Employment Officer - Belfast

The key duties and major responsibilities of the Employment Officer will include:

1       Plan, develop and deliver targeted activities in a designated geographical area to achieve a steady flow of participants, working collaboratively with local partners, CVS organisations, statutory agencies, and JBOs etc. to secure participants to achieve a range of clear monthly and annual KPIs, quality standards and targets.

2       Provide tailored and timely 1:1 support and group work to participants and manage own caseload to achieve positive outcomes into jobs, self-employment, job sustainability and progression. Utilising the full range of supports available pre and in-work via for example EMPOWER (SPF), Workable NI, Employment Support, job related skills training, and in partnership across the local team and with partners, local colleges and training providers, DfC via Condition Management Programme, AtW etc as needed to meet individual needs.

3       Record day-to-day activities, outputs and outcomes accurately on DA standardised systems, processes, paperwork and shared platforms as directed by the Employment and Skills Manager and wider DA management teams.                                  

4       Plan, develop and deliver bespoke disability and employment focused interventions with local employers of all sizes to secure new job and retention opportunities and overcome negative attitudes and barriers to disabled people in any role or sector. Actively promoting diversity and inclusion and positive action approaches to improve the employment rate of disabled people and economically inactive people with long-term health conditions.

5       Collaborate with team members and DA Employment and Skills Managers and partners to undertake ongoing monitoring, reporting and evaluation of own and team activities and learning. Including use of ‘peer reflection support networks’, to contribute to ongoing self-evaluation and improvement planning, best practice and future services development.

6       Actively participate in regular reviews of own activities, outcomes and performance, to identify knowledge and skills gaps and development opportunities to grow professional skills and impact.

7       Adhere to agreed corporate quality standards and best practice.

8       Undertake any other duties as may be required from time to time by Disability Action in line with the status of the post.

NB: - The organisation reserves the right to vary these terms and conditions of employment at its discretion in circumstances where such variation is in the interests of improving the efficiency of the organisation's business.  The organisation also reserves the right to review, revise, amend or replace policies / procedures from time to time reflecting the changing needs of the business.