Join our new Employment Services programme aimed at helping refugees find long term meaningful employment
Who we are
English Language Partners is a not-for-profit, award-winning education provider with NZQA category 1 endorsement, that has been providing English language programmes and settlement services to adult migrants and former refugees throughout New Zealand for over 40 years.
With 21 centres spanning from Whangarei to Invercargill, our dedicated team of 350 staff and 800 volunteers annually supports more than 8,000 learners. We are passionate about supporting people to participate successfully in all aspects of life in Aotearoa New Zealand and we are looking for your help to achieve this.
About the role
We are looking for a Work Broker and a Senior Work Broker in Auckland and Wellington.
This is a unique opportunity to be involved in the establishment of the new Employment Services team at English Language Partners. We want to improve settlement for people arriving from refugee backgrounds and by combining the current work we do teaching English, with supporting refugees into employment, we improve the outcomes of both activities.
You will be part of a national team of 9 Work Brokers and 2 Senior Work Brokers reporting to the National Employment Manager, but you will also be embedded in one of our regional Centres. You will then be able to talk directly to those who teach the English language programmes.
An important part of your role will be to find employment opportunities for your job seekers. This will mean establishing strong relationships with the current employers in our networks but also building relationships with new employers. This may involve cold-calling and utilising your knowledge of local businesses.
You will also be identifying the specific needs and skills of your job seekers and working with the Centre staff to reduce the barriers that your clients may have to gaining full time, permanent employment.
You will assist them to prepare for work, writing CV's, applying for jobs, attending interviews and when they are successful, understanding their contracts and their rights as an employee. You will also help them with the practical considerations when starting a job e.g. transport and childcare.
But your work doesn't finish there. You will be providing back up support to both your job seeker and their new employer during orientation and in the first 6 months of their employment.
In addition to undertaking the tasks of the Work Broker, the Senior Work Broker will be the key point of regional contact in Auckland and Wellington and will provide management support to the Work Brokers in those regions. This position will also undertake coordination of training for the job seekers.
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