CLOSING DATE: Wednesday 26th March 2025
Job Title: Progression Coach
Reports to: Team Leader
Salary: Scale 5, Points 23-25, £23,840 - £25,399 per annum, pro rata
Hours of work: Full Time (37.5 hours per week)
Contract Type: FIXED TERM CONTRACT UNTIL 30TH APRIL 2026
Key Responsibilities:
* Assist young people to improve their life skills through designing and implementing life and social skills programmes in individual and group work settings.
* Support and encourage young people to undertake the St Basils life skills programme and achieve the qualification.
* Encourage and motivate young people to engage with and sustain education, training, and employment opportunities.
* Support young people's progress, working innovatively and flexibly to assist with any problems which may arise.
* Refer young people for opportunities in work experience and employment as appropriate.
* Establish and develop links with training providers, employers, volunteering networks, etc., to improve access to training opportunities for young people.
* Identify and recommend additional resources and services appropriate to the client group.
* Maintain accurate records of all young people's action plans and progress.
* Undertake holistic risk and needs assessments and develop support and risk management plans.
* Support and encourage young people to develop positive family and other support networks.
* Prepare young people to take up and sustain settled accommodation and provide ongoing support to them.
* Be available to young people for regular support sessions and respond to crises.
* Take responsibility for safeguarding the welfare of young people.
* Promote and facilitate the participation of young people in their individual support plans and in the management of the service.
* Facilitate young people’s access to, and take up of, other support services.
* Ensure benefit claims are made and maintained to maximise young people’s income.
* Organise and accompany young people to appointments as appropriate.
* Maintain accurate records, e.g., support plans, day-to-day records.
* Be flexible by being available out of hours on a rota basis to offer information, advice, and guidance to colleagues and in crisis situations, provide emergency cover within your own Project.
* Work as part of a team, providing cover for colleagues as required by the line manager.
* Assist in the preparation of accommodation, which will involve some cleaning duties.
* Assist in the induction of new staff, supervise and support volunteers, trainees, and students, as required by the line manager.
Qualifications:
Essential:
* GCSE English and Maths – C Grade and above or equivalent.
* NVQ Level 3 – Care, Advice & Guidance or other relevant/equivalent qualification (or prepared to work towards).
Role Experience:
Essential:
* Working with young people in settings such as Youth Work, Residential or Social Work, Probation, Community Work, Education and Training, Housing.
* Experience of working with and delivering a service through payments by outcomes (PBO or PBR).
Desirable:
* Working with volunteers/students.
Knowledge:
Essential:
* Up-to-date knowledge of welfare rights and relevant legislation.
* Up-to-date knowledge of housing legislation.
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