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Ref no:
OPF00029
Published:
27/07/2021
Closes:
06/08/2021
Location:
42 Civic Square, ML1 1TP
Salary:
£22,542 - £27,552 per year pro rata
Contract Type:
Permanent, Temporary
Position Type:
Part Time
Hours:
25 hours per week

Job Description:

Employability Support Worker: Young Parents


Post: Employability Support Worker: Young Parents

Hours: 25 hours per week

Salary: Point 13-17, £22,542 - £27,552 per annum for full time, £16104 - £19680 for 25 hours per week.

Location: Based within OPFS Lanarkshire and home working.

Reports to: Lanarkshire Services Manager

Main Duties

The Employability Support Worker: Young Parents will be responsible to the Lanarkshire Services Manager and will provide employability support for young parents faced with additional barriers to entering suitable training, education or employment opportunities.

Specific Duties

l Case Management: Using case management methods, provide a continuum of consistent support to young parents to progress along the employability pathway journey into suitable and sustainable training and employment opportunities.

l Families: Help young parents to identify their future goals, assess motivation, develop personal development plans and help in their implementation through individual and group work.

l Barriers: Identify barriers to education, training and employment and work with young parents to address those barriers.

l Liaison: Building links with organisations and groups across North Lanarkshire, to identify young parents interested in progressing towards suitable opportunities.

l Outreach & Engagement: Undertake activities in communities to actively reach young parents as a basis to support their learning and development and engage them in early work preparation to support positive change within their lives.

l Work/Vocational Activities & Training: Co-ordinate and deliver employability programmes to enable young parents facing additional barriers to employment to develop core knowledge and skills, helping to increase their access to employment, training and education opportunities

l In Work Support: Provide young parents with continued support on entering education, training or employment, to help sustain their jobs.

l Local services: Develop knowledge of services related to employment, training, education, childcare and other support. Develop an effective network of referral agencies to support clients' needs.

l Signpost: Engage with local services that will address young parent’s needs.

l Money Advice: Liaise with OPFS Financial Inclusion team to offer better off calculations and access to debt support.

l Monitoring and Evaluation: Ensure effective recording, monitoring and evaluation procedures are implemented.

l Other Relevant duties: Carrying out any other relevant duties related to the above.


The job description is a broad picture of the post at the time of preparation. It is not an exhaustive list of all possible duties, and it is recognised that jobs change and evolve over time.


Personal Specifications

Essential

1. Qualification: A relevant professional qualification or a good standard of education equivalent to HNC/HND, SVQ3 /4 and combined with relevant experience.

2. Knowledge of issues affecting young parents

3. Experience of group work: candidates should preferably have had experience of running groups and understand group work issues

4. Experience of liaison and partnership working with other agencies

5. Excellent written and verbal communication skills

6. IT skills commensurate to the needs of the post

7. Commitment to professional development

8. Flexibility to meet the needs of the services


Desirable:

1. Driving license and use of a vehicle:

2. Experience of work with single parents: Prior experience of work with single parent families in a voluntary sector or statutory context would be helpful.

Terms & Conditions

1. Period of appointment: The post is funded until 31st March 2023. Confirmation of appointment will be dependent on completion of a satisfactory three-month probation period, satisfactory references, and a Basic Disclosure check.

2. Salary: OPFS salary scale points 13 – 17, currently £22,542 - £27,552 for full time, £16104 - £19680 for 25 hours per week. Appointments will be made at a point reflective of previous experience.

3. Hours of work: 25 hours weekly with flexibility to meet the needs of clients.

4. Holidays: Annual leave entitlement is 25 days and 12 Public holidays for full time (35 hours a week) which will be calculated pro rata for 25 hours per week.

5. Pension: You will be auto enrolled from your start date. OPFS pays 7% of your salary and you pay a minimum of 3%.

6. Training, support, and supervision: OPFS is committed to the development of its staff through internal training and access to external training. We also have an annual staff appraisal system in place and all staff receive regular monthly support and supervision from their manager.

7. Equal Opportunities and Family Friendly Employment: OPFS aims to be an equal opportunity and family friendly employer. We have Investors in People status and Living Wage accreditation.

Recruitment Timetable

Closing date: The closing date is Friday 6th August 2021. Please download an application from our website www.opfs.org.uk and email your completed application form to jobs@opfs.org.uk Please contact info@opfs.org.uk 0131 556 3899 if you require a paper application form.