Employability Business Partner

Employability Business Partner

Ashington

Salary:                        £40,605 per annum (inclusive of April 2026 pay award).

Hours:                        37 per week, Monday to Friday

Contract:                    Permanent 

Closing Date:             5PM on Friday 27th March 2026.

We’re looking for someone who shares our motivation to make a difference, joining our Employability Team to deliver skills training and employment support for job seekers, whilst working with businesses to help them meet their recruitment needs. 

Role Benefits:

• 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) for full time employees; pro-rata to part time employees.
• Working from home up to 2 days per week, if relevant to the role.
• Health cash plan membership so you can save money by claiming cash back – over £1000 each year - towards essential healthcare such as dental, optical, physio and loads more.  We’ll also cover the costs of including any dependent children in the scheme – up to the age of 21 or 24 if in full time education – that you may have.
• Access to savings on gym memberships plus cash back and discounts on purchases from major retailers including supermarkets, travel, cinema and more.
• Generous pension scheme with life insurance of 3 x salary.

About the Employability Business Partner Role:

This role will involve developing and delivering Bernicia’s employability programmes, including working closely with business leaders, education providers and support agencies, to deliver employability outcomes for young people and local residents.

We want to hear from people who are passionate and experienced in supporting people to reach their full potential, providing all the guidance and emotional support to transition into the workplace and succeed in their roles.

You will be part of a hardworking, enthusiastic, supportive team.

Your Experience:

Successful candidates will need:

Essential:

• Experience of delivering and operating education programmes
• A proven track record of networking and developing relationships to advance business needs
• Experience of working independently across multiple sites and projects, planning workload and managing work in progress pipelines
• Track record of delivering pastoral support
• IAG Level 4 or equivalent

Desirable:

• Experience of delivering employability programmes
• A proven track record of operating within external funding programmes and reporting outcomes
• Track record of meeting targets and taking action to address under performance
• Experience supporting care experienced young people
• Experience of Apprenticeships
• Experience of budget monitoring and recording.

About us:

• We’re all about helping people in need of housing.  We believe a good home makes lots of other things possible, so we provide great homes and services that do just that.
• We’ve built Bernicia to be a business that people want to be a part of.  We’re one of the North East’s largest and most successful housing providers; building, renting, selling and managing homes as well as providing services to over 60,000 customers.
• Everything about Bernicia is people focused, that’s why we’ve held the Investors in People Gold Award since 2010.
• We operate within a set of simple, but effective values, which blend perfectly to create our unique ‘Bernicia Way’ culture. This ensures we are customer focused, through working together, respecting each other, being accountable for our actions and demonstrating integrity and leadership.

This post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Please note you may be required to drive for business, if this forms a requirement of the role. If this is required, you will be required to hold a current and valid driving licence.

For more information regarding this role, please contact:

Jackie Johnson, Employability Manager on 07515605348.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than advertised, should we receive a large volume of applications.

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The Group is fully committed to the promotion of equal opportunities and we particularly welcome applicants from groups who are currently under represented at Bernicia.