WE Work for Everyone Navigator

Full Time, Fixed Term until December 2023.

Job description

We are looking for two motivated individuals to join our team, to deliver high quality person-centred support to autistic people and people with learning difficulties into work.

Did you know that up to 10% of the population have a learning difficulty or Autism but their employment rate in the UK is low at 5.7%? The WE Work for Everyone programme is funded by European Social Fund, the West of England Combined Authority and local authorities in West of England region to change this.

How?

We support autistic people and people with learning difficulties into paid work. You will join an established team within the employment skills and learning division of Bristol City Council, as an essential part of the ‘WE Work for Everyone’ infrastructure.

Your role is to meet with participants in person or via Teams to identify their barriers and come up with an action plan to improve their employment outcome and keep accurate log of your meetings. Based on your customer’s previous work experience, skill set, aspirations and current circumstances, you will need to make a decision to provide direct support to help them find work, OR refer them into a specialist service, if they require more intensive support than you can provide.

You will liaise with specialist service providers (in-work job coaches or CV writers) whilst proactively looking for find suitable organisations to fill any gap in our provision and pitch your idea to the team. You will evaluate customers’ progress and report your caseloads to the management team informally every week and formally every month.

You will join 10 other navigators across the region who are based in Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset.

This job might be for you if you:

· Are positive, self-motivated and have a ‘can-do’ attitude

· Are passionate about improving career prospect of our clients

· Are able to work to targets

· Are committed to improving our service and be flexible to adapt your approach to best serve our customers

· Enjoy learning new skillsets in a fast paced environment and have growth mindset

· Enjoy problem solving and come up with creative solutions

Previous experience with working with autistic people and people with learning difficulties is helpful but not necessary as training will be provided. What is more important is your passion, willingness and persistence to help our customers access opportunities for work.

You will be required to travel to meeting venues across Bristol and Bath when necessary.