Job Vacancy: Employment Advisor

Job Ref: 139-26

  • Contract: Permanent
  • Salary: £27,150 per annum
  • Hours Available: 2 roles at 37 hours per week
  • Location: Ipswich & Stowmarket

Would you like to be a valued member of a high performing team?
Do you have experience delivering Advice, Information and Guidance to prospective candidates?
Are you ambitious and want to be the best?
If the answer is yes! Then this could be the role that you have been searching for!
Want to be part of a team delivering the Restart contract for Realise Futures?

A fantastic opportunity is available to deliver real and lasting change, working as an Employment Advisor with our team at a base in Ipswich as well as working across our other sites In Stowmarket and one based solely in Ipswich Both roles are for 37 hours per week.
You will be at the forefront of the scheme, delivering intensive and tailored support to help a diverse range of participants to achieve their professional and academic aspirations and ultimately to find fulfilling work and outcomes that offer satisfaction and longevity.
Working as part of friendly and supportive team, you will be an excellent communicator who is solution focused,
organised, highly motivated and an inspiration to your participants.
Our purpose is to support unemployed jobseekers (our participants) with identifying, applying for, and sustaining employment.
You will engage with employers and make the local communities aware of the benefits of our service.
Participant experience is integral to the success of our business and providing them with excellent service is at the very core
of the Employment Advisor role.
If you truly want to make a difference, then reach out to us now!

This role is subject to a DBS check
To download a copy of the full job description, click here
If you would like an informal discussion about the role then please contact Emma Manning on 07729046595
or Emma.Manning@Realisefutures.org

Please note that if any of the colleagues whose posts are currently at risk of redundancy show interest in this
redeployment opportunity, they will be prioritised for this opportunity and if more than one of these colleagues is
interested, the outcomes of the interviews will be used to determine the best candidate.

About us:
The purpose of Realise Futures is to improve the wellbeing, mental health and employability of disabled and disadvantaged
people whilst contributing to the economy in our communities. Realise Futures operates as a hybrid company combining
commercial trade with personal & government funded public services. Our aim is to create opportunities for people to
succeed in work, learning and life through  four company departments, Learning Coaching & Advice, Employment & Inclusion
and RF Works (seven distinct Social Businesses) and Central (internal core infrastructure). 

We provide professional and tailored opportunities that support people to realise their potential.
As one of the largest Community Interest Companies in the East of England, we employ approximately 230 staff, 40% of which have
a declared  disability.

Realise Futures is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, young people, and children, and expects
all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer.

Realise Futures is proud to be a mindful employer that offers a range of employee benefits including;

  • Flexible working arrangements (where business needs allow)
  • Performance related pay increase system as part of the appraisal process
  • 45p per mile expenses (cars, first 10,000 miles, excluding commute)
  • Appreciation Award if successfully nominated: £150 per individual OR £500 shared across your team
  • Annual Colleague Awards event at our AGM.
  • 25 days annual leave (in addition to recognised bank holidays)
  • Additional day of paid leave around your birthday
  • Additional paid wellbeing day
  • Additional paid volunteer day
  • 3 days additional annual leave after 3 years service
  • An additional day’s paid leave on the day that you celebrate a 5-year work anniversary with Realise Futures
  • Disability leave policy that is separate from Sickness Absence
  • A confidential counselling service 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to you and members of your immediate family
  • Trained First Aid Mental Health First Aiders
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Occupational pension scheme

How to apply:
To apply, please complete the online application form by clicking the blue ‘Apply Now’ button below.

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Closing date: Monday 7th July 2026
Interview date: Thursday 9th July 2026 & Friday 10th July 2026 Please ensure you are available for these dates, before applying.

If you have any further queries, or difficulties in completing the Application Form, please email: recruitment@realisefutures.org

Realise Futures CIC –A company operating across Suffolk and Norfolk combining commercial trade of products and services alongside work placements,
employment and training opportunities. The primary aim of the business is to improve and promote the economic and social wellbeing of those who are 
disadvantaged and/or disabled. The company is organised in four divisions, Learning and Development, Employment & Inclusion and RF Works 
(seven distinct Social Businesses) and Central (internal core infrastructure). Together they provide professional and tailored opportunities that support people to realise their potential.
Realise Futures: Enhancing People’s Lives.

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