Youth Engagement Tutor

We are delighted to be able offer an of employment opportunities for those who want to work within a fast-paced environment and make a difference to peoples’ lives through assisting unemployed individuals back into relevant and sustainable employment.

Recruitment is done in line with safe recruitment practices.

We promote the welfare and protect the safety of children.

DBS checks will be undertaken.

**Main purpose of the post**:As a member of the Youth Engagement Team under direction from the Operations Manager you will be required to deliver consolidated and individualised training, development and employability support to 16-18 year olds who are assessed as NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) and support young people to make the most of their potential

**Main Duties & Responsibilities**:

- Assess learners on their existing abilities to create individual learning plans sessions that build on previous learning and provide evidence towards employability and personal development, underpinned by any relevant qualifications.
- Carry out meaningful interviews, inductions, initial assessments, and review learners to measure progress and identify actions and training needs.
- To plan and deliver progressive sessions that build on previous learning
- To organise meaningful training and activities for learners, including trips and guest speakers in line with the programme including online learning sessions.
- To ensure learners are adequately prepared and given the opportunity to progress onto higher level routes within a timely manner by liaising effectively with all other teams
- Ensure targets set by the Company and Welsh Government are met, including Learner starts, attendance, qualification achievement and progression outcomes.
- To work closely with the Job Coach to maximise starts, progressions and qualification achievement and ensure progression opportunities for learners are identified and met
- To ensure learners are adequately prepared and given the opportunity to progress onto higher level routes within a timely manner by liaising effectively with all other teams
- To use in-house systems to monitor and maintain attendance levels.
- To identify learners who are at high risk of disengaging and implement strategies to prevent this from happening.
- Liaise with Careers Wales and Working Wales, Job Coaches and other referral support agencies in order to support learners’ additional needs.
- Be fully aware of the company Health & Safety policy and procedures to ensure that the physical environment of the learner during indoor and outdoor sessions is safe and appropriate.
- Be fully aware of the company safeguarding policy and procedures to ensure the wellbeing of the learners.
- Communicating with parents/guardians regarding issues that require attention
- To carry out any related administrative duties required enabling the smooth running of the Engagement Traineeship Programmes liaising with all routes and Audit & Compliance department.
- To adhere to and promote North Wales Training’s environmental practices.
- Any other duties as requested by your Operations Manager, which may be necessary from time to time.

**Other Duties**
- Undertake any other duties as deemed appropriate by the Managing Director and commensurate with the level of the post.
- Adhere to all company policies and procedures, including Equality and Diversity and Health and Safety
- Undertake appropriate training and development as required
- Participate in Performance Review and Development Scheme
- Adhere to the company environmental policy and guidelines and undertake tasks in a sustainable manner
- To actively keep updated with the company’s services and programmes.

As appropriate to your role you will work to the Common Inspection Framework, ISO: 9001:2015, Investors in People, ISO 27001 and other quality standards as required by the company and its partners.
- Recognition and regard for observing confidentiality.

**Person Specification - Essential**
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience of working with NEET learners
- Competency with regard for Safeguarding
- Good level of Literacy and Numeracy Grade C or equivalent
- Teaching qualification
- Creative and passionate for training/learning
- Ability to develop others
- Proven track record of meeting targets
- The ability to identify potential barriers to learning and to plan strategies to overcome these barriers
- Good communication and interpersonal skills, including excellent written and spoken English
- Self-motivated and well organised
- Excellent IT skills with programmes such as Microsoft Office, Word, Excel and SharePoint
- Willingness and ability to be flexible and go above and beyond as and when needed
- Team player with ability to work on own initiative and meet set timescales
- Effective Customer Care Skills
- Willingness to undertake personal & professional development in relation to your role and business needs
- To uphold North Wales Training’s C