JOB DESCRIPTION
Position Title:
Employment Coach
Role Status:
Full Time - Bedford (3 days), & Biggleswade (2 days)
Reports To:
Business Manager
Roles Reporting to this Position:
None
Primary Objective:
In anticipation of increased referrals to the DWP funded contracts we deliver, we are inviting expressions of interest to our Employment Coach role, which supports participants progressing into work, whilst working in line with our organisational values.
Key Relationships/Interactions
Internal
- Employer Services
- Business Manager/SEC
- Central Services
- Peer Group
External
- Local employers
- JCP
- Local provision for services
- AKG
Key Responsibilities
As an Employment Coach, you will be supporting individuals to progress into their chosen career paths byproviding advice, support and guidance by use of assessments and implementing tailored support plans, which would need to be smart, tailored to individual needs.
Working with participants face to face, you will coach and support their journey to employment by providing employability sessions, interview skills advice, job search method, re-building participant confidence following a period of unemployment and identifying correct interventions that will remove barriers and enable them to regain employment as monthly targets will be a part of your role for you to achieve.
You will maintain participant records using the Jobs 22 CRM system and record regular contact with your participants, keeping them motivated and focused for the duration of the programme.
Working with diagnostic screening, assessments and skills analysis will be critical to the guidance you provide, allowing participants to consider all options available to them to gain employment.
To be familiar with the local area labour market, training opportunities and relevant support agencies is essential for success in the role. You will get to know the local employers in your community, understanding what they are looking for in an employee and encouraging them to interview your participant.
To hear more about the role of an Employment Coach from some of our current employees, please use the link below:
https://jobs-22.co.uk/employment-coach
Desirable Skills/Knowledge and Experience
- Experience in providing one-to-one support or coaching and positively influencing other peoples professional or personal development.
- Experience of working in the employment and skills sector and delivering to specified targets, quality standards and compliance measures is essential.
- Experience of using motivational and action planning techniques to manage the progression of participants into sustainable work opportunities.
- The empathy it takes to engage with all sorts of people, and the confidence to challenge them if you need to.
- The ability to handle complex cases at the same time in an environment where you will have targets to achieve.
- The need to be organised and be able to manage time effectively and ensure monthly targets are achieved.
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to motivate and inspire others.
- An influencing approach, especially when it comes to bringing other people around to your way of thinking.
- The need to have a good understanding of the local and regional labour market.
- A practical understanding of the recruitment and selection processes.
- You should be comfortable to do some local travel, and using a range of digital channels including phone, video conferencing and email.
- Good administration, IT and good experience of using MS office software.
- Desire to work in a newly formed organisation where there is a need to be both creative and pragmatic.
Additional Information
We value the dedication and commitment of our employees by rewarding them with market leading pay and benefits. In addition, Jobs 22 provides comprehensive training, mentoring and the opportunity for progression in a new, exciting and vibrant organisation. Flexible working is also supported across the organisation.
Some of our benefits include:
- GymFlex and Cycle To Work
- Performance Bonus Scheme
- Value and Recognition Bonus Scheme
- Buy and Sell Annual Leave
- Length Of Service Recognition
- You 22 (Reward Gateway)
- Employee Wellbeing Service
We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services.
At Jobs 22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
