Employment and Skills Caseworker

Temporary Contract

Job Details

Client: Denbighshire County Council
Service Area: Working Denbighshire
Hours: 37 hours per week
Start Date: 28 September 2026
End Date: 20 December 2026
Duration: 12 weeks
Number of Roles: 1

Working Pattern

Flexible working.

Specific work location in Rhyl, with travel across Denbighshire and North Wales / Wales as required.

Some evening or weekend work may be required.

Location

East Parade
Rhyl
Denbighshire
LL18 3AH

Pay

PAYE Rate: £15.06 per hour

Job Overview

Denbighshire County Council is seeking an Employment and Skills Caseworker to support participants through the Working Denbighshire service.

The role will involve supporting people with barriers to employment, poverty, unemployment, social disadvantage or complex needs, helping them move closer to education, employment and training.

The successful candidate will work closely with Employment & Skills Mentors, using person-centred and strengths-based support, coaching, group sessions, action planning, risk assessment and detailed record keeping.

Important – Please Read Carefully

Previous employability experience is essential.

Candidates must have experience working with people in community work within the public, voluntary or community sector, ideally in education, employment advice or social care.

Candidates must be able to work flexibly across Denbighshire and North Wales / Wales.

Key Responsibilities

• Support employability participants
• Work with Employment & Skills Mentors
• Help people overcome barriers
• Support action plan goals
• Provide coaching and support
• Hold “What Matters” conversations
• Organise group sessions
• Build confidence and motivation
• Provide information and guidance
• Support education/employment progress
• Identify risks
• Support risk assessments
• Maintain detailed records
• Produce progress reports
• Follow monitoring frameworks
• Protect confidential data
• Follow safeguarding procedures
• Follow lone working procedures
• Work with partner services
• Promote Working Denbighshire

Essential Experience & Skills

• Employability experience
• Community work experience
• Employment advice experience
• Intensive support experience
• Experience with complex needs
• Poverty/barriers support
• Action planning experience
• Coaching or mentoring skills
• Risk assessment awareness
• Safeguarding awareness
• Lone working awareness
• Record keeping skills
• Monitoring experience
• Strong IT skills
• Customer care skills
• Confidentiality awareness
• Time management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Empathy and non-judgemental approach
• Travel flexibility

Desirable

• Strengths-based action planning
• Training/group session delivery
• Welsh language skills
• Local authority experience
• Funded programme experience
• Progress reporting experience
• Mentoring team experience

Additional Information

The office holder will have a specific work location in Rhyl but will be expected to work flexibly across Denbighshire and North Wales / Wales.

The role may involve lone working.

The post holder may be required to work some evenings or weekends.

Interview will be held online.

Target interview date is 21 September 2026.

Candidate submission deadline is 25 September 2026.

Disclaimer

On applying for this vacancy, you agree that your personal details will be passed onto our client for their consideration of your suitability for the role.

I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to notify Fix Space Recruitment Limited of any hirer who I do not want my details to be passed onto.

Job Reference: OR114362

Screening Questions

1. Employability experience?
2. Community/support work experience?
3. Experience with barriers to work?
4. Action planning/coaching experience?
5. Safeguarding/risk awareness?
6. Can you travel across Denbighshire?

Skills: Employability, Employment Support, Casework, Community Support, Action Plans, Coaching, Risk Assessments, Safeguarding, Participant Support, Record Keeping