Are you looking for an organisation where you can make a difference? Are you enthusiastic, self-motivated and have passion for helping unemployed people achieve their goals? If so, we would like to hear from you!

Who are we?

Routes to Work South are committed to working with partner agencies to deliver a flexible, accessible, client-centered service that will support local people who are unemployed to progress and sustain employment, support local employers, and link opportunity and need.

An award-winning company, RTWS are committed to alleviating poverty through delivery of a range of innovative employability and skills services. As an arm’s length external organisation, we have a key role in the delivery of services that support South Lanarkshire Council’s Employability Strategy.

For over 20 years the company has successfully tendered for a variety of welfare to work programmes, securing funding from several sources including Skills Development Scotland and the Department for Work and Pensions as well as grant funding from the Big Lottery and European Structural Funds, to support South Lanarkshire residents and businesses.

The company currently delivers the Scottish Government’s Fair Start Scotland Programme throughout South Lanarkshire and delivers services to young people and adults supported by Scottish Government’s No One Left Behind (NOLB) and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).

What will the role involve?

As In Work Employment Advisor your role will be to establish and maintain excellent relationships with clients that have transitioned into employment following engagement in RTWS services, providing personalised support to ensure clients sustain and progress while in work. You will liaise directly with employers and partner organisations to ensure the client has access to the appropriate support to sustain existing work or alternatively seek alternative employment opportunities.

You will ensure clients in work are satisfied with their current employment situation, providing advice and guidance related to any employment issues, health, housing, or financial issues impacting sustainability. You will also undertake skills assessment to establish continuous professional development needs to ensure clients have access to relevant training and qualifications for career enhancement. The ideal candidate will be target driven, motivated, enthusiastic, an excellent communicator able to build strong relationships and meet KPI’s with experience in a similar role.

The post based at Crosshill Community Enterprise Centre, is responsible for the delivery of activities related to the operation of Brag’s delivery on behalf of the No-One Left Behind Project.

The Employability Keyworker’s main role is to engage with unemployed individuals, providing guidance and supporting them through their own employability journey at a pace that is suitable for them by assessing the needs of the individual, providing information and advice whilst developing tailored action plans and referring to appropriate support partner organisations and external training providers as required. We always use a person-centred approach and individuals progress at a pace suitable for them. Brag prides itself on offering engaging opportunities, working with people from 19-24yrs and 25yrs+.

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, can communicate effectively at all levels, is a team player and can ‘think out of the box’ in relation to activities and engagement opportunities for individuals you are working with. Ideally, someone with experience of working with Brag’s target groups, those who have multiple barriers and/or suffering long term unemployment. You must also demonstrate a commitment to quality and effective service delivery.

The post holder will report to the Senior Operations Manager and will be expected to liaise with the Assistant Operations Manager on a day-to-day basis as well as the full NOLB keyworker team across Fife. We have offices based in Crosshill and Methil and you will regularly engage with the full team.

The main tasks and responsibilities are:

Managing caseloads of unemployed individuals and ensuring eligibility for the project.

Assessing the needs of the individual and implementing the appropriate support, training and guidance through the creation of a person-centred action plan.

Negotiating and agreeing the delivery of the action plan with the individual.

Deliver core employability training (e.g. CV Workshops, Job Search, Employers Expectations, Interview Skills) to individuals/groups.

Explore possible routes of progression and appropriate career direction.

Ensure record keeping is accurate and up to date.

Liaise with other staff members to ensure effective planning and delivery of all stages of the programme. Specifically, liaising with the Activities Co-ordinator regarding appropriate activities for all clients, getting involved in activities regularly, using a co-production approach with clients and being involved in evaluating these activities.

Developing and maintaining good working relationships with key employability stakeholders and Third Sector Organisations to ensure referral targets and contractual obligations are met.

Coordinating referrals of individuals to partner organisations for specialist provision (e.g. Debt Advice, Homelessness Services, Drug and Alcohol Services) and when required advocating on behalf of the individual.

Attend meetings and conferences as deemed appropriate by the Senior Operations Manager or which are directly related to the activities of programmes highlighted in the scope. Attend training that has been agreed, primarily, through a Personal Development Planning process. Undertake any other duties as requested by the Senior Operations Manager that are in the “spirit” of the posts intent.

This post works 100% as part of the No-One Left Behind Project and is funded through the Opportunities Fife Partnership. This project is currently funded to March 2025 based on performance and funding.

Organisation profile

Brag Enterprises is Fife based charity that supporting people, who in the main, are residing in disadvantaged areas of Fife to gain the training and employability skills to enable them to move into sustainable employment. We also work closely with communities to improve their economic resilience.

An opportunity has arisen to join Access to Industry as a digital and data trainer/assessor. Your role will include developing digital & data skills for life, entering continued education and moving into jobs. You will be an experienced trainer in the field of ICT, digital and/or data. You will be able to work independently and motivate learners.

Are you confident, outgoing and passionate about developing young people and making a difference in their lives?

Helm’s long-term vision is a Scotland where all young people dare to dream and can make those dreams a reality. Our more immediate mission is to ensure that young people in Scotland have access to the education and training that supports them to learn. Our strategy for achieving this focuses on three key activities, which we believe, will make education, training and employment accessible and achievable for all:

• Give Young People a Voice
• Remove Barriers to Learning and Employment
• Develop Education, Training and Employment Services

Helm are currently looking for a dynamic individual who can engage with students in creative and innovative ways. The successful candidate will work in a team with young people who are not in education, employment or training to enable them to make a great transition into adult life and will be able to develop and deliver strategies, SQA employability and vocational qualifications.

We welcome applications from a wide range of backgrounds. Experience of working with young people would be an advantage, along with strong organisation and administration skills and the ability to use your own initiative whilst being part of a team.

Key responsibilities in the role include:

• Key Worker to your own caseload of young people working effectively to support and progress them through our programmes from initial engagement to a sustainable progression
• Resourcing, preparing and delivering student training, obtaining feedback from students to assess programme effectiveness and identify areas for improvement
• Assessing student skills and identifying their needs and support required in order to progress against their training plan
• Working collaboratively with a range of organisations including social work, youth justice, community groups, college, employers and local voluntary organisations to support and enhance student’s ongoing personal learning and development
• Planning and organising a range of individual or group activities (in-house/outside) to best support the needs of the young person

What do we give you in return? Helm provides you with a competitive salary, 35 days annual leave, health benefits, a pension plan, a generous range of benefits and job satisfaction with a real opportunity to make a difference every day.

We are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all young people and use a thorough and rigorous recruitment and selection process including PVG Scheme checks to ensure this commitment is not compromised.