Employment Coach - Manchester, United Kingdom - Groundwork Greater Manchester

Groundwork Greater Manchester

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Manchester, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Groundwork Greater Manchester is an environmental and social regeneration charity, and member of the national Federation of Groundwork Trusts, working through partnerships to deliver a greener more resilient city region with stronger, healthier communities, responsible businesses and enhanced prospects for all local people

We deliver programmes which:
- protect and improve landscapes and urban green space
- facilitate the power of local communities to respond to the climate and nature emergency
- build the skills and resilience of young people to be able to realise their potential
- create jobs and training, particularly within the green economy, to support unemployed adults secure employment and develop new skills - with a focus on people with criminal convictions, young adults, care leavers and armed forces veterans

Through a mixture of 121 coaching, guidance and group work the post holder will recruit and support a caseload of adults, to develop job related skills and secure and sustain employment.

The post holder will be responsible for building partnerships with employers to identify a sustained pipeline of job opportunities and understand local employer needs.

The post holder will deliver activity within different employment and skills contracts but will initially be focusing on work in Stockport.

The post holder will always be set clear targets relating to starts and job outcomes for each specific contract or project they work on at Groundwork.

To actively recruit programme participants through different local referral networks
To provide personalised 121 coaching and IAG support for a caseload of adults, to enable them to deliver new skills and confidence and progress into sustained employment
To build partnerships with employers to identify a sustained pipeline of job opportunities and build a picture of employer needs

To deliver short training courses, workshop and information sessions focused on employability skills

Working with local referral partners recruit participants for different employment and skills interventions and complete relevant enrolment and initial assessment procedures to support production of individual learning and action plans
Provide 121 coaching, mentoring, advice and guidance to support for each person on your caseload to enable them to achieve their programme of learning and successful transition into work.
Plan and deliver formal and informal training sessions to develop the skills, confidence and self-esteem of participants to assist them in securing employment, through mixture of face to face and remote group learning sessions
Complete all necessary monitoring, assessment, action planning and review processes required by awarding bodies and project funders
Maintain accurate, comprehensive and up to date case records for all people on caseload, including recording progression outcomes and post provision tracking utilising a web based caseload management system.
Continuously update and management information recorded within a central log of opportunities
Build and effectively manage relationships with a range of potential employers in different sectors including understanding their recruitment and selection requirements
Promote the ethos of our programmes and encourage employers to look positively on our customer base as potential applicants where they might not have previously considered them eligible employees, and provide appropriate in work support.
Build and maintain an appropriate knowledge of the skills needs of employers, and contribute to monitoring any changes within the labour market
Working with the Groundwork Marketing & Sales Manager, produce regular content relating to the green economy to be used to on the website, social media and for other publicity.
Undertake any other duties that may reasonably be requested by the Youth Employment Manager or Head of Employment & Enterprise.