Sustainable Powys Employment Mentor
Job description
There are two positions available
About the role:
Working specifically on the Welsh Governments Anti-Poverty Programme Communities for Work Plus (C4W+) in Powys. Employment Mentors will proactively provide intensive one to one mentoring to participants on an outreach basis, to help them identify and take practical steps to overcome barriers preventing them taking up identified training and employment.
About you:
1. Ability to communicate effectively with participants, staff and stakeholders in plain, both in writing and verbally.
2. Demonstrable customer care skills.
3. Ability to work flexibly to meet participant needs and service requirements including working evenings and weekends where the service requires it.
4. Excellent time management skills and demonstrable ability to meet deadlines and achieve goals.
5. Comprehensive IT skills to include use of Microsoft Office and ability to maintain electronic records with attention to detail.
What you will do:
Support participants through a person-centred approach to mentoring and
coaching and tackling barriers to employment (arising from poverty and long
term inactivity), providing interventions on an outreach basis, by supporting
participants in the community. Manage the recruitment, retention, training, and development of participants, building positive relationships and developing effective processes to identify and overcome barriers as a pathway to employment.