Job Description

Team: Supported Employment Team – Adult Social Care

Job Family: Advising – CBG9

Salary £34,811 - £37,562 per annum pro rata

Hours 37 hours per week

Location: You will be expected to attend a CBC office location as often as needed to carry out your role, which will be no less than once per month.

Contract Type: Hybrid -Permanent

Closing date: 31st May 2026

Interview date W/C 8th June 2026

About the role:

We are pleased to be recruiting Employment Specialists for the new Connect to Work programme. Connect to Work is a 5-year programme, which forms part of the ‘Get Britain Working’ Government led Strategy. We will be working in collaboration with 5 other local authorities (Bedford Borough, Luton, Milton Keynes, North Northants and West Northants), to deliver the supported employment programme to residents.

It has been identified that nationally, there are 1.9 million people who would like to work, but are not participating in the labour market, often due to health, disability or other complex barriers. The funding from Connect to Work will help around 100,000 people seek and find sustainable employment each year. The programme will connect local work, health and skills support to make an important first step towards the future devolution of employment support.

This is an exciting time for Central Bedfordshire Council, as we plan to launch the new Connect to Work programme. The Employment Specialists will use the Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) model to place residents into employment, meeting individualised training needs to ensure they sustain their role. This post also involves working together with employers and other services to support residents in securing long term employment opportunities.

This post will work with a range of stakeholders including the Department for Work and Pensions, Social Workers, Job Centres, Youth Support Services, Housing, Health and other local services.

You’ll need to have excellent communication and organisational skills, experience using the SEQF model or other similar supported employment models and show a passion in supporting adults with learning disabilities to reach their learning and employment goals.

Applicants who do not already hold Supported Employment Quality Framework training must be willing to undertake the necessary CPD once in post.

Our Offer

We have a number of rewards and benefits available to our staff, to view these please visit our Rewards and Benefits page

Our aspiration is to be a truly flexible employer. We welcome discussion on location, hours and working pattern as part of the application process.

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You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies in this Recruitment Pack.

Our Competency Framework and Qualification Guidance are to be read in conjunction with our Recruitment Pack.

For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: Natalie Quin at Natalie.quin@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk

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Safeguarding:

Central Bedfordshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees, volunteers and contractors to share this commitment. This post is subject to the disclosure of criminal records.

To maintain a fair and consistent approach for applicants, it is Central Bedfordshire Council's policy to only consider applications made via our online application system and we therefore thank you for not submitting your application offline.

Our National Careers Service team offer a free monthly workshop covering CV writing and how to complete the statement sections of the Central Bedfordshire Council online application form. This MS Teams workshop is open to anyone from the UK and lasts around 1.5 hours Please book your place here.

More information about this service can be found here: Support getting into work or learning | Central Bedfordshire Council