Career Advisor

Job Category: Advisor
Job Type: Full Time
Job Location: Camberwell
Salary: £28500 - £31000

Get Set UK (GSUK) delivers high-quality services within local communities across a range of sectors, including Employment Services, Education and Refugee Integration and Support. We are a fast-growing business with a mission to support more people to maximise their employment and career potential. If you are interested in this role and want to work for an organisation that makes a positive difference in people’s lives, Get Set UK will support you in developing your career from day one.

Job purpose:

– Empower our aspiring customers with transformative career insights, advice, and guidance, nurturing their path to professional growth and success.

– Ensure customers achieve their full potential through one-to-one interviews and group sessions on all aspects of career work.

– Fuel our vision and strategy by delivering top-notch front-line support, providing guidance and unwavering professionalism in diverse customer interactions as we drive our daily operations.

Key responsibilities:

Customer support

– Inspire and empower our customers to reach their career aspirations through individual coaching and dynamic group workshops, fostering ambition and drive.
– Support customers to identify the range of employment choices available to them and outline possible ways forward, using a range of tools and resources to guide them.
– Empower customers to overcome obstacles on their journey to success, tailoring guidance to their unique needs and connecting them with the right resources when necessary.

Administration Responsibilities

– Maintain professional integrity by ensuring complete and compliant delivery evidence, aligned with our contracts and quality benchmarks.
– Craft a visionary action plan for employment, and training, propelling customers toward their goals with determination.
– Drive development to attract new customers and partnerships, including community organizations, Job Centre Plus, training providers, and Higher Education, igniting commercial growth.

Key Skills Required:
– Possess a Level 3 qualification in Careers/IAG, embodying through your hands-on experience in the field.
– Demonstrate drive and focus by being confident in working in a target-driven environment.
– Demonstrate a high level of communication, empathy, and listening skills and the ability to analyze problems and propose solutions, always putting people’s development at the forefront.
– Be ambitious, resourceful, and innovative in supporting our customers to find sustainable employment.
– Empower customer growth by crafting compelling CVs with your exceptional writing ability.
– Ability to network with potential partners, supporting our commercial growth.
– Support customers by guiding them with interview techniques.
– Computer, data entry, and MS Office skills knowledge required.

Education:

– Certificate of Higher Education (preferred)

Experience: 

– Level 3 IAG Certification: 1 year (required) or willing to complete the qualification in the first month of employment.

Employability: 1 year (required).

Mentoring: 1 year (required)

Benefits:

– Company pension & events
– Gym membership
– Private medical insurance; Wellness programs
– Employee Forum (Your voice matters, at Get Set UK employees have a say in how we run the business.)

Why Get Set UK?

As a forward-thinking organisation, we prioritise the growth and development of our staff. With an
emphasis on consistent performance and comprehensive training and mentorship, we empower our
team members to achieve their full potential and take their careers to new heights.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and welcome all applications. Get Set UK is an Equal Opportunity
Employer, offering employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, physical and mental
disability, age, citizenship, pregnancy, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity, gender
expression, sexual orientation, national origin, and any other protected status. Our aim is to support and
maintain the physical and mental health of all people at work

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