Inclusive Employment Job Broker

Do you thrive in a target-driven environment but want a fulfilling role where you can really make a difference to people’s lives?

Our award-winning Inclusive Employment team are looking for a Job Broker to join us on a permanent basis. The Job Broker plays a pivotal role in championing our Inclusive Employment service, engaging with local employers to help them realise the benefits of employing adults with a learning disability and/or autism.

You will be responsible for delivering the Inclusive Employment strategy, supporting the Employment Engagement Lead to secure paid job outcomes, quality assuring customer CV’s and job applications, and ensuring ECL customers are presented to the highest standard. You will further develop, maintain, and grow the existing business contacts for the service.

This role would suit somebody with a sales or recruitment background, who is confident with business development and account management. The Job Broker will engage with businesses across South Essex daily, to both broker new job opportunities for our candidates and sustain professional relationships with our existing Inclusive Employers. You will be key to generating leads and prospecting our candidates into local employers over the telephone and in person.

• Experience succeeding in a target-driven environment
• Exceptional communication skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Negotiating skills and resilience
• The ability to use your own initiative and resolve queries quickly and effectively
• Experience in sales and/or lead generation
• Confidence in speaking to employers over the phone and face-to-face
• Experience in account management and nurturing business relationships
• To be confident making business development calls

At ECL, we offer care and support to thousands of people to live safely and independently within their own homes and local communities in South East England. We provide high quality social care services in Essex, London Borough of Havering, London Borough of Barking & Dagenham and West Sussex aimed at wellbeing, prevention and increasing independence.

We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from suitable candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

We are proud to be part of the Disability Confident scheme which helps to employ, support and promote disabled people in the workplace.

ECL does not hold a visa sponsor licence therefore, applicants who do not have the right to work in the UK, and/or require visa sponsorship in order to continue working in the UK, cannot be considered for this role.