Recruitment Advisor - Home based

Maximus UK, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Maximus, Inc., operates several business lines in the UK, including the Centre for Health and Disability Assessments, Remploy, Health Management and Revitalised. Maximus UK employs 3,800 local staff, including over 1,400 doctors, nurses, occupational therapists and other Healthcare Professionals. Operating from more than 270 locations across England, Scotland and Wales, Maximus UK is one of the largest providers of employment, health and disability support programmes in the country.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave
• Buy and sell leave
• 9% combined pension
• Flexible benefits package

Job Summary

To conduct a range of recruitment and development activities, to enable and inspire candidates to achieve the highest levels of independence throughout the candidate journey, by meeting and exceed performance targets for individual activity and job starts through to sustained employment, in compliance with legislation, contract and provider guidance, and internal Quality procedures.

Key Tasks

1. To predominantly support participants remotely (with some in-person support) to access and navigate digital delivery methods and on-line job searching/application tools.
2. To assess participant needs to gaining employment and work closely with the Partnership Team to address barriers and/or wellbeing needs identified.
3. To identify participant skills and transferable skills, determine a suitable path into work and develop an effective, individually tailored action plan to help participant achieve their goal.
4. To confidently provide 'Information, Advice and Guidance' whilst effectively coaching and motivating participants to ensure successful engagement on the programme.
5. To provide intensive job searching support by engaging with local employers and employer networks to generate suitable vacancies for participants; ensuring to work in partnership with Account Management Team for local labour market intelligence.
6. To continue to track participants' progress for a period of time once they have successfully gained employment.
7. To meet or exceed KPIs and performance targets as set by the Line Manager.
8. To ensure contract compliance by accurate data entry, completion of contractual and internal documentation and/or provider guidance.

Experience Required

Essential:
• Experience of Case Management and guiding customers through a journey.
• Experience of Coaching and Motivating individuals and moving people into work.
• Possess a level of familiarity with the recruitment lifecycle and a good knowledge of the local labour market.
• Experience of working to structured targets and deadlines
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to adapt to a wide range of communication and learning styles.
• Strong interpersonal skills, specifically around listening, questioning and building relationships.
• Influencing skills that promote commitment and action.
• Customer focused with a strong commitment to customer care
• Possess strong IT skills and confidence in use of digital tools.
• Numeracy and literacy skills to facilitate management reporting
• Strong team player with a positive and flexible approach to both work and colleagues.
• Creative problem solving skills and a positive approach to challenging and overcoming limiting beliefs.
• Ability to plan and organise workload to meet required targets and deadlines.
• Produce work with a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail,
Desirable:
• Competent speaker of the Welsh language
• Demonstrable experience of working in a role where sales, promotional or influencing skills are required
• A Welfare to Work Sector specific qualification e.g. NVQ Level 3 in Employment Related Services

MAXIMUS is committed to developing, maintaining and supporting a culture of equality and diversity in employment in which our employees as well as candidates for employment are treated equitably. We understand that a diverse workforce adds to our competitive advantage; and as such, we aim to ensure that job applicants do not receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, race, marital status, disability, age, part-time or fixed term contract status, sexual orientation or religion, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements that cannot be shown to be justifiable. Advertisements for posts will include sufficiently clear and accurate information to enable potential applicants to assess their own suitability for the post.

Where reasonable, MAXIMUS will review and consider adjustments for those applicants who express a requirement for them during the recruitment process.