Employer Engagement Officer

Do you have a background in sales? A background in employer engagement or a background in recruitment? If yes, then this could be the role for you. 

We have an exciting opportunity, for you to join us as an Employer Engagement Officer. The role involves engaging with employers to secure work placements and jobs for our young learners with learning disabilities and/or Autism in Birmingham. This is a full-time (37.5 hours per week) permanent role.  

As an Employer Engagement Officer you will take the lead in employer engagement for the Barnet team. You will be responsible for supporting our Supported Interns to achieve paid outcomes and building and developing strong working relationships with employers from different industries and sectors to secure work placements and negotiate paid employment for our supported Interns. Our interns are supported in the workplace by a Skills Coach, and you will oversee their work to ensure that placements progress and the learners become independent, eventually moving into paid work. 

 What will you need to be an Employer Engagement Officer?

•  The ability to work on your own initiative.
•  Good interpersonal, problem solving and communication skills as well as the ability to work effectively with learners, employers, teaching professionals and parents/carers is essential.
•  The ability to maintain accurate and up to date records using IT based systems is also required.
•  Ideally, you will have employer engagement and marketing experience - as an important aspect of the role is creating work opportunities for the people we support.

All candidates offered an interview for this role will need to provide evidence of their A-C GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent) at interview stage.  

This vacancy closes Wednesday 18th November and interviews to follow soon after. Please provide a full application and cover statement, CVs will not be looked at until interview stage.