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Contract to start ASAP
Duration: 22 weeks with a possible extension.
C4W+ Employment Mentor
Hours: Full-time (37 hours per week)
Contract: 22 Week Temporary Contract, ending 28 March 2027
Support People to Overcome Barriers and Progress Towards Employment
We're recruiting an experienced C4W+ Employment Mentor to join Vale of Glamorgan Council, supporting individuals to move closer to employment, training, education, and sustainable career opportunities.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in employment support, employability, mentoring, careers advice, welfare-to-work, skills development, or community support.
You'll work directly with participants to understand their goals, identify barriers, develop personalised action plans, and provide practical support that helps them build confidence, improve employability, and progress into work or training.
About the Role
As a C4W+ Employment Mentor, you'll manage a caseload of participants and provide tailored one-to-one support designed to improve employment prospects and long-term outcomes.
You'll help individuals identify realistic career goals, improve their CVs and job-search skills, access training opportunities, prepare for interviews, and overcome practical barriers that may be preventing them from entering or returning to employment.
What you'll be doing:
- Managing a caseload of participants requiring employment and employability support
- Conducting initial assessments to identify skills, experience, goals, and barriers to employment
- Developing personalised action plans with clear and achievable employment objectives
- Providing regular one-to-one mentoring and coaching
- Supporting participants with CV writing, job applications, and cover letters
- Helping individuals improve interview techniques and workplace confidence
- Supporting job-search activity and identifying suitable employment opportunities
- Helping participants access education, training, qualifications, and skills development
- Providing advice on employment pathways and career progression
- Supporting individuals who face multiple or complex barriers to employment
- Helping participants improve motivation, confidence, and work readiness
- Referring participants to specialist services where additional support is required
- Working with employers, training providers, community organisations, and partner agencies
- Building relationships with local employers to identify suitable vacancies and opportunities
- Supporting participants through recruitment processes
- Providing in-work support where appropriate to help sustain employment
- Monitoring participant progress against agreed goals and outcomes
- Maintaining accurate case records and evidence of interventions
- Recording outcomes and updating relevant systems in line with programme requirements
- Supporting the achievement of programme performance targets
- Promoting equality, inclusion, and accessibility across employment support services
- Maintaining confidentiality and professional boundaries
- Contributing to team meetings, performance reviews, and service improvement activity
Requirements
We're looking for a motivated, supportive, and organised employment professional with strong communication skills and experience helping individuals progress towards work.
You'll ideally have:
- Previous experience in employment support, employability, careers advice, mentoring, or welfare-to-work
- Experience managing a participant or customer caseload
- Experience developing personalised action plans
- Experience providing one-to-one coaching or mentoring
- Strong knowledge of job-search techniques and recruitment processes
- Experience supporting CV writing, applications, and interview preparation
- Experience working with individuals who face barriers to employment
- Ability to motivate and engage participants
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to build positive and professional relationships
- Experience working with employers, training providers, or community partners
- Strong organisational and time-management skills
- Ability to manage multiple cases and competing priorities
- Good written communication and record-keeping skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Experience working to performance targets and programme outcomes
- Knowledge of local employment, skills, and training opportunities would be advantageous
- Experience within local government, third sector, or funded employability programmes would be advantageous
- Eligibility to work in the UK
- Ability to provide three years of references/work history
- Ability to complete a Criminal Convictions Declaration
- Ability to sign a Confidentiality Agreement
Why Apply
- Umbrella rate of £19.08 per hour
- Opportunity to work with Vale of Glamorgan Council
- 22-week temporary assignment
- Full-time 37-hour working week
- Opportunity to make a direct difference to people seeking employment
- Varied role combining mentoring, coaching, job-search support, and partnership working
- Gain further employability and local authority experience
- Work with employers, training providers, and community organisations
- Opportunity to support sustainable employment outcomes
Benefits
- Weekly Pay
- Company Pension
- Ongoing Agency Support
Additional Information
Client: Vale of Glamorgan Council
Job Title: C4W+ Employment Mentor
Location: Palmerston Education Centre, Cadoc Crescent, Barry, CF62 2NT
Start Date: 26 October 2026
End Date: 28 March 2027
Hours: 37 hours per week
Pay Rate: Umbrella: £19.08 per hour
Employment Type: Temporary
Number of Positions: 1
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary contract
Contract length: 22 weeks
Pay: £19.08 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
Application question(s):
- Do you have experience working in employment support, employability, careers advice, mentoring, or welfare-to-work?
- Have you previously managed a caseload of participants or jobseekers?
- Do you have experience creating personalised employment action plans?
- Are you confident supporting individuals with CVs, applications, job searching, and interview preparation?
- Do you have experience supporting people with multiple or complex barriers to employment?
- Have you worked with employers, training providers, or community organisations?
- Please confirm your current location and whether you can reliably travel to Palmerston Education Centre, Cadoc Crescent, Barry, CF62 2NT as required.
Experience:
- Employment Support / Employability: 1 year (preferred)
- Mentoring / Coaching: 1 year (preferred)
- Caseload Management: 1 year (preferred)
- Welfare-to-Work / Community Support: 1 year (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
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