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Skills Coach

Mencap

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Expires in 17 days

Overview

We're seeking a dedicated and self-motivated Skills Coaches to join our dynamic team in our Birmingham Service on a full-time, permanent basis (37.5 hours per week).  In this crucial role, you'll be the driving force behind our employability programs, including Supported Internships, providing tailored support to learners with SEND. 
£28,706
per year
Full time, Permanent
(37.5 hours per week)
Birmingham

Key information

Do you have experience of working with people with a learning disability? Are you passionate about working for an organisation that drives change?

About the role

There will be elements of pastoral support and signposting to other agencies for specialist support such as social, community, benefits and health and wellbeing.

The Skills Coach will be responsible for: conducting vocational profiling, careers guidance, travel training, health and safety in the workplace, job coaching, providing Access to Work timesheets, maintaining good employer relationships and sometimes provide learning disability awareness training to employers. 

The Skills Coach will support the Tutor with embedding workplace learning needs in classroom sessions, agreeing ILP targets, recording and monitoring attendance and feeding into termly reviews. The Skills Coach will work closely with the Tutor to ensure robust individual learner assessment processes are followed to set targets and goals. 

The role will support with monitoring progression, collecting and inputting data as required by the programme. They will be responsible for ensuring that individuals develop the skills to be able to enter paid employment within targets set by Mencap and the programme. Where individuals have higher level support needs, the Skills Coach will work with the Tutors to provide additional learning support within sessions

Requirements

  • Proven experience supporting individuals.  
  • Demonstrated ability to achieve targets.  
  • Strong understanding of safe working practices.  
  • A good knowledge of the Educational and SEN sectors.  
  • GCSE English & Maths (A-C/9-4 or equivalent).  
  • Proficient ICT skills.  
  • Excellent communication and record-keeping abilities.
  • Valid UK driving license and access to a reliable vehicle for frequent travel within the wider Birmingham area