Workforce Adult Skills Employability Advisor Campus

Workforce Adult Skills Employability Advisor, Southend Campus

Workforce Adult Skills Employability Advisor, Southend Campus Are you passionate about helping adults transform their lives through education and employment? Join our dynamic Workforce Adult Skills Team and play a key role in supporting unemployed learners on their journey into meaningful work. As an Employability Advisor, you'll work closely with Job Centres across Essex and East London to match learners with suitable training opportunities.

Once learners complete their courses, you'll support them in securing employment‑partnering with local employers to open doors and create lasting impact. This is a varied and rewarding role that blends frontline support with operational coordination. You'll need excellent organisational skills, strong IT proficiency, and a customer‑focused mindset to thrive. The position is primarily based at our Southend campus, but regular travel to Basildon and Thurrock is required to meet with employers and referral agencies.

• Liaising with Job Centres to identify training needs and opportunities
• Supporting learners through training and into employment
• Building relationships with local employers to facilitate job placements
• Handling administrative tasks to support programme delivery
• Traveling between campuses to meet stakeholders and support business needs

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent organisational and IT capabilities
• A proactive, learner‑focused approach
• Flexibility to travel across sites as needed

• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays and college closure days
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Continued Professional Development
• Free breakfast at most campuses (term time)
• Free parking subject to obtaining a parking permit
• Subsidised eye tests, contribution to flu injections, cycle to work schemes, RAC discounts and more!

The College reserves the right to fill this vacancy ahead of the closing date if a suitable candidate is found. ONLY APPLICATIONS MADE VIA OUR COLLEGE WEBSITE WILL BE CONSIDERED.

We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the adverts should we receive a sufficient level of interest!