Employability Coach

3 weeks ago

StocktononTees, United Kingdom Daisy Chain Project Full time

**Employability Coach**

**Job brief**

**Are you passionate about equality and inclusion? Could you support autistic and neurodivergent adults to find paid work?**

Currently in the UK, autistic job seekers have the highest rate of unemployment than any other disability group, with only 22% being in any kind of employment. At Daisy Chain we work hard to proactively challenge stereotypes and statistics by creating and nurturing opportunities for autistic job seekers.

We have a fantastic opportunity for the right individual to join our thriving adult services team as an Employability Coach, as part of our established Employability Service. If you have experience of supporting adults who face barriers into work and are comfortable at tearing barriers down, we want to hear from you. You do not need any autism experience as a full induction and training will be provided.

Hours-26 hours per week (Flexible hours, working pattern to be agreed)

Contract Term Permanent

Salary-£23,000 per annum (pro rata)

Location Based at our Superstore on Portrack Lane (with some travel throughout the Tees Valley)

**Key Tasks**
- Empower service users to work proactively towards and achieve their goals, including carrying out job-search actions independently.
- Use motivational action planning techniques to manage the progression of service users into sustainable work opportunities.
- Secure paid employment outcomes for service users, in line with project targets.
- Implement service enquiry and registration procedures consistently and effectively.
- Liaise regularly with Tees Valley wide Disability Employment Advisors with regards to new and existing clients.
- Where appropriate, support clients to access work placement opportunities that are suitably matched to their goals and skills.
- Be proactive in exploring the impact of employment where individuals are in receipt of benefits.
- Accurately and effectively capture and record outcomes, outputs, and impact through the collection of case studies and the use of Daisy Chains internal recording and reporting systems.
- Undertake administrative tasks as necessary, in line with Daisy Chain procedures, for the efficient and effective delivery of the key responsibilities in this role.
- Contribute towards the protection of individuals from abuse by adhering to Daisy Chains Child and At-Risk Adults Safeguarding policies at all times.
- Ensure confidentiality is maintained and that Daisy Chains GDPR Policy is adhered to at all times.

**Additional responsibilities**:

- Comply with the Charities Health and Safety policy in all employment practices.
- Maintain the integrity of the Daisy Chain brand in all internal and external communications.
- Maintain a proactive approach to your role and responsibilities along with a commitment to contribute and maintain the positive working ethos within the Charity.
- Ensure attendance at staff meetings.
- Undertake any training and development deemed necessary for the pursuance of the post.
- Work in a way that contributes to the continuous improvement of the Charitys services and embraces the organisations quality initiatives.
- Any other duties from time to time, commensurate with the level of the post.

This job outline is intended to indicate the broad range of responsibilities and requirements of the post. It is neither exhaustive nor exclusive but, while some variation can be expected in particular duties, the outline is considered to provide a reasonable general description of the post.

**Person Specification**

**Experience**
- Experience of working successfully with diverse individuals - E, A & I
- Experience of supporting adults who face barriers, into paid work E, A & I
- Experience of working with autistic young people or adults D, A & I
- Experience of effectively acting upon safeguarding concerns D, A & I

**Qualifications**
- Relevant qualification to level 3 or equivalent experience E, A
- Good general education E, A

**Knowledge & Skills**
- Empathetic, non-judgemental and the ability to engage and communicate effectively and compassionately with diverse individuals E, A & I
- Understanding of employment and recruitment processes and the ability to translate this into effective coaching E, A & I
- Ability to generate paid employment outcomes for service users, in line with project targets E, A & I
- Organised, with excellent time management skills E, A & I
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal E, A & I
- Good administration and IT skills, including the use of MS Office E, A & I
- Ability to work independently and with initiative, as well as within a team E, A & I
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service and service users E, A & I
- A high level of passion, commitment, and dedication E, A & I
- Understanding of safeguarding and associated procedures D, I
- Understanding of the particular challenges faced by autistic and neurodivergent people in relation to recruitment D, A & I
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