Position: Lead Job Coach
Salary: £15.34 to £16.78 per hour
Location: Coventry
Type: Temp, Office Based
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Main purpose and scope of post
- To have responsibility for the leadership and development for the Employability Team and ensure a quality service that offers of high quality, personalised support for learners with disabilities and/or other disadvantages which enables learners to seek, access and retain employment experiences with the long-term view of accessing paid employment and/or increased independence.
- To effectively lead the liaison with employers in the employability process.
- To work with the Head of Employment Services to lead and shape the College's response to new and emerging employment related funding opportunities at all levels.
- To work with the Head of Employment Services manage the deployment, implementation and development of the Adult Education Budget.
Responsibilities & Accountabilities
- Contribute to the development and maintenance of a positive culture that embeds the College's values and beliefs, and ensures that learners and staff feel valued, safe and supported
- Be a role model for outstanding employability skills and practices
- Present a positive, "can do" attitude and take personal responsibility for own actions
- Commit to a culture of continuous improvement and ensure that own contribution to the role and the College is of a very high standard
- Represent the College positively and effectively in all dealings with external partners, parents, stakeholders and agencies
- Take responsibility for actively participating in the appraisal process and own continuing professional development arising from that process and on-going feedback
- Be responsible for taking all appropriate measures to safeguard young people and promote their welfare and actively promote Equality & Diversity in the College
- Deputise for Head of Employment Services as and when required
- Support learners to improve their maths and English skills through everyday experiences
Employer Engagement
- To actively maintain external employer connections to enhance the placement opportunities.
- To follow up placement leads received from Job Coaches.
- To develop effective working relationships with supported employment services and other external support organisations
Planning and Monitoring
- To work with the Head of Employment in developing and implementing the employability strategic plan and subsequent operating/action plans.
- To be responsible for the effective planning and monitoring Job Coaches completion of transitional review and Career action plans.
- Head of Employment services with the completion of the annual Self-Assessment Review (SAR) and implementation of the departmental quality improvement plan
- To liaise closely with key staff to ensure that the employability process is planned and effectively linked to ILP targets.
- To request, collect and collate data on Databridge as required by the Head of Employment Services.
- To be responsible for overseeing the completion of employment experience monitoring reports from the Learners and employer perspectives.
- To be responsible for the review of employability skills assessments
- To provide feedback to relevant internal and external partners regarding individual learner's progress, issues or effective support strategies.
- To monitor and review progress of employability experiences and targets on an on-going basis.
Interested, apply today!