Job Description
The Employability Coach role will provide a pivotal role to the development of the Barnardo's programme in Manchester and surrounding areas. Working with vulnerable young people who are not in education, employment or training, this role focuses on supporting young people through an 8-10week motivational programme and includes improving employability skills, confidence, and self-esteem work.
You will work assertively and creatively to engage with hard-to-reach young people. The Employability Coach will lead and develop the work in this area and will be responsible for providing quality Information, Advice and Guidance.
You will be responsible for contributing to, devising and developing schemes of work, session plans and resources to meet curriculum requirements to equip young people with the personal social and development skills, motivation, confidence and employability skills to progress into and sustain employment and/or further education/training. You will conduct 1:1 mentoring sessions and use outcome measurement tools to track changes.
You will be responsible for supporting young people to attend work placement/trials and ultimately employment opportunities and supporting service users to apply, prepare for and sustain this employment.
The post holder will be responsible for liaising with other Barnardo's services and agencies to access additional supp...