Employment Advisor – Creative

Job description

Contract terms

Starting salary: PO2 (£39,951 – £42,840)
Work location: Wood Green Library, 191 High Road Wood Green, London N22 6DZ
Hours per week: 36 per week
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: Sunday, 15^th September 2024 at 23:59

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.

Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the role

As an Employment Adviser within Haringey Works, the Council’s employment support delivery team, you will play a crucial role in assisting residents to overcome barriers and secure meaningful employment in the creative sector. Your key responsibilities will include providing personalised guidance and support to clients, helping them navigate their career paths within the creative industries. You will collaborate with local and London-wide creative companies, contractors, and agents to identify job opportunities and match them with local talent. Additionally, you will build and maintain a strong talent pool of local residents prepared to take on roles within the creative industry. Developing and maintaining knowledge of current training opportunities, you will create pathways for residents to upskill and enter the creative workforce. Your role will also involve participating in outreach activities, representing Haringey Council at external meetings, and advocating for local employment initiatives. Furthermore, you will develop and share innovative practices with team members and partners to continually enhance our employment services.

About the team

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our new Inclusive Economy service, which is responsible for delivering the borough’s Inclusive Economy Plan, Opportunity Haringey. Several key new roles are available within the service, and we are seeking results-driven individuals who are passionate about providing high-quality support to our diverse residents and businesses. This is an ideal time to join us as we prepare for the London Borough of Culture 2027 and Euro 2028. The Employment and Skills teams include Haringey Works, our employment support service that offers recruitment and skills support to residents and businesses, and Haringey Learns, our Adult Learning Service.

About you

Are you passionate about the arts and creative industries? Do you have a talent for connecting people with opportunities? If so, Haringey Council has an exciting opportunity for you! We are looking for a dynamic Employment Adviser – Creative Industries, to join our Haringey Works team. This is your chance to help local residents access training and employment in the vibrant creative sector. We are seeking a motivated and proactive individual who is passionate about making a positive impact.

The ideal candidate will bring a proven background in recruitment within the creative industries, coupled with experience in employment and training initiatives. A strong commitment to promoting Equal Opportunities is essential. You should possess a comprehensive understanding of recruitment processes within the creative sector, be aware of the challenges faced by disadvantaged groups, and have familiarity with welfare and in-work benefits systems. Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, advanced IT proficiency, and the ability to collaborate effectively with employers, external partners, and team members are also crucial. Most importantly, you should have a deep commitment to empowering individuals from diverse and underrepresented communities, helping them overcome barriers to employment and reach their full potential. This role offers you the opportunity to engage directly with residents, assist them in securing meaningful opportunities, and collaborate with a network of creative businesses and employment agencies to nurture a vibrant local talent pool. By joining our supportive and dynamic team, your contributions will be recognised, and your professional development will be a priority.

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community.  Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.