Employment Facilitator

Salary: £26,006.84 per annum

Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire

Contract/Hours: Permanent / Full Time – 37 hours per week

Closing date for applications is midnight of 2nd July with interview to be held on the 9th July.

Benefits:

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailers discounts.

Vulnerable children in the UK need your help

Wherever you work in the Action for Children family, you”ll be helping to change the lives of the most vulnerable children in the UK.

Last year, we helped more than 670,000 children and families across the UK. From direct work in communities to national campaigning, we are focused on making sure every child has a safe and happy childhood, and the foundations they need to thrive.

Why Action for Children?

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It”s the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children”s lives.

A bit about the role

Are you passionate about helping young people overcome challenges and take their first steps toward employment or further education? This is a great opportunity to make a real difference as an Employment Facilitator, supporting young people to unlock their potential.

At Action for Children, our Employability Service is all about supporting 16–24 year olds who face challenges in making positive choices for their future.

In this role, you’ll be at the heart of delivering personalised employability programmes and one-to-one support in Customer Service, Construction, employability and personal development. Working closely with a passionate team, you’ll help young people build confidence, develop essential skills, and move towards meaningful opportunities—whether that’s a job, training, or further study. You’ll also be there to offer aftercare, making sure they stay on track and feel supported every step of the way.

You’ll provide warm, high-quality support to young people preparing to enter the labour market, helping them explore what’s out there and feel ready to take the leap. By working alongside our partners and regularly reviewing each person’s needs, you’ll help create inspiring, outcome-focused action plans that lead to real progress.

How you”ll help to create brighter futures

Some key responsibilities of an Employment Facilitator role are;

• Applying Action for Children”s and professional practice standards and ensuring their implementation as necessary and being proactive in their implementation.
• Managing and co-ordinating a caseload of young people, providing a range of targeted interventions to assist their entry to the labour market through group, coordinated or individual support.
• Delivering of a range of group work modules that contribute to our overall employability programmes, promoting inclusion and allowing for individual learning styles.
• Ensuring that all compliance is up to date and accurate to meet the needs of the stakeholders and the organisation.

Let”s talk about you

We are open to a variety of backgrounds. This could be your own first role after gaining a recent qualification. Or you could be looking to build on the experience you already have in youth work or employability. Either way, this is a great opportunity enhance life chances in local Glasgow communities.

• It would be great if you have an SVQ 3 in Social Care, Guidance or equivalent – but we are very open to relevant experience, rather than a qualification.
• Experience in Construction or Customer Service sectors (beneficial)
• You”ll be used to working in group settings with young people facing multiple barriers.
• You”ll have knowledge and understanding of young people facing unemployment.

Good to know 

Application Process

Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.

Talent Pool

We know talent when we see it. But sometimes we find the right person but not for the right job. We”d love to keep your details for when the right job comes up. Let us know if you”d rather we didn”t.

Contact: Laura McCarthy at recruitmentservice@actionforchildren.org.uk quoting reference 13283

Diversity, equality and inclusion
At Action for Children, we”re dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.

We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.
Male staff are under-represented within our Children Service roles. We would like to encourage more male applicants for our Children Service roles.

Please click on the below links to find out more about this role and Action for Children;

Job Description

Action for Children Employee Benefits

AfC Commitment Statement

Action for Children”s story

Find us on Linkedin, Facebook or YouTube to get to know us better.