Progression Coach - Manchester, United Kingdom - Education and Skills

Education and Skills
Education and Skills
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Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Location
Manchester


Company
Education and Skills


Contract type
Permanent/ Full
- time


Salary
Up to £25,000 per annum


Closing Date
23/06/2024


Ref No
4128


As one of the largest providers of skills and training in the UK, we are dedicated to supporting businesses and individuals with apprenticeships, higher education, and commercial training.

We help people to develop their skills across a diverse range of sectors and levels, with our work with leading businesses to ensure our curriculum boosts the career prospects of individuals and productivity of businesses.


Key Responsibilities:


  • Provide oneonone coaching to learners, assessing their strengths interests and career aspirations to develop personalised action plans for academic and career progression. Completing progress reviews ensuring parents/care givers have copies ahead of open evenings.
  • Design and deliver workshops and seminars on topics such as CV writing, interview preparation, networking strategies and job search techniques to enhance learners' employability skills.
  • Offer expert advice and guidance on career exploration, industry trends, job market insights and educational pathways, helping learners make informed decisions about their academic and career pursuits.
  • Complete reviews timely ensuring career, progression pathways and aspirations are discussed, reviewed, and continually referenced throughout the learning journey.
  • Cultivate relationships with employers, industry professionals, signposting agencies, guest speakers and educational partners to create internship opportunities, wellbeing champions, job placements and networking events for learners.
  • Creating, refreshing, and delivering sessions around awareness, PHSE and ensuring latest trends and themes are embedded into curriculum.
  • Provide ongoing support and mentorship to learners alongside their keyworker, addressing their concerns, challenges and barriers to employment success and connecting them with relevant location specific resources and support services.
  • Maintain accurate records of student interactions, attendance, progress, and outcomes, utilise data analytics to assess the effectiveness of career development initiatives and identify areas for improvement. Completing parent/carer evenings to provide feedback to support structures around next steps planning.

About you:


  • A warm, approachable style to delivery is required to build relationships and rapport.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to negotiate with learners, managing expectations and dealing with complaints.
  • Networking and communication skills, both written and oral.
  • Flexible approach to work including willingness to travel and working occasional unsociable hours.
  • Welldeveloped IT skills, including an understanding of the Microsoft office suite and career development software/tools.
  • Proven ability to develop and deliver engaging workshops, presentations, and educational programmes.
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication and educational skills, with the ability to build rapport and establish trust with learners from diverse backgrounds.

Skills Required:


  • Teaching qualification above level
  • Certificate in Youth career coaching.
  • Careers Guidance Qualification Minimum Level
  • PTTLS (L4).
  • Recent experience of working alongside learners with additional and or SEND requirements.
  • Previous experience in career coaching or a related field, preferably with an educational or youth development setting.
  • Strong knowledge or career development theories, assessment tools and job market trends.
  • Good knowledge of welfare to work and the customer base.
GC aims to promote a culture of flexibility and agile working.

Going forward we will be transitioning to a culture where full agile working will be a feature of many of our roles.

We also recognise that there may be a need for more permanent flexibility in your working arrangements and in such cases, we encourage you to have these discussions at the interview stage, to enable your flexible working request to be considered as early as possible.


All GC colleagues will work inline with the Health & Safety at work act and the GC Health & Safety Policy.

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