Employment Liaison Officer

Exciting opportunity to work wat Halton People into Jobs – supporting individuals back into work, training and/or self-employment 

We are looking for committed individual who has experience of successfully engaging with employers/businesses to work within the Council’s Employment, Learning and Skills division.

You  will develop and maintain effective relationships with local employers and act as a key contact for identified skills and recruitment opportunities within these businesses.

Working under the direction of the one of the Service Managers, you will undertake a targeted number of business calls (telephone/virtual) to source suitable paid/unpaid employment opportunities. This will be achieved through effective employer engagement activity, job matching and preparing individuals for interview or assessment including one to one and group workshops.  

You are required to undertake accurate job matching of customers to available skills and recruitment opportunities so that successful and sustainable employment outcomes are maximised and customer and stakeholder satisfaction is achieved. This will involve desk top analysis as well as delivery of regular group workshops, which will provide more intense support for particular job and work experience vacancies.

The post will involve gaining a good understanding of the skills and abilities of the clients and the type of vacancies they are best suited to and use job matching skills to determine suitable route ways, ILM’s, Supported Internships, including sector based/bespoke opportunities. 1:1 face to face support and delivery of group workshops such as pre-screening sessions to clients will be required.  

You will be required to maintain accurate and timely electronic (and where necessary paper based) records of all employer engagement/sales interventions via the in-house Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. Including updating and circulating daily/weekly vacancy bulletins.

In return you will receive:

• Competitive Salary of £24,294 - £25,979 - pay award pending
• A full training and development package. You will be actively supported and encouraged to build on your skills and knowledge to maximise the opportunities that working for the Council has to offer.
• Annual leave entitlement varies according to length of service and ranges from 25 days to 33 days per year, in addition to eight bank holidays.
• Access to a generous pension scheme (Local Government Pension Scheme, administered by Cheshire Pension Fund). For full details, see cheshirepensionfund.org.uk
• A range of additional staff benefits including car lease scheme, Child Care Vouchers and discounts at a number of local/national businesses.
• Free parking

For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Lynsey Carr 0151 511 7547

Previous candidates need not apply.

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 15^th October 2024