Career Coach

Company Description

Catch22 exists to help build a society where everyone has a good place to live, good people around them, and a fulfilling purpose. We call these our '3Ps'.

We achieve this in two ways. First we improve lives on the frontline through delivery of public services. Secondly, we use our knowledge to change 'the system', to fix the complex web that can trap and disempower those it was set up to help. With the heart of a charity and the mind-set of a business, we are uniquely placed to deliver on this challenging agenda.

The Catch22 Employability division provides skills and employability provision on a range of programmes, both public and corporate funded. We pride ourselves on supporting the most disadvantaged in society to improve their prospects resulting in improved social mobility and sustainable positive change.

**Job Description**:
**We are delivering** a creative and digital skills programme for 16-24 year olds (The TikTok Creative Academy) who are not in education, employment or training. Tackling youth unemployment and helping England to build back better as part of the national recovery, the programme will support young people onto long-term, education, work and training opportunities in the creative and digital sectors

You will be an experienced Careers Coach/Youth Worker who understands and actively seeks to work with this cohort, meet young people at their point of need, and build achievable and aspirational plans with and for them. Due to the nature of this role, knowledge and experience of the issues vulnerable young people face is essential. Career Coaches will also require a strong level of local knowledge and connection, so they have the necessary local credibility and cultural competence to hit the ground running with referral and delivery partners.

We seek a diverse workforce and therefore are open to a range of backgrounds and experience however seek an individual who is proactive, organised and resilient to deal with the varying demands of the role.

**Main Duties & Accountabilities**
- To deliver a range of supportive interventions to help a wide range of young people work towards sustainable employment.
- To effectively engage young people and attach them to existing and new employability programmes/interventions.
- To deliver high quality end to end Information, Advice and Guidance to young people on our employability programmes.
- To induct, assess and 'on-board’ young people.
- To promote and develop the mind-set, emotional intelligence qualities, self-confidence and esteem so that the young people succeed in the world of work.
- To complete goal focused action plans for all referred young people and provide support and motivation for them to implement their action plans.
- To coach the young people on a 1:1 basis based on the Catch22 Apprenticeships and Employability Methodology.
- To introduce young people to a 'strengths based’ recruitment approach to succeeding in job interviews.
- To undertake job search with the young people using relevant web-based software and packages.
- To short list, pre-select and match/submit young people to vacancies/work experience opportunities generated by Regional Coordinators.
- To prepare job packs on specific vacancies/work experience opportunities for young people.
- To arrange interviews for young people where appropriate.
- To prepare young people to a high standard for interview with employers.
- To ensure young people access additional training provided by Catch22 Employability, its partners and other providers.
- To successfully place young people from a range of target groups into career focused employment or education opportunities.
- To engage and maintain regular contact with young people at agreed intervals to ensure they sustain their job or apprenticeship/training.
- To deliver high quality In Work Support which effectively sustains young people for a minimum of six months.
- To ensure young people demonstrate and sustain progression into apprenticeships and employment or education.
- To get feedback and act on regular feedback from young people and employers.
- To use the relevant case management and performance management system used by Catch22 Employability including any ICT packages.
- To support the delivery of any Catch22 Employability/partner Events, Job Fairs, Workshops and Seminars that get learners ready for the world of work.
- To take responsibility for delivering Catch22 Employability operational targets.
- To ensure case management/performance management systems are used effectively in accordance to the requirements of the delivery contracts.
- To ensure that timely input and communication of key documents and information is delivered.
- To ensure contractual compliance is maintained to the highest standard at all times.
- To ensure Catch 22 compliance is maintained to the highest standard at all times.
- Seek to improve his/her own performance, contribution, knowledge, skills and participate