Skills Coach

2 weeks ago


Barnet, Greater London, United Kingdom Royal Mencap Society Full time

Job Advert:


Do you have experience of working with people with a learning disability? Are you passionate about working for an organisation that drives change? Then we may have the role for you within our Supported Internship team.


An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and self-motivated Skills Coach to join our Supported Internship programme team in Islington.

We are recruiting to 1 full time role (37.5 hours per week) on a fixed term, 12 month contract.

As a Skills Coach, your role is central to the delivery of our Supported Internship programme.

You will support learners with SEN to complete all elements of the programme in line with requirements by providing tailored support.

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You will be accountable for learner progression in the workplace and achieving outcomes for the learner.

You will deliver support in various ways; 1-1 job coaching, working with learners to develop employability skills and embed English and Maths learning in the workplace.

The role aims to support people to learn the skills they need to go on and achieve sustained paid employment.

Do you have the key skills and requirements to be a Skills Coach? (essential):

  • Experience of supporting people
  • Experience of delivering against targets
  • Knowledge of safe working practices
  • Knowledge of sector
  • A-C/94 English & Maths GCSE (or equivalent)
  • Good ICT skills
  • Effective Communicator
  • Effective record keeping and reporting
  • Job ID: 31871

Benefits:


As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people's lives, you will receive fair pay and have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees.


  • 32 days holiday (including bank holidays) increasing to 35 days with long service plus the ability to buy up to another 10 days via our HolidayPlus scheme
  • Service related sick pay when 6 month probation is completed
  • Eligibility to join Mencap Pension Plan where Mencap matches contributions up to 5% on a salary sacrifice basis meaning NI savings. If you don't join the Plan you start, you will be autoenrolled after three months with us.
  • Membership of Mencap Pension Plan to include up to 3 times salary death in service live cover AND Income Protection of 50% salary to be triggered at 26 weeks of long term sickness
  • Loans for debt consolidation, bikes, computers and phones when you have been with us for 6 months
  • Interest free season ticket loans
  • Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
  • Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
  • Quarterly award scheme and recognition at every 5 years through our YouRock program
  • Access to award winning training and development

About Mencap:


We work in partnership with people with a learning disability, and all our services support people to live life as they choose.

Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something meaningful. At Mencap, we can give you that. You will have opportunities to develop as a person, colleague, leader and activist. We want to make you feel inspired to reach your potential.

Our work includes;
- providing high-quality, flexible services that allow people to live as independently as possible in a place they choose
- providing advice through our help lines and web sites
- campaigning for the changes that people with a learning disability want
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