Action for Children
Employment Facilitator
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Employment Facilitator
Salary: £26,006.84 per annum
Location: Inverclyde, Scotland
Contract/Hours: Permanent / Full Time – 37 hours per week
Closing date for applications is midnight of 5th October and Interviews are provisionally scheduled to take place on 15th October
Benefits:
- Over 7 weeks inclusive paid leave and the option to buy or sell leave
- Cycle to work scheme
- Excellent training and the opportunity to undertake professional training for some roles
- Flexible maternity, paternity and adoption packages
- Up to 5% employer contribution and life assurance cover
- Blue Light Card eligibility with discounts at 15,000 national retailers
- As part of our commitment to staff wellbeing, you’ll receive a paid annual Wellbeing Day to use however you choose, supporting a healthy balance between work and life.
At Action for Children, we offer more than just a job. Join us and you’ll be part of a team dedicated to giving children safe and happy childhoods. See how your skills can make a real difference, helping solve the problems children and young people face every day.
A bit about the role
As an Employment Facilitator in Inverclyde, you’ll be part of a supportive team delivering high-quality employability support to young people. Your role is hands-on, varied and deeply rewarding. You’ll work one-to-one with young people to understand their strengths, barriers and aspirations, helping them build confidence and take practical steps toward employment, training or further education.
You’ll design and deliver tailored employability sessions across areas such as Customer Service, Construction, personal development and essential skills. A key part of your role will be creating outcome-focused action plans, reviewing progress regularly, and providing warm, consistent aftercare to help young people stay motivated and on track.
Working closely with colleagues, local partners and employers, you’ll help young people explore opportunities in the labour market, prepare for interviews, develop workplace behaviours, and gain the skills they need to thrive. You’ll also support them to overcome challenges that may be holding them back, ensuring they feel heard, supported and empowered throughout their journey.
About the Service
Our Employability Service supports young people aged 16–24 across Inverclyde who are facing barriers to making positive choices about their future. Many of the young people we work with may be struggling to access education, training or employment, or may need extra support to feel confident about their next steps. We provide a welcoming, youth-centred environment where they can explore opportunities, build essential skills, and develop a sense of direction.
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Through personalised programmes, practical activities and strong partnerships with local organisations, we help young people strengthen their motivation, resilience and readiness for the world of work. Whether it’s improving confidence, gaining sector-specific skills, or understanding what opportunities are available locally, our service is designed to meet each young person where they are and support them to move forward with clarity and confidence.
At the heart of our work is a commitment to improving life chances. We empower young people to recognise their strengths, overcome challenges, and take meaningful steps toward long-term success.
What you do could make a difference
Some key responsibilities of an Employment Facilitator are;
- Working in line with Action for Children’s standards and professional practice expectations and helping to put these into everyday practice.
- Supporting and coordinating a caseload of young people, offering a range of tailored interventions, whether through group sessions, coordinated activities, or one-to-one support, to help them move towards the labour market.
- Delivering engaging group-work modules that contribute to our wider employability programmes, encouraging inclusion and recognising different learning styles.
- Keeping all compliance requirements up to date and accurate, ensuring we meet the needs of both the organisation and our stakeholders.
Let’s talk about you
We’re open to people joining us from a variety of backgrounds, whether you’re stepping into your first role after gaining a recent qualification or looking to build on experience in youth work, employability or a related field. What matters most is your ability to engage young people, understand their challenges, and support them to move forward with confidence.
- An SVQ Level 3 in Social Care, Guidance or a similar area would be helpful, but we’re equally open to applicants who bring relevant experience instead of a formal qualification.
- Experience working with young people in group settings, particularly those facing multiple barriers, will be really valuable.
- A good understanding of the challenges young people face when trying to access employment, and the motivation to help them overcome these.
- Experience or insight into the Construction or Customer Service sectors would be beneficial, as these are key areas within our employability programmes.
- The ability to build positive relationships, maintain professional boundaries, and create an inclusive, youth-centred learning environment.
Why Action for Children?
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Every child should have a loving home, food, warmth, the chance to grow and learn - the support to cope with life’s challenges. But too many children don’t. By bringing your passion and unique skills and experience, you’ll help us change that where it really matters.
We've been driven by love to take action for children for over 150 years, giving them the protection and practical help they need. A lot’s changed since 1869. But what children really need, hasn’t. So as long as children need us, we’ll be here.
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How to apply
Contact: Please submit an application via our careers page. If you have any further questions, you can contact Laura McCarthy at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 13742
Our Commitment to Equity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism
At Action for Children, we are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to thrive. We know that racism and discrimination create barriers, and we are taking active steps to challenge these inequalities in our organisation and in the communities we serve.
We strongly welcome applications from people who are Black, Asian, or from other racialised and ethnically marginalised communities, as well as disabled people, who are currently under-represented in our workforce. We are committed to removing barriers in our recruitment processes and ensuring fair access to opportunities.
We also encourage applications from men, who are under-represented in our Children’s Services roles. We recognise that people hold multiple identities, and we value the richness this brings to our team.
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