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Do you have experience of working with people with a learning disability? Are you passionate about working for an organisation that drives change? Then we may have the role for you within our Supported Internship team.
An exciting opportunity for a passionate and self-motivated Skills Coach to join our Supported Internship programme team in Ealing. We 1 full time (37.5 hours per week) and 1 part time (22 hours per week) contract to offer.
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As a Skills Coach, your role is central to the delivery of our Mencap Training Academy You will support learners with SEN to complete all elements of the programme in line with requirements by providing tailored support. The role will be based in the community classroom of our supported internship programme supporting learners with mild to moderate learning disabilities and difficulties
Do you want to see what we do? If so click here What you will do as a Skills Coach
1. Be accountable for learner progression and ensuring the young adults achieve the skills they need to make progress onto paid employment.
2. You will deliver support in various ways; 1-1 job coaching, working with learners in the classroom to develop employability skills and embed English and Maths learning in the workplace.
3. You will support people to learn the skills they need to go on and achieve sustained paid employment.
Do you have the key skills and requirements to be a Skills Coach? (essential):
4. Experience of supporting people
5. Experience of delivering against targets
6. Knowledge of safe working practices
7. Knowledge of sector
8. A-C/9-4 English & Maths GCSE (or equivalent)
9. Good ICT skills
10. Effective Communicator
11. Effective record keeping and reporting
All candidates offered an interview for this role will need to provide evidence of their GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent) at interview stage. Please have your certificates ready to be emailed across if you are contacted for an interview. This role closes on 29th June and interviews will take place in person soon after. Job ID-
Benefits
Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated. Our benefits package offers 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest-free loans, and many more exciting offerings. For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team!