Employment Broker

Employment Broker
12-months fixed-term, Full-time
£27,798 per annum
Hugh Cubitt House, 48 Collier Street, Kings Cross, London, ENG N1 9BD

We are currently looking to recruit an employment broker to engage with a range of employers and external agencies to source job vacancies for our clients on our employability programme. The post holder will be required to identify job brokerage opportunities to support people into work whilst ensuring positive matching of clients to employer needs.

Essential Skills:

• Experience of working directly with employers and employment agencies
• Experience and knowledge of end to end recruitment process
• The ability to encourage, persuade and motivate at all levels
• Excellent organisational, administration, negotiation and IT skills
• Knowledge of applying equal opportunities, diversity and awareness of health and safety practices
• Good communication skills and a solid business acumen
• The ability to think laterally and work innovatively
• Experience of promoting an employment service

Desirable Skills:

• Knowledge and understanding of the current labour market in London
• Good understanding of employment legislation and benefit systems
• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent Information, Advice and Guidance and/or Job Brokerage

The closing date for all applications is Friday 6th July 2012 at 5pm.

To find out more about Peabody and to apply for this role, please visit the ‘Working for Peabody’ section of our website by clicking the Apply button.

About Peabody:

Peabody was founded 150 years ago by London banker and philanthropist George Peabody – to ‘alleviate the condition of the poor and needy’ in ‘this great metropolis’ of London.

Working in nearly every London borough, Peabody provides over 20,000 homes for over 55,000 people. We also have one of the largest community regeneration programmes of any housing association. Our focus is on helping people and communities to grow, ensuring our estates are springboards not safety nets.

• In the last 15 years alone we have helped more than 15,000 people to achieve qualifications and almost 4,000 into work.
• Over 50,000 people have benefited from our flagship well-being programme Activate London, funded by the Big Lottery Programme.
• We spend £3m a year on community support projects that improve access to employment, training and opportunities that have a positive impact on people’s lives.