishing local labour market and network knowledge. Ability to build and develop productive working relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
Unity Works understands the collective impact a diverse and inclusive team can bring.
That is why we welcome applicants from all cultures, background and experiences.
As a disability confident leader, we support the guaranteed interview scheme
and use of the governments Access to Work scheme.
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. For purposes of this act, you must declare any convictions or cautions that you have received, including these that would otherwise be spent. This role is subject to a relevant DBS check should you be offered the positio

This role will involve working directly with interns alongside their mentors and tutors to fulfil their career goals and build skills and experience to succeed.
You will be developing opportunities and job matching interns to departments within the host business and providing coaching and guidance to interns to complete tasks while developing their employability skills to achieve their full potential.
You will be supporting people with a learning disability and/or autism into work, open opportunities with employers, and maximise work experience and employment opportunities for people with a learning disability.
Working as a partnership with onsite team, tutors and host business to develop the supported internship programme
Supporting interns to learn tasks in their rotations, gaining feedback and developing relationships with managers and mentors
Supporting interns to develop their career goals and aspirations to secure paid work
Support with applications, interviews and in-work support.
Engaging employers to increase awareness of the benefits of employing people with a learning disability.
Negotiating reasonable adjustments in the workplace