Employment Advisor
Get Set to change lives by helping people move into real jobs and stay there through structured support, clear expectations and strong employer relationships.
About the Role
This is a frontline employability role focused on job outcomes.You will manage a structured caseload, support individuals to become work ready and work directly with employers to generate live vacancies. Success is measured by people starting work and sustaining employment.
This is an officebased, fulltime role. It is not homebased.
What This Role Is Really About
Employment creates stability, confidence and opportunity. This role exists to make that happen.
You will combine practical employability coaching with proactive employer engagement. You will challenge where needed, support consistently and take ownership of outcomes. This is not about activity for its own sake. It is about progression into work.
Environment
Office based
Monday to Friday working pattern
Structured diary with backtoback appointments
Performanceled environment with clear targets
Regular employer sales and marketing activity
What You Will Do
Manage a structured caseload with clear job outcome expectations
Deliver focused onetoone appointments aimed at moving people into work
Provide CV writing, application and interview preparation to employer standard
Coach professional behaviours such as punctuality, preparation and attendance
Proactively engage local employers to generate live vacancies
Promote jobready candidates and match them to suitable roles
Drive applications, interviews, job starts and sustained outcomes
Maintain accurate and timely records on CRM systems
Meet safeguarding, compliance and data security requirements
Employer / Stakeholder Element
Build and maintain relationships with local employers
Understand recruitment needs andrespond quickly with suitable candidates
Convert employer conversations into interviews and job offers
Maintain an active vacancy pipeline aligned to customer readiness
What Makes Someone Successful Here
You are reliable, organised and consistent
You are comfortable working to targets and being accountable for results
You balance support with constructive challenge
You follow through on commitments
You believe employability only works when it leads to jobs
What You Will Bring
Essential
Experience in a targetdriven, outcomefocused or salesled role
Experience working with customers, clients or employers
Strong written communication skills, including CVs and applications
Confidence using IT systems and managing accurate records
Trainable
Employability and welfaretowork knowledge
Employer engagement techniques
Internal systems and processes
A Day in the Role
Your day may start with backtoback customer appointments focused on applications and interview preparation. You may then speak to or visit employers to discuss vacancies. The afternoon could include supporting interviews, updating records and following up on job offers. Some days will feel fastpaced. Progress is not always immediate, but consistency matters.
What You Will Get From This Role
You will build strong coaching, employer engagement and case management skills.You will gain experience that leads to progression within employability, employer engagement or leadership roles.
You will be supported by clear targets, structured management and a collaborative team.
Benefits include:
Vitality private medicalsupport including GP, mental health and physio access
IncentFit, earning up to 360 per year for staying active
24/7 Employee Assistance Programme for counselling and financial advice
Pension with 5% employee and 3% employer contribution
You will be able to point to real outcomes you have delivered.
Values
At Get Set UK, we are Ambitious, we take Pride in what we do, we are Considerate, we Own It and we Inspire. We are looking for people who bring these values to their work consistently.
Why Join Get Set UK
You will join a growing organisation that has supported tens of thousands of people into skills, training and employment. The work has visible impact on individuals, communities and local economies. You will gain meaningful, transferable experience while helping people build better futures.
Recruitment Process
We review every application carefully. We expect a clear and concise CV showing what you have achieved.
You will complete short scenariobased questions as part of your application. These must be completed in full.
If progressed, you may be invited to a telephone or video screening interview. Attendance is expected as agreed.
Successful candidates may complete a short workbased assessment within 48 hours, followed by a hiring manager interview.
Eligibility
This role is subject to appropriate safeguarding and vetting checks.
We are not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position, so applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.
Get Set for a better tomorrow. Apply today.
Additional information
We reserve the right to close applications early, so we encourage early applications. Get Set UK is a Disability Confident and Equal Opportunity Employer.We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals and are committed to supporting physical and mental wellbeing at work. Reasonable adjustments are available throughout the recruitment process. This role is subject to satisfactory recruitment checks and a commitment to safeguarding learners and clients. Get Set UK does not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies.
