Health & Wellbeing Advisor

For over three decades, we have been dedicated to supporting individuals and employers across the UK. As a nationwide market leader, we have assisted over 13,000 people in the past year alone to retrain, embark on new career paths, or establish their own businesses. Are you passionate about helping people overcome barriers to employment and achieve their career goals? In this role, you'll support participants to better understand their impairment and/or health condition and how it may impact their career aspirations, helping them improve their wellbeing and address barriers to work. You'll also contribute to developing professional standards, support service evaluation and research, and ensure a strong focus on safeguarding by promoting a culture of care and safety. What you'll do

• Conduct effective assessment of referred learners, identifying accurate starting points, and designing appropriate action plans
• Deliver group training on specific health wellbeing areas
• Deliver 1:1 brief advice sessions e.g., alcohol reduction (with a view to signposting the participant to a more in-depth community programme/support service)
• Support the Operations/Business Manager to develop relationships and referral pathways with local health and specialist providers
• Supporting operational teams to increase their knowledge and awareness of Health and Wellbeing through briefings and the provision of one-to-one support for staff.
Other things you'll be involved in include
• Creating Health & Wellbeing plans
• Acting as an advocate for participants
• Supporting Employment Advisors
• Training delivery.
  
  Level 2 English and Maths as a minimum
• Competence and industry experience in relevant sector
• An IEP L2 Sector Introduction would be desirable
• Teaching/Coaching/Mentoring qualification and/or experience
• Previous experience of working with individuals claiming income support and incapacity benefit and the barriers they face
• Previous knowledge and experience of working with individuals with specific health and wellbeing needs
• Full UK driving license as role requires travel.
Overseas equivalent qualifications will be accepted. We welcome applicants with lived experience and encourage applications that reflect the relevance to the post., Disability Confident About Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.


• CPD - Broad range of internal training to enhance your knowledge and skills
• Generous pension scheme, with the option to opt out
• Company health plan subject to successful completion of probation period
• 25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
• 5-10 sick days per year paid.
Join us at Standguide and be part of a team dedicated to making a meaningful impact on individuals' lives and businesses nationwide. Standguide is an Equal Opportunities Employer and a Disability Confident Leader. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and value the diversity of our staff and customers. We thrive on creating positive working relationships, free from discrimination. Successful candidates will be subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS check.