Employment Advisor

Employment Advisor

Location: Daventry (fully office-based)

Salary: Up to £31,000 per annum - depending on skills and experience

Hours: Full-time, permanent contract

About the Role

Trigon Recruitment are looking for a passionate and motivated Employment Advisor to join a fantastic provider based in their Daventry office on the Restart Contract. In this rewarding role, you will support unemployed participants to overcome barriers, build confidence, and move into sustainable employment.

Working with a diverse caseload, you will provide tailored advice, coaching, and practical support while building strong relationships with local employers and partner organisations.

You will play a key role in helping individuals achieve positive outcomes through personalised action plans and ongoing guidance.

This is an opportunity to help people move forward, overcome challenges and discover opportunities they may not have thought possible. You'll work with individuals from a wide range of backgrounds, helping them rebuild confidence, recognise their strengths and take meaningful steps towards sustainable employment.

Key Responsibilities

Manage a caseload of participants, delivering high-quality one-to-one employment support.

Conduct comprehensive assessments to identify employment goals, skills, and barriers.

Develop personalised action plans to support participants into sustainable employment.

Deliver employability coaching, including CV writing, interview preparation, job search techniques, and confidence building.

Monitor participant progress and maintain regular contact through face-to-face, telephone, and digital appointments.

Work towards contractual performance targets, including job outcomes and participant engagement.

Build and maintain relationships with local employers to identify suitable vacancies and employment opportunities.

Signpost participants to specialist support services where appropriate, including health, wellbeing, housing, and financial advice.

Maintain accurate and compliant records using internal case management systems.

Ensure all activity is delivered in line with contractual

requirements, safeguarding policies, and data protection legislation.

About You

We're looking for someone who is passionate about making a difference and has the ability to motivate others to achieve their goals.

You will ideally have:

Experience supporting individuals into employment, education, or training.

Experience within employability, recruitment, welfare-to-work, customer service, or a target-driven environment.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

The ability to build rapport with people from a wide range of backgrounds.

Strong organisational and time management skills.

Confidence using Microsoft Office and case management systems.

The ability to work independently while contributing positively to a supportive team.

A proactive and solution-focused approach.

An understanding of the barriers faced by unemployed individuals is desirable. What's on Offer

Salary up to £31,000 per annum.

Full-time, permanent position.

Ongoing training and professional development.

Supportive and collaborative working environment.

Opportunities for career progression.

Company pension scheme.

Annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays.

Employee wellbeing and assistance programmes. We welcome applicants with backgrounds in:

Recruitment, talent acquisition or candidate support.

Retail management, customer service or other people-focused, target-driven environments.

Health and social care, mental health or wellbeing services.

Supported housing, homelessness services or community outreach.

Drug and alcohol recovery, substance misuse or rehabilitation services.

Social prescribing, support work or wider community-based services.

Employability, welfare-to-work, education or skills development.   

Equal Opportunities

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is valued and respected. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are dedicated to supporting diversity and equal opportunities throughout our recruitment process.

For a confidential discussion or to apply for this Employment Advisor vacancy, please contact:

Tiff Bennett 

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