Location
Seddon Centre, Leyton, E10, London Borough of Newham

Hours
Full Time - 35 hours per week

Contract Type
6-Month Fixed Term Contract

Salary
Starting from £37,451 per annum (London Weighted) depending on experience

About the Role
Do you have a passion for empowering residents and helping them achieve sustainable employment, apprenticeships, or training? Are you skilled in building partnerships and working with stakeholders to deliver life-changing outcomes? If so, this is your opportunity to make a real difference. At L&Q, we’re looking for someone to bring their expertise, energy, and commitment to support our residents in unlocking new opportunities and building brighter futures.

You will have a passion for supporting people into sustainable employment with a target driven and solution focused mindset to achieve the best outcomes for our residents.

Your impact in the role includes:
- Managing a caseload of residents, offering tailored mentoring, coaching, and practical support to help them secure work, apprenticeships, or training.
- Working to clear targets, understanding and compiling reports based on data, and collaborating with internal teams and external partners to achieve excellent outcomes.
- Developing strong relationships with employers, training providers, Jobcentre Plus, and support organisations to maximise opportunities.
- Running workshops and training sessions on employability skills, CV writing, and interview techniques.
- Keeping accurate records of progress and outcomes, providing regular reports and ensuring compliance with funding requirements.

There will be 2 interview stages for this position: Stage 1 – Assessment based, Stage 2 – In Person interview.

Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days annual leave rising to 31 days with length of service plus bank holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and many more.

Early applications are encouraged as the advertisement may close and interviews may be held earlier than stated.

L&Q reserves the right to not progress applications from candidates who have had one unsuccessful application or interview process for the same or similar role within the previous 12 months.

Experience
Proven experience in helping people into employment, apprenticeships, or training, with knowledge of welfare benefits.
Experience working with vulnerable people facing challenging situations.
Stakeholder management experience with the ability to build strong relationships and work collaboratively with employers, agencies, and training providers.

About you
A genuine interest in supporting people into employment.
Strong presentation and communication skills, confident in delivering workshops and one-to-one support.
Proficient IT skills and effective record keeping abilities for report writing and maintaining accurate casework records.
Target driven and solution focused mindset.

Qualifications
The successful candidate will need to apply for or be in possession of a Standard DBS to enable them to work within the team.