Employability Lead

• Dec 2020 - Present

Management and Delivery of Employability Skills Workshops online and face to face Worked closely with the Director on recruiting for the COVID 19 Vaccination Programme: successfully identifying and supporting clients through the recruitment process. Successful completion of responsibilities in accordance with Project/Contract requirements Completion of CVs for all sectors (from entry to senior management) Conducting One to One Mock Interviews online and face to face and providing feedback Providing advice and guidance on career options for all sectors Heavily involved in the in-house recruitment process, selection, training & mentoring of new Kickstart/GRoW employees. Management of assigned Kickstart Employee and assisted with individual's career progression Management and training of Employability Support Worker Creating employability related content, updating, and communicating on the GRoW App Staff training, supporting and mentoring colleagues in employability skills. Employer Engagement/ Relationship building with both small and large organisations & employers at sector meetings/events and career fairs. Show less

Proprietor

• Nov 2013 - Present

Successfully providing a professional and personalised Career service to clients of all levels; including CV & cover letter writing, interview techniques, personal statements, and completion of various application forms Successfully providing a professional and personalised Career service to clients of all levels; including CV & cover letter writing, interview techniques, personal statements, and completion of various application forms

Lead Employment Consultant

• Feb 2012 - Aug 2013

Motivating and mentoring existing and new members of staff Managing staff performance by staff observation, checks and analysis of reports Successfully managed a large and diverse customer caseload, achieving a targeted number of job placements per month Responsible for providing careers advice, guidance and vocational focus Assessment of customer’s circumstances; identifying the appropriate route back into employment and developing a deep understanding of their skills & competencies Developed tailored actions plans with customers to overcome key barriers and prepare them for (re)employment Identification/sourcing of employment opportunities, matched customers to suitable employment, support on self-employment and follow up on customer success Successfully achieved individual and team targets to support the business Provided high quality employment services to all customers in compliance with the Equality Act. Show less

Workforce Planning Specialist

• Jul 2006 - Jul 2011

Successfully recruited for Sales, Graduates, Operations, Head Office functions (incl. Management) Recruited, mentored and facilitated the on-boarding process of Interns into positions across various sectors Implemented a new assessment process for graduate recruitment by researching into more effective and efficient assessment techniques. Actively assisted with the recruitment (within first 3 months of employment with UPS) for Account Executives during a period of high turnover caused by the Lynx integration Heavily involved in Employee Relations; grievances, disciplinaries, managing and reducing long term sick, TUPE, redundancy consultations and calculations Regularly conducted audits at designated depots; incl; absence audits & employee files. Successfully increased operational headcounts within short timescales by implementing structured recruitment plans Provided Equal Opportunities and Employee Relations training to all levels of management. Show less

Recruitment Consultant

• Jul 2004 - Aug 2005