Senior Employment Coach

Key Responsibilities
- Effectively support the management of the delivery of training, support and

information advice and guidance activity to at least a grade 2 OfSTED

standard in line with DWP contractual profiles, milestones and profit and

loss requirements
- Effectively support the management of local relationships with funding

organisations, partners, stakeholders and subcontractors
- Effectively team lead human and physical resources on a day to day basis
- Support the business in line with the company strategic plan

Job Details

1. Effectively lead a team to ensure quality delivery of all aspects of Department

for Work and Pensions contracts to ensure that contractual profiles, outputs and

financial budgets are achieved

2. Effectively support the management of all aspects of provision to ensure that all

funding body financial, contractual and audit requirements are achieved

3. Effectively support the management of human and physical resources to ensure

that provision is delivered to at least grade 2 OfSTED standards, including

observation of delivery

4. Effectively support the management of relationships to ensure the company’s

reputation is upheld in all circumstances

5. Support and develop staff towards achieving continued professional

development requirements

6. Performance manage all staff in line with service delivery requirements and Key

Performance Indicators

7. Support line managers to develop the business and achieve business growth

targets in line with the Strategic Plan, including support with bid writing and

partnerships

8. Support the development of improvement plans to drive forward improvements in quality and performance 9. Deliver training, support and/or information, advice and guidance sessions to cover absent staff and holidays if required 10. Effectively engage with local employers to ensure contractual targets are met and business development opportunities are maximised 11. Ensure that policies with regards to Child and Adult at Risk are adhered to 12. Ensure that policies with regards to Data Security are adhered to 13. Support the company Quality Policy and Information Security priorities 14. Maintain a positive and professional company image at all times 15. Support the company’s equality of opportunity statement at all times 16. Work safely, supporting the company Health and Safety Policy 17. Perform any additional requests in line with the key responsibilities of this role 18. Support the management team by ensuring that all contractual requirements are met and that projects achieve project milestones, outputs and financial budgets

Person Specification

Essential Skills
- Level 3 delivery qualification (teaching or Information, Advice and

Guidance)
- GCSE (or equivalent) in English Language and Mathematics
- Level 2 IT Qualification, such as ECDL (European Computer Driving

Licence)
- Full Driving Licence

Desirable Skills
- Level 4 IAG
- IEP Accredited Certificate in Employability Practice
- Level 2 Team Leading qualification
- First Aid at Work Certificate - IOSH Health and Safety Qualification - Budgetary and profit and loss skills - People management skills - Excellent communication and presentation skills

Essential Knowledge
- Barriers to learning and employment
- How to support clients and promote independence
- Support strategies for various learner specific needs
- Delivery of Learning and Skills Council and/or DWP contracts

Desirable Knowledge
- Skills for Life awareness
- Knowledge of the local labour market
- Bid writing and business development success

Essential Wider Skills
- The ability to work under pressure in a highly performance driven

organisation
- The ability to work effectively as part of a team
- The ability to work accurately and actively programme solving
- The ability to reflect on your own performance to support quality

improvement
- The ability to manage time effectively and plan your own work load
- The ability work with little supervision or guidance
- The ability to maintain one’s own motivation when things are getting tough
- The ability to be proactive
- The ability to understand one’s own limitations within the role

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £28,000.00-£30,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Store discount

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Burton-On-Trent: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Employment Coach