Located in the heart of the Northwest and close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a transformational Council which is passionate and ambitious for the communities we support. We provide a wide range of local authority services to the residents, businesses, schools, and visitors to the borough. We can only do this because of our highly valued, highly skilled workforce.
Working together, our workplace vision and values guide our organisation, and the contribution of our workforce is key to our culture journey. Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, ways of working and learning and development support.
The Refugee Resettlement Service delivers several schemes in St Helens, including refugee resettlement programmes and Homes for Ukraine. The Service provides and commissions a range of services supporting the integration of refugees in the borough.
The post of Refugee Employment and Skills Officer provides an opportunity to make a real difference to the work that the Refugee Resettlement Service delivers, and to communities in St Helens. This new post consolidates economic integration as a key priority for the Service in the coming years.
The successful candidate will work with local stakeholders to identify and tackle the barriers that refugees and other displaced persons face, when looking for work and to develop their skills. The post holder will engage with employers, training providers and other agencies, as well as with refugees and other displaced people in the borough.
The role combines strategic approaches to economic integration, service planning, commissioning, and operational delivery of projects that aim to enable refugees to fulfil their aspirations and contribute to the economy of St Helens.
The ideal applicant will have a good knowledge of the barriers that refugee face when looking for employment, and of approaches to tackling those barriers. Candidates are also expected to evidence strong leadership, networking, and intercultural skills, among others.
This is a unique and exciting opportunity to make a difference in the lives of people and local communities, and it is expected that the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate experience of working with refugees and also of working in employability, training and related areas.
This role allows for hybrid working, combining working from home with access to an agile work hub. We welcome applications from candidates who have refugee background.
For an informal discussion about the post please contact Saulo Cwerner, Team Manager of the Refugee Resettlement Service: 07841 535140 or SauloCwerner@sthelens.gov.uk.
Equality & Diversity
St Helens Borough Council respects and values the individuality that every employee brings. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. Further information about Equality & Diversity at St Helens Council can be found here https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/equality.
St Helens Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer. Disability Confident Employers lead the way in helping to take action that changes attitudes, behaviours, and cultures for the better.
NOLAN Principles of Conduct in Public Life.
All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan Principles: Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty, and Leadership.
