Job Title: Employability Mentor
Contract Type: Grant Funded until 31/03/2026
Hours: Full Time 37 hours per week
Location of post: The Workstation, Water Street, Port Talbot SA12 6LF
We are currently seeking an individual to join our NPT Employability team as an Employability Mentor. Our Project is funded by the UK Government through the UK SPF Shared Prosperity Fund.
The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting participants and businesses. Within the role you will be liaising with participants, employers and colleagues in regard to employment, training and paid work opportunities. You will support your participants to ensure they are prepared to undertake suitable opportunities available to them by addressing any barriers they have.
The main duties of the post:
Develop and maintain joint working arrangements with partners and agencies to support your participant source employment / training.
Utilise a range of creative and innovative methods to engage with a wide range of economically inactive and unemployed participants. Undertake assessments to contribute to the development of action plans. Maintain accurate and up to date records to ensure eligibility and suitability of support is captured.
About you:
Experience of working with unemployed, economically inactive and those facing barriers to employment. Experience of recruitment procedures.
Do you have:
Level 4 in Advice and Guidance, Mentoring or Counselling. Experience in online databases. Experience of managing a caseload and achieving KPI&©s.
If you think that you have the necessary experience and qualifications for this role, we would love to hear from you.
About us:
We believe in rewarding and recognising our colleagues&© efforts and achievements. We also believe that there&©s life at work and life outside of work. We want everyone to be healthy and happy and have the financial resources and support they need.
Choose to work for us and you&©ll be rewarded with a range of attractive benefits and support to help you live your best life.
If you would like to start a rewarding career with a company that values and invests in its employees and you have the necessary experience and qualifications, this could be your dream job and we would love to hear from you.
For an informal discussion, please contact Helen Mears on 01639 684250
Email: h.mears@npt.gov.uk
DBS requirements:
This post is subject to an enhanced with both adult & child barred list DBS disclosure
Neath Port Talbot Council is totally committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our schools/employees are equally committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and young people/vulnerable adults and will take action to safeguard their wellbeing.
The recruitment process for this post will be underpinned by rigorous safer recruitment assessment to ensure that children and young people are protected.
Welsh Language Requirements:
Welsh Language skills are desirable but not essential.
Applications may be submitted in Welsh, applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates who have a disability and armed forces veterans. In support of employees of Tata Steel who are at risk of redundancy, or have been made redundant in 2024, Neath Port Talbot Council is offering a guaranteed interview for jobs across the Council. Please note that applicants must meet all the essential criteria, as shown in the person specification, to qualify for a guaranteed interview. If you are or going to be affected by the job losses at Tata Steel then we would welcome an application from you. Just make it known on your application form that you are currently at risk of redundancy or you have been made redundant.
At Team NPT, we all work together to serve the people, communities and businesses of Neath Port Talbot.
We are committed to providing training opportunities and the professional development of all our employees.
We look forward to welcoming you to Team NPT.