Progression Coach - Birmingham, United Kingdom - St Basils

St Basils

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

CLOSING DATE:
FRIDAY 31st MARCH 2023

Job Title:
Progression Coach

Reports to:
Team Leader

Salary:
Scale 5, Points 23-25, £22,491 - £23,961 per annum, pro rata

Hours of work:
Full Time (37.5 hours per week)

Key Responsibilities:

To assist young people to improve their life skills through designing and implementing life and social skills programmes in individual and group work settings.
To support and encourage young people to undertake the St Basils life skills programme and to achieve the qualification.
To encourage and motivate young people to engage with and sustain education, training, and employment opportunities.
To support young peoples' progress, working innovatively and flexibly to assist with any problems which may arise.
To refer young people for opportunities in work experience and employment as appropriate
Establish and develop links with training providers, employers, volunteering networks etc. in order 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 action plans and progress
To undertake holistic risk and needs assessments and to develop support and risk management plans.
To support and encourage young people to develop positive family and other support networks.
To prepare young people to take up and sustain settled accommodation and to continue to provide ongoing support to them.
To be available to young people for regular support sessions and to respond to crises.
To take responsibility for safeguarding the welfare of young people.
To promote and facilitate the participation of young people in their individual support plans and in the management of the service.
To facilitate young people's access to, and take up of, other support services.
To ensure benefit claims are made and maintained in order to maximise young people's income.
To organise and accompany young people to appointments as appropriate.
To maintain accurate records e.g. support plans, day to day records.
To 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.
To work as part of a team, providing cover for colleagues as required by the line manager.
As part of a team to assist in the preparation of accommodation, which will involve some cleaning duties.
To assist in the induction of new staff, to supervise and support volunteers, trainees and students, as required by line manager.