14 hours per week, 7 hours on a Wednesday and the other day by arrangement
Permanent
£25,000 – £27,876 pro rata depending on skills and experience + 3% pension [£10,000 - £11,150 per annum based on 14 hours a week]
25 days annual leave pro rata per year (increasing by one day per year until you reach a maximum of 30)
Closing date: Monday 15th April 2019
Interview date: Tuesday 23rd April 2019
The role
The Job Coach will spend one day providing 1-1 job coaching, and one day facilitating our "STEPS in to work" session (runs on a Wednesday). You’ll look to develop participants’ confidence and self-esteem, work ethic, functional skills, and experience of working as part of a team. You will identify appropriate employers and liaise with them; set up work placements; support participants to be ready for applying for jobs, and then act as their mentor through the application and induction periods of paid or unpaid work.
Who we are looking for
Our ideal candidate would have experience of supporting disabled adults in to work and a strong commitment to the inclusion of disabled people in all aspects of life. You’ll need to be an energetic people person, with good awareness of the kinds of support disabled people may need, and how to meet identified needs. You’ll have excellent communication skills and the ability to build and sustain rapport with a wide range of people, including parents and employers. You’ll take a person centred approach to your work, and take pride in helping people to develop their confidence and self-esteem.
About us
At Share, we’re passionate about supporting disabled people to set their own goals for learning and life, and helping them to achieve their aspirations. The majority of our students are adults with learning disabilities and/or autism. We offer a range of training, employment, personal development, and leisure opportunities. We’re accredited by the National Autistic Society, and we’re proud to be an Investor in People. Share is a dynamic organisation that needs to be nimble and versatile to adapt to people’s needs. We’re a happy place to work with an emphasis on growing our people at all levels.
Job Description
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To build rapport with students to help them develop their communication skills, support them to raise their levels of self-awareness and self-esteem so that they apply for work placement, volunteering and/or employment opportunities with confidence.
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Using a solutions-focused approach, to deliver training and coaching in a group and one to one basis specific to the participant’s individual needs.
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To organise motivational workshops and events for participants. These may include sports and activities; drama workshops; personal grooming sessions; and more.
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To support each participant to develop a career plan, action plan, CV, and support strategy.
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To support each participant to understand their individual preferences, strengths, and limitations, and to identify support needs and solutions.
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To work with each participant, their tutor(s), parents/carers, and other key people in their lives to help them to achieve their potential and move into paid or unpaid employment.
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To identify job and placement opportunities and liaise with employers, providing appropriate support to both employers and project participants in work placements, trials, and inductions, and ensuring that there is compliance with health and safety requirements.
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To support participants in negotiating terms and conditions on their behalf with potential employers.
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To complete all administration tasks required to manage and chart student’s progress including the updating of student records using Share’s management information system and correspondence with external agencies.
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To refer students to other partner agencies such as Wandsworth Council’s Workright programme and Choice Support (who are contracted with the Council to provide employment support to disabled people), where appropriate.
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To work at all times in a spirit of positivity and encouragement, and in a way that values diversity.
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To maintain confidentiality at all times.
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To attend internal and external meetings and events as required.
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To present regular progress reports to the management team and to produce data as required for funding reports.
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To undertake any other tasks that may be reasonably required by the organisation.
Person Specification
All of the following are essential to the role. Please use the Supporting Statement on the application form to tell us how you meet this specification, giving examples.
- Experience of working as a job coach with disabled people, and a strong track record of getting people into paid or unpaid work.
- Good awareness of the kinds of support disabled people may need, and how to meet identified needs.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to build and sustain rapport with a wide range of people, including parents and employers.
- Excellent coaching skills, with a focus on person-centred practice and a strong track record of helping people to develop confidence, self-esteem, and a positive way of interacting with the world.
- Excellent administrative, ICT and self-motivation skills, and the ability to work well with minimal supervision.
- You will be a strong team-player and enjoy working alongside others to achieve the project’s goals.
- The ability to write and present written material to a high standard with excellent grammar and spelling.
- You will be someone who inspires trust and confidence, and who behaves with integrity and honesty at all times.
- You will be great at creative problem-solving and helping others to find solutions to barriers.
- You will present yourself in a well-groomed, professional manner, so that you are seen as a role model by the project participants.
- You will be someone who’s passionate about social inclusion and particularly about helping disabled people to reach their potential and shine.
How to apply:
Please complete our application form and equal opportunites form and return both by Monday 15th April 2019 to hradmin@sharecommunity.org.uk. Interviews will take place on Tuesday 23rd April 2019.
If you would like to have chat about the role before applying, please contact Leanne Wood on leannew@sharecommunity.org.uk or on 0207 801 9825. We focus on ability and believe people work best when they feel valued, safe and happy. We do all that we can to make sure that Share is friendly and welcoming to everyone. Please read our privacy policy for job applicants to find out how we store data as part of our recruitment process.
This job is subject to two satisfactory references, evidence of qualifications, an enhanced DBS check and providing evidence of right to work in the UK. If you have a disability and would like to discuss other ways of submitting your application, please call Leanne on 0207 801 9825.
We are very much looking forward to receiving your application.
