Employability Advisor: Single parents

  • Full time or Part time
  • £25,111 – £30,691
  • On site: Motherwell
  • Closing 17th October 2024


  • Advertised from 24th September 2024
  • 35 hours per week, however part time hours considered.

Role

Overview

OPFS was founded in 1944 and since then we have been at the forefront of shaping policy and services that support the 144,000 single parent families in Scotland. OPFS HQ is in central Edinburgh, there are local services in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Falkirk, Edinburgh and Dundee with National digital and helpline services.

All roles at OPFS contribute to our mission of working with and for single parent families, providing support that enables them to achieve their potential and helping to create lasting solutions to poverty and barriers facing single parents and their children. Our core values of Justice, Equity, Trust, Collaboration and Compassion are at the heart of everything we do and underpin all aspects of our work.

Main duties

The Employability Advisor will be responsible to Regional Co-ordinator and will work as a member of OPFS Lanarkshire Employability Service, to provide employability support for single parents and young parents facing additional barriers to engaging with services, entering suitable employment, education, and training opportunities through one-to-one meetings and group work sessions.

Application notes

Closing Date: Closing date Thursday 17th October 2024 at 12 noon.

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