Employment Coach
Location: London
Salary: £25,200 - £28,000
Are you passionate about helping people and looking for a new challenge?
Do you want to work for a company where you are valued and be a person who can make a difference
Employment Coach (London Community Contracts) £25k+
The Forward Trust is a Matrix Acredited and OFSTED good rated vocational training, skills and employability provider. As part of community contracts including the Mayor of London's Jobs and Skills Adult Education Budget scheme we are looking for an experienced, committed and enthusiastic Employment Coach.
What you will be doing?
As Coaches working with our Team Leader/Operational Manager you will be supporting unemployed individuals to progress into an exciting career by providing information, advice and guidance, employability support, job search, confidence building and interview skills support. We have great systems for you to use that will allow you to keep regular contact with your learners to keep them focused, motivated and confident to gain sustainable employment. We have a dedicated account manager with great employer partners to help you access those roles for your clients/learners.
What are we looking for?
We are looking for an energetic, enthusiastic target driven practical individual who is able to work under pressure and committed to delivering high quality information, advice and guidance and progressing clients into good quality employment that will help them succeed in their lives. We want people who genuinely care about the people they are supporting and are passionate about making a difference.
What we offer
- Training opportunities and career development
- Flexible working
- Simply Health Cashback Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Crisis Loan Scheme
- Electric Car Scheme
- 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part time employees)
- Access to Blue Light Card
- Season Ticket Loan Scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
- Contributory Pension Scheme - Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years' service and up to 9% thereafter
- Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)
- Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria
Person specification
- Experience of working on DWP or similar employment related services contracts
- Experience of sales and marketing
- Experience of providing careers advice, IAG, job search, interview practice and progressing learners/clients into sustainable work
- Experience of using management information systems and producing performance reports
- Sound knowledge of welfare to work, payment by results contracts
- Experience of working with targets and performance KPIs
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for the forward trust, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.
- Please note; we reserve the right to close this role early