Vacancy Detail

Employment Coach

Role:               Employment Coach

Based:            Birmingham

Salary:             £23,000

Start Date:      ASAP

Duration:        2 year Fixed Term Contract

Hours:             Mon – Fri 9.30am-5pm (1 hour break for lunch)

Our client, an established domestic violence charity is looking to recruit an Employment Coach to develop a new project to support women who have experienced domestic abuse and are at risk of offending,  to gain employment skills and work experience

Synopsis of Duties:

• To assist clients to discover and overcome their personal barriers and set goals.
• To assess the strengths of individuals and teach them to use them effectively.
• To develop effective job coaching and employability support plans with clients.
• To create and deliver 10-week rolling programmes of employability workshops to develop skills including confidence and motivation, CV writing, interview techniques, skill checks, digital skills and job search.
• To provide mentoring and coaching in effective job search techniques.
• To have a creative approach to engaging with participants.
• To be responsible for a caseload of participants, providing signposting and advocacy, addressing their needs and barriers to employment. 
• To work with participants on a one to one or group basis as appropriate.
• To interview participants to gain information and ascertain their requirements.
• To motivate, encourage and support participants to move towards employments and tailor a package of support to meet their individual needs.
• To assist participants to plan and progress, in line with their action plans, towards improving their life and employment chances.
• To be responsible for ensuring all Key Performance Indicators are consistently achieved.
• To meet deadlines and targets as required by the needs of the programme.
• To organise work placement experience – by matching the skills of women with business, charities, other agencies.
• Work closely with external organisations to ensure you achieve referrals onto programme.

Essential Requirements:

• Proven experience as job coach
• Experience in working with vulnerable people
• Experience in developing employment plans
• Working knowledge of MS Office.
• Enhanced Child and Adult workforce DBS on the update service

Supporting Futures Consulting acts as both an employer and an agency.

 

Location: Birmingham | Salary: 23000 per year | Job type: Contract | Posted: 02/01/2024