Youth Progression Adviser – Noble House, Ely, United Kingdom
Our Benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage
- A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
- Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
- Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
- Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
- Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
- Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
- Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
- An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes
Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.
About the role
This is a unique opportunity to make a real difference to young peoples lives by supporting them into education, employment, or training.
Part-time, permanent position covering East Cambridgeshire. Although the post is advertised as Part-time it is close to full time at 33.5 hours a week.
Cambridgeshire County Council is excited to be recruiting a Youth Progression Adviser to join our Youth Progression and Transitions Team, supporting young people into education, employment, and training.
You will work directly with young people aged 15 – 18 who are NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) or at risk of becoming NEET. You will offer tailored onetoone support, helping young people overcome barriers, build confidence, and progress into positive opportunities.
Post-holders will be based in East Cambs but may be required to support other areas as part of the countywide service. They will work in close collaboration with schools, colleges, training providers, Job Centre Plus, and other partner agencies.
Interviews will take place on Tuesday 24thorThursday 26th Novemberat Noble House, Ely
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contactJo Turnbull (Jo.Turnbull@cambridgeshire.gov.uk)or Mark Cowdell(Mark.Cowdell@cambridgeshire.gov.uk)
About you
Personal Qualities
Motivated and committed to supporting young people and their families to achieve positive outcomes.
Able to build strong, trusting relationships with young people and a range of professionals.
Organised, with the ability to prioritise and manage your workload effectively.
A confident communicator, able to engage with diverse audiences using a range of methods.
Able to manage challenging situations professionally and maintain boundaries.
Willing to participate in ongoing learning and development.
Skills & Experience
Experience of working with young people facing complex or multiple barriers.
Understanding of education, employment and training pathways.
Evidence of effective partnership working across agencies.
Good working knowledge of safeguarding and relevant legislation.
Awareness of Jobcentre Plus, DWP processes, and young peoples benefits.
Ability to produce accurate, highquality records and assessments.
About usCambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.https://youtu.be/DDE1nplZttYVisit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers…