Mentoring and Employment Officer

Monitoring and Employment Officer

Duration: Initially 6 months
Hours: 35 hours per week
Rate: £26 umbrella an hour (£20 PAYE an hour)

Lewisham Council are looking for a Monitoring and Employment Officer to join their NEET Team to provide mentoring and employment support for young people aged 16-24 across the borough.

As a Monitoring and Employment Officer you will:

• Provide a comprehensive, effective and integrated, systemically informed mentoring and employability service to support young people resident in Lewisham aged 16-24 who are not in education, employment or training


• Seek out and work with young residents who are furthest from the labour market and experiencing multiple forms of disadvantage and/or have significant additional support needs


• Adopt an empathetic and caring approach to help young people


• Provide a written monthly performance update and forecast of activity and outcomes for upcoming months

Requirements

• Awareness of and a commitment to Quality of Access and Opportunity in a diverse community


• Extensive knowledge of the current and developing national context in which Careers Information Advice and Guidance for young adults sits


• Knowledge of implementing systems to gather and accurately process data


• Previous experience within a similar role