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Salary:£37,280 - £39,152
Hours per week:37 hours
Interview date: Thursday 18 September 2025
We are on the lookout for an Employment and Skills Officer to join the Swindon & Wiltshire Careers Hub, within our Employment and Skills service.
Main duties of the job
The Employment and Skills service is committed to supporting Wiltshires citizens to engage in education, employment and training across a variety of programmes and activities. In the Careers Hub, we work closely with schools, colleges and employers to create opportunities for young people to find their best next step after school/college, with a focus on increasing social inclusion and reducing disadvantages.
As an Employment and Skills Officer, you will manage a caseload of schools and colleges, developing relationships with Careers Leaders and enabling them to improve their careers provision through CPD, employer connections, and access to resources from across the Hub network and nationally. You will need to build connections with local employers, supporting them to develop and improve their outreach offer to schools and colleges (including work experience). You will also lead on specific projects to develop a diverse, highly skilled and competitive workforce in Swindon and Wiltshire, to meet the needs of current and future employers.
You will be responsible for developing and maintaining expertise and understanding of national and legislative requirements for Employment and Skills particularly relating to employer encounters and work experience. You will also lead on facilitating work experience initiatives through active, positive engagement with a range of internal and external stakeholders.
About us
Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. Thats why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right.
The council is committed to creating an environment of positive working relationships where everyone feels engaged, supported and able to thrive. Our Identity is a framework which sets out how we are all expected to lead, work and act to deliver our services. We will not tolerate discrimination, bullying or harassment of any kind. Everyone is expected to promote a culture of inclusion, dignity, trust and respect which is underpinned by our vision and Our Identity framework.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Specific duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Undertake research and identify best practice and case studies nationally and regionally to bring
forward projects and initiatives.
- Engage businesses, schools and training providers groups on good practice in employment and
skills, to develop appropriate initiatives and manage projects with partners.
- Facilitate cooperation between projects and initiatives currently operating within Wiltshire through
active engagement with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders (e.g. Department of
Work and Pensions, Family and Childrens service, Public health).
- Make periodic reports to the Childrens Select Committee, Education, Employment and Skills
Group, Skills and Talent Board (SAP) of the Local Enterprise Partnership and other high-level
boards and partnerships as required.
- Develop content for social media and the relevant section of the councils website and the Work
Wiltshire websites to ensure statutory responsibilities around EET and apprenticeships are met.
- Represent the Council at meetings on employment and skills issues with partners, contractors,
other organisations and members of the public
- Deliver duties as required on behalf of the Careers Hub (ECs only)
- Respond to queries from Members, Officers, outside organisations and the public
- Attend employment and skills team meetings and take forward any actions as required
- Provide advice, guidance and support to the team and allocate work as required to junior
colleagues
- Provide accurate data and research to support bid writing for various funding streams, ensuring
effective contribution to well-presented bids which secure resources for key Skills & Employment
objectives contributing to the Strategy.
- Contribute to relevant local authority policies linked to skills and employment, adhering to current
legislation and requirements. Undertake effective consultation with parents, stakeholders and
learners to ensure all views are considered within the current policy.
- Support the commissioning of employment and skills projects including the collation of evidence
of need, procurement, and contracting and performance management.
- Develop and maintain expertise in and understanding of the national and legislative requirements
for Skills and Employment including the Local Authority Statutory Responsibility relating to
Apprenticeships, Raising the Participation Age and commissioning of Post 16 Provision.
- Flexibility to undertake reasonable tasks within the scope of the job role across other areas of
Education & Skills as required.
- Carry out internal and external quality assurance activities and ensure feedback on provision is
sought to support continuous improvement for the service
- Deputise for the Employment and Skills Managers and Head of Service as required
Job description
Job responsibilities
Specific duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Undertake research and identify best practice and case studies nationally and regionally to bring
forward projects and initiatives.
- Engage businesses, schools and training providers groups on good practice in employment and
skills, to develop appropriate initiatives and manage projects with partners.
- Facilitate cooperation between projects and initiatives currently operating within Wiltshire through
active engagement with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders (e.g. Department of
Work and Pensions, Family and Childrens service, Public health).
- Make periodic reports to the Childrens Select Committee, Education, Employment and Skills
Group, Skills and Talent Board (SAP) of the Local Enterprise Partnership and other high-level
boards and partnerships as required.
- Develop content for social media and the relevant section of the councils website and the Work
Wiltshire websites to ensure statutory responsibilities around EET and apprenticeships are met.
- Represent the Council at meetings on employment and skills issues with partners, contractors,
other organisations and members of the public
- Deliver duties as required on behalf of the Careers Hub (ECs only)
- Respond to queries from Members, Officers, outside organisations and the public
- Attend employment and skills team meetings and take forward any actions as required
- Provide advice, guidance and support to the team and allocate work as required to junior
colleagues
- Provide accurate data and research to support bid writing for various funding streams, ensuring
effective contribution to well-presented bids which secure resources for key Skills & Employment
objectives contributing to the Strategy.
- Contribute to relevant local authority policies linked to skills and employment, adhering to current
legislation and requirements. Undertake effective consultation with parents, stakeholders and
learners to ensure all views are considered within the current policy.
- Support the commissioning of employment and skills projects including the collation of evidence
of need, procurement, and contracting and performance management.
- Develop and maintain expertise in and understanding of the national and legislative requirements
for Skills and Employment including the Local Authority Statutory Responsibility relating to
Apprenticeships, Raising the Participation Age and commissioning of Post 16 Provision.
- Flexibility to undertake reasonable tasks within the scope of the job role across other areas of
Education & Skills as required.
- Carry out internal and external quality assurance activities and ensure feedback on provision is
sought to support continuous improvement for the service
- Deputise for the Employment and Skills Managers and Head of Service as required
Person Specification
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Person Specification
Qualifications
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Experience
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Please see job advert
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
