Career opportunities Employment and Skills Outreach Officer

Team: IES - Employment and Skills Academy

Job Family: Advising - CBG8 

Salary: £31,022 - £33,851 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 - Fixed Term / Secondment expected end date February 2027

Closing date:  22nd February 2026

Interview date: 9th March 2026

About the role:

The Bedfordshire Employment and Skills Academy (BESA) seeks to develop and deliver services that support adults, young people and businesses improve their skills levels, get people into work or further training, and support economic growth.

We are pleased to be recruiting an Employment and Skills Outreach Officer, with a focus on promoting the BESA apprenticeship offer. This post will engage with residents, schools, childcare settings and local businesses directly to identify skills gaps and promote BESA’s apprenticeships and qualifications. The post holder will attend careers and community events across the county to further promote our services to residents and stakeholders. This is a fixed term position for 12 months.

This post will have a primary focus on promoting our apprenticeship provision and therefore will advertise our apprenticeship offer using social media, face to face and electronic means of communication. The post holder will engage with schools, childcare settings and local businesses on their journey to recruit an apprentice and take responsibility for onboarding the apprentice onto their programme. Onboarding an apprentice consists of shortlisting candidates, carrying out second interviews, undertaking initial assessments and making judgements based on Department for Education (DfE) eligibility criteria to help build an effective learning programme. Due to the nature of the position, the post holder must have knowledge and experience of compliance with DfE apprenticeship funding rules.

You will work with a range of stakeholders including internal services, schools, businesses, charities, Department for Work and Pensions and our partner training providers.

You’ll need to have experience and knowledge of apprenticeship funding rules, excellent IT skills, including the ability to confidently use Microsoft Excel. Strong verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail and organisational skills are key to this role, as well as a passion in supporting others to reach their learning and employment goals. Experience of engaging with stakeholders, and promotion are preferred.

Due to the nature of this role, a full, valid UK driving licence and access to your own car is essential.

Whilst a Level 2 Information Advice and Guidance Qualification is desirable, past experience and knowledge of working with DfE funding rules are essential.

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:   Laura Dunn on [email protected] 

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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