Employability Officer

Employability Officer £25,000 – £27,000 | Permanent | 35 hours per week
Covering Blackwood, Cwmbran & Newport
Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 4:30pm

Are you brilliant at building relationships with employers and passionate about helping people move into meaningful, sustainable work?

We're recruiting for an Employability Officer to join a well-established, employee-owned training and employability organisation supporting people across South Wales.

This is a really rewarding role where you'll work closely with local employers to uncover job opportunities and quality work placements, matching individuals with opportunities that can genuinely help shape their future.

The role You'll be out in the local business community, developing relationships with employers across Blackwood, Cwmbran and Newport and creating opportunities for young people and unemployed adults.

Your role will include:

Building and maintaining strong relationships with local employers

Proactively sourcing sustainable job opportunities and work placements

Identifying and approaching new businesses to develop employer partnerships

Matching participants to suitable vacancies and placements

Supporting participants to overcome barriers and sustain employment

Completing workplace health and safety assessments and risk assessments

Gathering job start evidence in line with contract requirements

Developing a strong understanding of the local labour market

Representing the organisation at networking, marketing and employer events

What we're looking for We're keen to speak to people who have experience within employability, recruitment, employer engagement, welfare-to-work or a similar environment.

You'll ideally have:

Experience supporting unemployed adults and/or young people

A proven ability to source job opportunities or work placements

Experience developing new employer or business relationships

Strong customer service and relationship-building skills

Confidence approaching and engaging with new businesses

Excellent organisation and communication skills

You'll also need to be comfortable travelling across the Blackwood, Cwmbran and Newport areas.

A DBS check and EWC registration will be required, with the cost of the DBS covered by the employer.

What's in it for you? Alongside a salary of £25,000 – £27,000, you'll receive:

30 days' annual leave, increasing with length of service

35-hour working week

Healthcare scheme

Retail and gym discounts

Profit-sharing scheme

Life insurance

Employee recognition awards

Length of service recognition

The opportunity to join an employee-owned organisation where your contribution genuinely matters

If you're a natural relationship builder who enjoys getting out into the business community and wants a role where you can make a real difference to people's employment journeys, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today