Supported Internships Employment Officer

The post holder will work with a range of disabled people to support them on their journeyto paid employment. The aim will be to achieve paid employment which may include aperiod of pre-employment support (including on Supported Internship programme). Thepost holder will also work with retention clients who may be at risk of losing their jobs.The Supported Internships Employment Officer must be able to work under pressure andmeet targets and deadlines whilst ensuring delivery aligns with the Supported InternshipQuality Assurance Framework and maintains a high standard of customer service.Who will your manager be and what will you be responsiblefor?You will be:

• reporting to Senior Disabilities Employment Officer who is in turn responsible for
your health and safety, training and development.
• expected to contribute to a range of projects and build relations with both internal
and external partners in order achieve specified outcomes but will not have direct authority over those involved.
• Responsible for completing within expected timescales all mandatory corporate and
role specific training. Training requirements will be detailed in your corporate induction and Personal Development Plan (PDP). Courses are accessed via the council Learning Management System via the Intranet.What will you be doing?
• working with colleagues and to ensure the team functions successfully in support of
the Council's corporate and service objectives.
• integration with social care teams, college staff and external agencies across
Herefordshire to enhance the employment pathway for disabled service users.
• communicate effectively with jobseekers/students on a one-to-one basis, some of
whom have significant barriers to employment and education.
• provide advice and placement support to students and job seekers throughout their
journey to employment, to include initial assessment, vocational profiling, job search support, recruitment support, in work support and retention intervention.
• assessing of individual students and jobseekers' employment situation and their
needs to ensure achievement of and sustained employment/placement.
• ensuring individual targets are met and contribution to team performance targets.
• be responsible for regularly reviewing clients progress against the Individual
Development Plan to ensure targets are met. Where targets are not being met, or progress towards achieving them is slower than anticipated, the reasons for this are identified and addressed.
• advice on future employment and career options where they are not provided by
other agencies.
• engage with employers to encourage them to offer vacancies and placements,
develop inclusive recruitment practices and monitoring placements to ensure compliance with our Health & Safety, Equality & Diversity, Safeguarding and Sustainability Procedures.
• be confident in marketing jobseekers to local employers and preparing them for
interview.
• completion of all relevant Enable/DFN paperwork and electronic reporting
systems.
• undertake a range of tracking initiatives to capture all outcome and contract
evidence requirements.
• complying with Enable's Quality Standards and SIQAF model
• Provide initial information on welfare benefits in relation to employment and refer
to relevant agencies as appropriate.
• Demonstrate an understanding and awareness of issues related to equal
opportunities and discrimination practice.
• taking an active part in identified training and development and continuing
personal and vocational development activities.
• contributing to training and publicity as required.
• safe systems of work in accordance with the Directorate's Health, Safety and
Welfare policies and procedures.
• carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by the Line Manager.
The above duties are an illustrative outline and are not an exhaustive list. You will beexpected to become involved in a range of work to enable the service to respond effectivelyto the changing requirements of the Council and changes affecting the workforce.,
• adopt a client focused approach when delivering your service, ensuring
engagement with service users and maintenance of an appropriate personal profile,
• act as an advocate for your service and work collaboratively with colleagues across
the whole Council to meet the needs of the people of Shropshire and the SEND young people of Hereford College Campus,
• meet individual, service and personal development targets agreed through the
Personal Development Review Process, learn from experience and are committed to continuous improvement individually and as an employee of the Council,
• work with colleagues to meet your team's key performance indicators, support a
culture of team working and ensure the team functions successfully in support of the Council's corporate and service objectives.
• meet the behaviours and competencies adopted by the Council in the way in which
they achieve their objectives and carry out their work.
• A priority for the Council is the protection of vulnerable people, ensuring they are
able to live as independently as possible. The post-holder will promote and engage with Council's responsibility to safeguard the welfare of children, young people and adults, and protect their right to be safe from harm.

Where your role fits at Shropshire CouncilAs Shropshire Council we are rightly proud of our achievements and we have proven tobe a resilient local authority in our response to the many challenges we overcome,particularly over recent years. We will be continuing this momentum with ambition and afocus on delivering our four key priorities outlined within the Shropshire Plan: HealthyPeople, Healthy Environment, Health Economy and Healthy Organisation.We are committed to achieving this by aligning everything we do to our vision 'Shropshire- living the best life'; to tell everyone that Shropshire Council is a great place to be.We will enable a skilled, happy, healthy, diverse, inclusive, empowered, and proudworkforce that influences and leads change, addressing any inequalities.As a member of the Supported Internship Team within Enable you will support theachievement of these key priorities, making a real difference to the lives of people inShropshire., The conditions of service are those laid down by Shropshire Council, which have beenadopted and amended as necessary from those laid down by the National Joint Councilfor Local Government Services.You will be based at Hereford College Campus (Head Office for Enable is New ZealandHouse, Shrewsbury. However, there are offices in Ludlow, Shropshire).


• The post is flexible up to 37 hours.
• Normal office hours are 08:45-17:00 Monday - Thursday. 08:45-16:00 - Friday.
Occasional evening/weekend work may be required,
• The post is subject to the Council's annualised hours scheme as implemented within
the specific work area., Annual leave entitlement is a pro rata flat rate scheme of 207 hours (28 days) annual leaveplus bank holidays, with five days extra awarded to those staff with five years localgovernment service giving an entitlement of 244 hours (33 days). Two days of anemployee's allowance (pro rota for part time staff) must be taken at Christmas for anypotential Christmas closures. Employees who work in a building/service which is requiredto open over the Christmas period, the two days leave (pro rota) can be carried over intoyour next leave year but must be used by the end of March.The appointment is subject to one months' notice in writing on either side.The appointment is subject to six months' satisfactory probationary service during whichtime the notice period will be one week on either side.Smoking is not allowed in Council buildings, in Council vehicles or in any Council place ofwork.It is a condition of your appointment that you provide a suitable vehicle for the performanceof your duties and that this is readily available for use during normal working hours. Youare entitled to claim for reimbursement of the costs of travel on council business at the rateof 55 pence per mile.What pre-employment checks will we undertake?The appointment is subject to receipt of the following pre-employment checks; 1. Satisfactory employment references, 2. Medical report, 3. Evidence of the qualifications required for the post/listed on your application form