Evolve Community Work Coach

**Post: Evolve Community Work Coach £26000 - £27500**
- Job purpose_

To work as part of a community-based team working directly with individuals to promote and facilitate their personal, educational and social development to help them increase their employability and reach their full potential.
- Principal duties and responsibilities_
- To contribute to the successful delivery of the UKSPF programme and the achievement of the key targets and outcomes.
- To work with individuals to develop an action plan to move them towards the achievement of their goals in Employment, Training and Education.
- To work closely with local providers of the work readiness programme and to ensure the quality of provision and the high quality of support for individuals.
- To engage with local employers to encourage them to support our UKSPF programme.
- To develop and manage the delivery of a range of activity, e.g. community jobs fairs, employer events and work clubs.
- To contribute to the delivery of specific pre-employment provision for those with additional needs (e.g. BME, Lone parents).
- To maintain a close working relationship with the City Council’s Community Employment Team and Nottingham Jobs Hub, to ensure coordination of activity and improved client progression into work.
- To ensure the appropriate level of administration and record keeping is in place to meet the monitoring, evaluation and quality assurance needs of funders and stakeholders.
- To build purposeful relationships with the wider community to actively engage those not already involved in the project.
- To provide high quality pastoral and mentoring support for individuals who are participating in project.
- Where appropriate work with professionals from specialist agencies that provide support in areas such as mental health, substance misuse, housing, welfare benefits, immigration status, debt advice, domestic violence, relationship advice and other barriers as presented.
- Use a range of assessment tools to measure the support needs of individuals and identify any potential barriers to employment that might be present.
- To ensure that the organisation’s Equal Opportunities policies and procedures are adopted and promoted at all times.
- Being accountable for the level, frequency and intensity of contact you have with each individual by managing your own diary.
- Making timely decisions, based on individuals needs, and referring them to appropriate support

Essential Skills:
The successful person will have:

- A recognised Information, Advice & Guidance (IAG) qualification (minimum of Level 2 or above), or be willing to work towards
- Previous experience of coaching, supporting individuals in a community setting
- Previous experience of effective case management including the delivery of 1:1’s, IAG, action planning, small group work.
- Ability to negotiate and agree objectives with participants, experienced in giving constructive feedback and able to positively transform negative behaviours
- Previous experience of partnership working, and the recruitment of individuals to work on new programmes
- Knowledge and understanding of the Local Labour Market, Sector Skills Gaps, local Employment & Skills provision, Specialist Support Networks, and Education & Training providers
- An advanced level of computer literacy
- Strong organisational skills
- Previous experience of delivering grant funded activities and working within compliance frameworks

**Responsibilities**

This is not a complete statement of all duties and responsibilities of this post. The post holder may be required to carry out any other duties as directed by the senior Management. The responsibility level of any other duties will not exceed those outlined above.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

**Salary**: £26,000.00-£27,500.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person