About this role
The AdvertEmployability Support & Development Officer (Ref A150)
Full time/Permanent/Aberdeen City Campus
Salary: £34,538.18 - £36,712.48 per anum
North East Scotland College (NESCol) is seeking a passionate, motivated, and experienced Employability Support & Development Officer to join our Business and Community Development team. You will be passionate about helping people achieve their potential and will have experience working within an employability, education, or related environment.
In this role, you will support students and programme participants through the delivery of tailored employability programmes, guidance, and support, managing individual caseloads and action plans to help them progress towards employment, further learning, or training opportunities.
As an Employability Support & Development Officer, you will work directly with students and programme participants, providing both one-to-one and group-based employability support. You will help individuals build confidence, develop essential employability skills, and create personalised action plans that enable them to achieve their goals. You will also play a key role in developing and maintaining partnerships with employers, local authorities, Skills Development Scotland, the Department for Work and Pensions, and third-sector organisations to enhance opportunities for learners.
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NESCol is a disability confident employer. We offer a variety of working options in line with business requirements and place great importance on staff wellbeing. We welcome and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds.
The closing date for applications will be 18th November 2026.
Interested? Want to know more?
For more information on this vacancy please visit our My Job Scotland website page on www.myjobscotland.gov.uk email jobs@nescol.ac.uk, or call People Services on 01224 612244 (voicemail).
Person Specification(criteria marked * are desirable, all others are essential)
KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS
Evidence of knowledge and understanding regarding the employability landscape and issues/barriers impacting on individuals
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Able to work on own initiative and without supervision
Team working skills
Good working knowledge of MS Office applications
EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS
Experience of supporting individuals within an employability setting
At least a NC/Highers/SQCF level 6 qualification or equivalent
Experience of working effectively without close supervision
Experience of building employer relationships *
Understanding of relevant policy and legislation *
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Self-motivated with a proactive attitude
Able to develop and maintain effective relationships with students
Committed to people development
Ability to motivate others
Ability to work on own initiative
Ability to build and maintain effective working relationship
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Commitment to College values and equal opportunities
Able to travel between College campuses and community locations, as required to meet the needs of our Students/programmes
Ability to work flexibly to meet the demands of the post
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