Employment Advisor – Youth Jobs Guarantee

Location: Groundwork offices and locations across London.

Contract: Fixed Term for 2 years

Salary: £29,000-£32,000

Hours: 37.5 Hours per week

The Groundwork London Employment and Skills teams support unemployed Londoners to progress into work across the capital. Our teams of Employment Advisors and Trainers work with clients to identify their employment aspirations and overcome the barriers to securing those goals.

Groundwork has secured contracts to deliver the Youth Jobs Guarantee in Central and North London. Through the contracts, we will place and contribute to the wages of circa 1000 previously long term unemployed young people over the next 18 months.   Your role will be to support YP’s referred by JCP into the waged placements we secure for them, to support them throughout their 6 month placement and into sustainable employment. 

We are seeking an inspiring and motivated Employment Advisor to work as part of the YJG team, providing quality IAG to clients referred to the programme from JCP. 

You will support young people who have been unemployed for at least 18 months.  Your role will include completing an initial assessment with clients, devising SMART action plans to support progression and brokering them into the subsidised roles secured by our Employer Liaison Team, then supporting them throughout their placement and into sustained employment on completion.  

You will have excellent interpersonal skills, good attention to detail and be client focused.  You will need manage the key outcomes of the programme and meet the targets. Alongside these qualities you will have the ability to understand and follow compliance process requirements for the contract. You will be self-reliant in managing your caseload and also contribute to the success of the wider team.

Groundwork has a long and exceptional track record in developing and delivering programmes of this similar nature to Youth Jobs Guarantee. By joining our team, you will have the opportunity to change the lives of hundreds of young unemployed Londoners.  

This contract goes live from 23rd November 2026, and it is expected the successful candidate will be able to commence in post on or as near this date as possible.

Please contact us if you have:

• Demonstrable success in employer engagement.  
• Experience of working with long term unemployed job seekers and understanding their support needs.

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To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Groundwork London, please click apply.

Please submit an up-to-date CV that includes a supporting statement outlining your relevant experience, skills, and suitability for the position. As we can only accept one document, please include your supporting statement at the beginning or end of your CV. Please ensure that your CV and supporting statement are combined into a single document before submitting your application.

Accepting applications up until Midday, Monday 2nd November 2026