Employability Officer
Hoop Recruitment
Location: Covering Cardiff and Barry
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am–4:30pm (35 hours per week)
Turn employer relationships into life-changing opportunities Are you a natural relationship builder who knows how to open doors with employers?
Do you want to use your commercial skills to help young people and unemployed adults take meaningful steps towards their future?
We are recruiting an Employability Officer on behalf of an established employment and skills organisation. You will develop relationships with employers across Cardiff and Barry, securing sustainable jobs and high-quality work placements for programme participants.
This is an ideal opportunity for someone from an employer-engagement, recruitment, business-development or employability background who wants a commercially focused role with genuine social impact.
The client’s identity will be shared with suitable applicants during the recruitment process.
Why this role? Every employer relationship you develop could lead to someone securing their first job, gaining valuable experience or building the confidence to transform their future.
You will have the opportunity to:
- Create sustainable employment opportunities across Cardiff and Barry.
- Build your own network of supportive local employers.
- Help young people and unemployed adults enter the workplace.
- Combine relationship management, business development and community impact.
- Enjoy regular Monday-to-Friday hours, finishing at 4:30pm.
- Join a supportive, people-focused organisation with an excellent benefits package.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Identifying sustainable job opportunities and work placements.
- Proactively approaching employers and developing new business relationships.
- Building and maintaining a strong network of local employer contacts.
- Understanding employer recruitment needs and introducing suitable participants.
- Matching participants with appropriate vacancies and placements.
- Securing high-quality placements that build workplace skills and confidence.
- Completing workplace health and safety appraisals and risk assessments.
- Ensuring placements meet relevant legislative and programme standards.
- Collecting the required evidence for confirmed job starts.
- Supporting participants to overcome barriers and remain in employment.
- Monitoring local and regional labour-market trends.
- Representing the organisation at careers, marketing and employer events.
You will need:
- Experience working with unemployed adults and young people.
- Experience sourcing sustainable jobs or work placements.
- A proven ability to develop new employer or business relationships.
- Strong customer-service and relationship-management experience.
- Excellent communication, negotiation and networking skills.
- The confidence to represent the organisation at employer and community events.
- The ability to manage competing priorities across Cardiff and Barry.
- A willingness to complete a DBS check, funded by the employer.
- A willingness to register with the Education Workforce Council.
- Salary of £25,000–£27,000.
- Permanent, full-time employment.
- A 35-hour working week.
- Monday-to-Friday daytime hours.
- 30 days’ annual leave, increasing with length of service.
- Healthcare scheme.
- Retail and gym-membership discounts.
- Profit-sharing scheme.
- Life insurance.
- Employee recognition awards.
- Long-service recognition.
Apply today to take the next step in your employability career.
Early applications are encouraged, as the vacancy may close once sufficient suitable candidates have been identified.
Our client is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from all backgrounds. Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process.
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