Career Coach - Manchester, United Kingdom - Catch22

Catch22

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Manchester, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Company Description

Catch22 exists to help build a society where everyone has a good place to live, good people around them, and a fulfilling purpose.

We call these our '3Ps'.

We achieve this in two ways. First we improve lives on the frontline through delivery of public services.

Secondly, we use our knowledge to change 'the system', to fix the complex web that can trap and disempower those it was set up to help.

With the heart of a charity and the mind-set of a business, we are uniquely placed to deliver on this challenging agenda.

Job Description:

Microsoft and Catch 22 have joined forces to help support people facing barriers to work embark on digital apprenticeships.

In this role we are looking for a Career Coach to provide tailored career guidance and deliver facilitated employability workshops to those enrolled on the programme.

We want someone who is ready to champion the rights and needs of those facing barriers to work and is committed to delivering the best they can for the people on the programme.

Working within our Employability division, you will be an experienced Career Coach or Employment Advisor working within local communities to support programme users to progress into apprenticeships, employment education and training opportunities.

You will manage a small caseload of up to 45 at any given time and develop bespoke plans to support these individuals throughout their journey towards progression.

It would be beneficial to have an awareness of the digital or technical sectors and/or apprenticeships.

Main Duties & Accountabilities

Coach and prepare those on the programme to seek and achieve their career goals
Supporting young people in to digital apprenticeships within the Manchester and Birmingham regions
Ensure programme users demonstrate and sustain progression into apprenticeships, employment, education and training
Assist in the delivery of a 4 week preemployment model to all customers which will include both 121 and group interventions
To carry out such other relevant duties as may be required and as are commensurate with the nature and level of this post.
Accountable for engaging a caseload within the local community, developing bespoke actions plans and high quality caseload management
Ensuring all data is securely stored and progress logged using the Caseload management system.
Logging any safeguarding, complaints and risks through the use of Catch22 policy

What does good look like for this role?

Developing strong relationships with referral partners, customers, training providers and employers
Strong interpersonal skills. Approachable, adaptable and supportive to the range of stakeholders involved in this programme.
Ability to develop strong rapport

Organisational Relationships

This role will report to the Service Manager for the programme. There will be regular contact with the Assistant Director of Employability as well as the Head of Partnerships

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Qualifications:

Five GCSEs or equivalent at Grade C or above.
Relevant professional qualification.
Knowledge of approaches including those relating to coaching, emotional intelligence that ensure people are well prepared for the world of work.
Experience of providing high quality CV, job search, interview support to learners/job seekers.
Experience of providing high quality coaching support that ensures learners access employment and apprenticeships.
Able to build a learners/job seekers selfconfidence, selfesteem, motivation to help them achieve in the world of work and lasting employment/career development.
Identifying skills and qualities in a learner to match appropriately with vacancies.
Progressing learners and job seekers into apprenticeships and employment and sustaining them in these.
Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with referral partners to ensure a constant flow of new referrals.
Positive, enthusiastic approach to problem solving with a "can do" attitude.
Have good communication skills.
Be able to gain people's confidence and put them at ease.
Be persuasive, persistent and patient.
Be able to cope with pressure.
Be flexible and adaptable.
Have good organisational and administrative skills.
Have the ability to prioritise.
Have excellent all round ICT skills.
Be able to work to deadlines and produce reports.
Target and results driven.

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Additional Information

Salary:
£25,000-£27,000

See the benefits of working for Catch22 here.

At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live._