Employability Support Officer

The main functions of this post will be:

• To help reduce economic inactivity across West Belfast, Belfast city as a whole as well disseminate models of best practice on a regional basis.
• To plan, organise, co-ordinate, and execute employment-based workshops and seminars which, are tailored to existing identified employment pipelines.
• To provide employment-based training to help reduce barriers to employment and to work cross-sectorally to develop and implement employment-based solutions tailored to address the specific needs of the labour market/pipelines.
• To co-ordinate and build awareness of various Government based initiatives' such as the Belfast Employment Academies, the Job Start Programme as well as the 10 x Economy strategy to optimise outcomes for participants and for employers in terms of demand and effective job sourcing and matching.  To work with the WBPB team to develop emerging employability opportunities in west Belfast and beyond and to seek support and funding for these opportunities.
• To engage with employment academies and agencies as well as education and training organisations to establish and promote employment opportunities and upskilling pathways for our residents with a particular emphasis on those impacted by the Covid 19 crisis.
• To lead the WBPB team in the delivery of employability programmes, including the sourcing, signposting or provision of: benefit guidance; pre-employment training ranging from CV writing to interview techniques and after care services.