Employment Coach

Our client is looking for an employment coach to work At range of locations throughout County Durham. Working with NEET 16-24 year olds in County Durham to get them into education, employment or training. Working with them on a one to one and group basis to identify progression routes and individual goals through effective IAG and action planning. In addition to this the coach offers in work support to young people and employers to ensure employment is sustained.

Listed below are the duties this role will be primarily responsible for:

- To utilise creative approaches in order to engage and work closely with young people who are unemployed and require intensive support to progress
- To manage and be responsible for a caseload of young people
- To offer a personalised service to meet the long-term outcomes and aspirations of unemployed young people. This client base will include young people who have barriers to learning and more complex needs such as those identified as being in a vulnerable group. For example, young people who have been in receipt of support from Children’s Social Care, have Special Educational Needs and/or a Disability (SEND), are Looked After or Care Experienced and are appropriate for support
- To develop integrated working to ensure targeted groups of young people are identified and supported to improve their interpersonal skills and qualities and demonstrate growth in self-esteem, confidence and social communication skills, where appropriate
- To work intensively with young people utilising a number of assessment tools to prepare a vocational profile, identifying skills, experience, current needs and relevant support networks, leading to a clear action plan to progression
- To support participants with the development of work-related activities such as CV writing and skills in job searching and interview techniques
- Provide advice and referral on provision available which includes bespoke pathways to employment such as Vocational Routeways, Peer Mentoring, Work Experience, Volunteering, Employer Grants and Intermediate Labour Market Interventions (ILM - funded work placements)
- To liaise with Delivery Partners and Sub-Contractors to ensure young people are referred to the most appropriate provision on the Durham Works programmes
- To liaise with other professionals to provide support and advice on aspects of self-employment and social enterprise, where appropriate
- Provide in work job support, where appropriate. You will be expected to support elements of growing independence in travel, personal safety and accessing their place of work. At work, you will be expected to support a participant to develop their skills and abilities in a range of areas including:
Ø Understanding the job role

Ø Establishing an understanding of workplace conduct

Ø Developing key working relationships with identified mentors/managers to offer further wrap around support for the young person, where required

Ø Increasing a participant’s independence and resilience to successfully manage in the longer term
- To build relationships with key internal colleagues and external partners such as DurhamWorks, DurhamEnable, SEND Casework teams, Children and Young People’s Services, Job Centre Plus, Youth Justice Service, Education Providers and others to identify and engage suitable participants who may benefit from support
- To work with participants and their families/carers to ensure the raising of aspirations in order to maximise chances of success in terms of progressing into employment
- To utilise local employer networks in order to identify appropriate employers to create and secure both paid and unpaid opportunities
- To provide specialist support and advice to employers to enable participants to be fully integrated into the workforce and to make reasonable adjustments as appropriate. This may include health and safety, safeguarding and disability awareness training
- To undertake travel training with participants, if required
- To manage and maintain electronic and paper-based information systems, to ensure all interventions are recorded timely and accurately
- To undertake health and safety audits as necessary, prior to a participant commencing a work experience placement
- To work closely with both internal and external partners, including the team as required
- To undertake workforce development appropriate to the role
- To ensure effective safeguarding and child protection arrangements, in line with Durham County Council policy and procedures
- To engage young people in effective dialogue to review and improve delivery

**Job Types**: Full-time, Temporary contract
Contract length: 8 months

**Salary**: £13.41 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Flexitime

Schedule:

- Flexitime

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Durham: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 1004714714337466

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