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Job Posting Title Employment Coach Date Saturday, February 17, 2024 City Guildford Country United Kingdom Working time Full-time
Description & Requirements
Be part of something great
Maximus is a global organisation that specialises in providing health and employment services to millions of people every year. Here in the UK we employ around 5,000 people across the country to deliver services that have a profound impact on people’s lives. From assessments and health services to employability programmes and specialist support, we do work that matters with people who care.
Support customers to address their barriers to employment by individual tailored packages of support so they have the necessary skills and confidence to secure and sustain employment.
Be the coach and mentor and be the principle highly trusted contact to build strong positive relationships, guide, motivate, challenge, encourage and help customers obtain sustainable employment.
Achieve delivery targets by working with customers to identify employment opportunities and support them into and during employment.
ESSENTIAL
- Empowers & Inspires Others
- Building Effective Relationships
- Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving
- Planning & Organising
- Demonstrates effective questioning skills, including probing and challenging
- Demonstrates effective coaching and mentoring skills
- High level of digital literacy skills, including strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and web-based communication technologies
- Experience or ability to cold call and close agreements with employers
- Demonstrates the ability to market specific attributes of customers to employers
- Experience of working in a target driven environment
- Experience of working with people with multiple and complex needs, including health conditions and disabilities
- Understanding of how to affect positive behaviour change
- Quality & Compliance: Understanding of the requirement for accurate completion of paperwork and contract compliance
- GCSE or equivalent in English and Maths at grade ‘C’ or above or equivalent qualification or experience
- A strong commitment to personal and professional development
- Commitment to develop and implement equal opportunities policy and anti-discriminatory practices in employment and service delivery
- Ability to work within Corporate Policy, Procedures and Health & Safety Legislation
- Commitment to the Company’s safeguarding protocols
- Ability to carry out the duties of the job with reasonable adjustments
- Ability to meet the mobility requirements of the job
- Eligible to Work in the UK status
DESIRABLE
- Member of IEP
- Emotional Intelligence
- Knowledge of the labour market, wider provision in the local area
- Experience of securing employment opportunities for a wide range of individuals
- Level 3 Award in Employability Services Sector or equivalent