EMPLOYABILITY LIAISON WORKER
Cork Simon Community’s Social Integration and Participation Service
is an essential part of Cork Simon’s holistic supports package for
people who are homeless and exiting homelessness in Cork City. We work
with people who have been though major life challenges and trauma,
supporting them to overcome barriers to education, work and exclusion.
The service provides a sustainable route out of homelessness and
empowers people to return to work and live in local communities.
Support, which is trauma informed, is delivered using an empowerment
model and a strength’s-based approach. People are offered
individually tailored supports to access or re-enter education and
training, take up personal development opportunities and build
independent living skills. The service offers job coaching supports,
job search and interview skills. People are supported to access work
experience and employment opportunities through a network of employers
in Cork City and County. Once on placement or in employment, the
person and the employers are supported during the settling-in period.
These suite of supports aim to help people build self-confidence and
resilience, and overcome complex life challenges, equipping people to
move out of homelessness and maintain permanent and sustainable
independent or supported housing.
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CORK SIMON COMMUNITY IS CURRENTLY SEEKING APPLICATIONS FOR THE
POSITION OF EMPLOYABILITY LIAISON WORKER
_PURPOSE OF THE POST:_ To provide bespoke one-to-one and group-based
supports to service users in homeless services seeking (re)entry into
the labour market. Develop the Employability programme and build links
with employers and key stakeholders. Provide support to employers in
relation to work placements and employment supports. Promote a culture
in the business community that values inclusion, diversity and respect
in the workplace.
_KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:_
* Develop and maintain a network of contacts among employers around
Cork City and County and the Southeast Region who will sign up to Cork
Simon Community’s Employability Programme.
* Create pathways to support access to community education schemes,
training, employment, and volunteering opportunities.
* Identify a pool of accessible and appropriate employment
opportunities for people with disabilities experiencing homelessness.
* Liaise with the Employability Project Worker to identify those
that match the relevant work placement and employment options and
match with potential employers.
* Maintaining strong links with relevant agencies involved in
employment schemes, e.g. SOLAS, LES, DEASP (Community Employment),
CETB etc.
* Update in-house CRM system to log contact and work done with
service users/tenants
* Liaise with support staff across Cork Simon Community and other
homelessness service providers to promote and raise awareness of
Education Training and Employment services and encourage service users
to attend training and engage in work related activities, placements
etc. Inform them of opportunities available in local communities.
* Produce statistics on usage levels, numbers in work, on work
placements, participant profiles, case studies, trends and outcomes
for both individual participants and the wider participant group
_THE IDEAL CANDIDATE FOR THIS POST WILL:_
* A recognised third level practice qualification (minimum Level 7
on the NFQ) in one of the following: Education/ Community Development/
Social Care/ Social Work/ Youth Work/ or similar
* Minimum of 2 years’ experience of working in education or social
care
* Full clean driving license with access to own vehicle
* The role is primarily based in our training facility in Cork City
but travel might be required.
* Have experience working with people who have been imprisoned
and/or people with addiction, trauma and/or poor mental health in
their life.
* Have excellent communication skills, competent in both networking
and advocacy, and be a team player,
* Have experience/ qualifications in youth work, social care or
equivalent, and have training in child protection, suicide
intervention and trauma sensitivity.
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The Recruitment Pack, along with the Job Application Form for the
role is attached below or can be found on our website
We need : English (Good)
Type: Permanent
Payment:
Category: Health
