Restart Advisor (Self Employment) - Rochdale

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501562
Rochdale, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Employability
Advice Guidance
Full Time / Permanent
Opening on: Aug 1 2025
Closing on: Aug 25 2025

Restart Advisor (Self Employment)
Salary: £28,325.00 per annum Company Benefits
Location: Rochdale
Office Based Role: Monday to Friday [9am-5pm]

Ingeus are currently looking for a [Insert Job Title] for our Rochdale Office, which is a pivotal role in supporting our participants who have been out of work for at least 6 months or more , and who are interested in exploring Self Employment opportunities, to establish or grow their Self Employment business.

The Restart Scheme is a specially designed programmed which gives participants who have been out of work for at least 9 months, intensive and tailored support to help find sustained work in their local area.

What you will be doing:

Manage a caseload of participants, ensuring they are supported and challenged appropriately to progress towards Self Employment.
Partnering with the participant to create a comprehensive action plan to identify appropriate actions to remove any barriers they may have to Self-Employment
Conducting assessments with all referred participants to assess job readiness and provide the appropriate level of support required to build confidence in gaining sustain employment.
Identify participants may benefit from a signposting to a specialist organisation for specific Self Employment information, advice and guidance and making referrals as appropriate
Understanding the internal and external information, advice and guidance related to general barriers a participant may face, along with Self Employment specific support such as tax, finance, and business plans
Ensure clients have access to workshops and tailored support (including. health, mental health, transferable skills, job searching, cv writing, interview skills).
You will require:

Good working knowledge of Self Employment, and the challenges that participants may face in this field
Building effective and positive relationships with participants, to identify and overcome any potential barriers preventing them from becoming Self Employed or enhancing their existing Self Employment.
Assess participants to determine if Self Employment is a suitable option for them
Strong IT Skills, working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and web-based programmes
Ability to manage multiple priorities to achieve targets and KPI's in a very busy environment
Knowledge of the labour market, and stakeholders local to the area in which you will be applying for.
Excellent communication, influencing and listening skills
At Ingeus we’ve spent time listening to our employees to build our benefits package:

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays with the opportunity to salary trade extra
EAP Support programme available 24/7 with access to 6 x counselling sessions
Private Medical Insurance
Eyecare vouchers with help to purchase new glasses
Life assurance
Online discount shopping via Perks at Work
Cycle to Work scheme
Season ticket loan
Up to two days each year dedicated to Community Giving (Volunteering)
Access to Salary Finance; financial education and advice
The opportunity to buy extra perks such as, critical Illness Cover, dental insurance
Long Service Awards
Ingeus governments, employers, and local partners design and deliver services to solve complex challenges caused by social and technological change. Our services improve opportunities and help create strong societies in which people have the independence, knowledge, and know-how to thrive. We’re purpose-led, passionate and proud to work with customers and communities to drive social change.

At Ingeus, our culture is built on the principle of treating everyone with dignity, ensuring that every individual is comfortable, confident and recognised for the value of their contributions.

We are always keen to learn what neurodiverse colleagues can offer to our contracts, to assist with this we offer a full breakdown of our application, screening and interview process please email careers@ingeus.co.uk


“ Equality Act 2010 and Positive Action”
Under the Equality Act 2010, employers can take positive action to help disadvantaged or underrepresented groups—such as people over 50, disabled individuals, or ethnic minorities—provided:
The action is proportionate.
It aims to overcome disadvantage, meet different needs, or encourage participation.
It does not amount to positive discrimination, such as automatically selecting someone solely based on a protected characteristic.
Therefore we offer all eligible candidates from all priority groups who successfully complete stages 1 and 2 of the recruitment process a work trail prior to interview. if this is of interest please email careers@ingeus.co.uk .

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