Part-time Lead Consultant

3 weeks ago

Hillington, United Kingdom Values Into Action Scotland Full time

**Lead Consultant (Job Coaching) Part-Time 17.5 hrs £26,000 FTE Hillington**

**The Role**

**Values in Action Scotland** (VIAS) is recruiting for the post of **Lead Consultant (Job Coaching)**, based in Hillington. Reporting to the Senior Lead Consultant, this exciting opportunity will give the role holder scope to help VIAS to expand delivery of the Triple E service in Renfrewshire. This will grow and develop the organisation’s commitment to disabled people, in particular, people with learning disabilities and/ or autism gaining and sustaining paid employment.

**Background**

Values in Action Scotland is a Quality Improvement Service. Our vision is for a Scotland where people with learning disabilities and/or autism have the same opportunities as everyone else and are supported to achieve their goals including access to meaningful paid employment. Through our supported employment services, Scotland VIAS excels in demonstrating best practice in all aspects of the supported employment process.

**What We Offer**

We offer excellent training and development opportunities, competitive salary, a performance related bonus scheme, contributory pension scheme and 32 days annual holiday (including bank holidays)

**Further Details**

The post is funded for one year initially. VIAS will carry out a PVG check on the successful applicant.

For further information or an informal discussion, please call Joe Scott on 0141 212 3395.

**Job Details**

Job Title:
Part-time Lead Consultant (Job Coaching)

**Location**:
Renfrewshire

Line Manager:
Senior Lead Consultant

**Main Purpose of Job**

We are looking for a competent Lead Consultant (Job Coaching) to help people enhance their strengths and develop their job skills. You will work with people and their employers to provide a comprehensive service that benefits both employee and employer.

A Lead Consultant (Job Coaching) must be a mentor eager to support their fellow people. You must be able to discover people’s strengths and support needs and identify what works best for them and their employer. Having communication skills partnered with critical thinking are prerequisites for this job.

**Duties and Responsibilities**

**Strategic**
- Establish and maintain good relationships with a range of relevant stakeholders, and represent VIAS in external meetings
- Monitor and evaluate developing trends in the supported employment sector
- Develop appropriate networking relationships that will enhance the job role and the business opportunities available for VIAS and job opportunities for Triple E clients

**Operational**
- Use a person-centred approach to collect relevant information about the person’s aspirations, interests, and abilities for work
- Create individual flexible employment plans
- Support individuals to find suitable employment
- Market to employers
- Provide training and on the job support that is appropriate and effective and encourages workplace independence and progression
- Support employers to make reasonable adjustments and utilise assistive technology that are appropriate to each client’s needs
- Support individuals to participate in the employer’s typical induction, training, probation, performance and development procedures and processes
- Encourage employers’ staff to take up training so that they can provide natural support strategies

**Administrative**
- Monitor and evaluate progress of people including data collection
- Keep records and documentation and prepare appropriate reports
- To promote the job coaching service through various means, including networking and digital media e.g. website; twitter etc.
- To support the day to day functioning of the VIAS office, including the answering of phones

**Other requirements**
- To commit to uphold VIAS’s values, demonstrating them in day-to-day duties
- To comply with VIAS’s policy and practice requirements as outlined in the Staff Handbook including Health & Safety, Adult Safeguarding, Equal Opportunities and other relevant policies and procedures
- To be accountable to the Senior Lead Consultant, positively engaging in supervision and support processes and liaise with other staff as a positive member of the VIAS team, through team meetings and general day to day working

**Person Specification**

**Qualifications**
- A PDA in Supported Employment or a willingness to work towards this (desirable)

**Relevant Experience/Knowledge**
- Proven experience as job coach (desirable)
- Experience in working with people with learning disabilities and/ or autism (essential)
- Experience in developing employment plans (desirable)
- Ability to adhere to regulations and standards (essential)
- Respect to diversity (essential)
- Ability to inspire others (desirable)

**Skills and Abilities**
- Leadership capability with the capacity to collaborate effectively across and out with organisations (essential)
- Demonstrable communication, interpersonal and presentation skills, both verbal and written

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