Work and Skills Co-ordinator - Stockport, United Kingdom - Oldham Council

Oldham Council

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Stockport, United Kingdom

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Stockport Council
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Work and Skills Co-ordinator

MB4 (£42,403 - £48,474)

37 hours, Full Time

Temporary (2 years)

Hybrid - Minimum 2 days in office (at 4th Floor Stopford House / Central House) and maximum 3 days working from home.
Application Deadline: 18th March 2024
Shortlisting Date: 20th March 2024
Interview Date: 5th April 202- Interview Type: Face to Face

Your Role

Are you keen to develop and progress a management career in the Work and Skills sector, and making a tangible difference to the local community and economy? Are you excited by the opportunity to both manage and influence the success of a range of projects and stakeholders tasked with delivering positive outcomes for residents? If so, Stockport Council's Work & Skills Coordinator role is the place to start
You will both take a lead and influence projects that have been funded in Stockport through funding partners. In particular this will include the management of a team delivering a programme of interventions for young people not in education, employment and training.

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About You

Working to the Council's values and behaviours by:
Keeping the people of Stockport at the heart of what we do
Succeeding as a team, collaborating with colleagues and partners
Driving things forward with ambition, creativity and confidence
Showing value and respect to our colleagues, partners and customers.
Skills Required:
Strong knowledge of the local Work and Skills ecosystem
An understanding and experience of effective strategies for supporting young people that are Not in Education Employment or Training, and achieving positive outcomes
Analytical and problem solving ability
Interpreting data text and numerical, information gathering and reporting
A team player and with equal ability to work and lead effectively on own initiative and without close supervision
Leading others, including supervising, supporting and coaching
Effective and appropriate communication working with, negotiating and influencing others, including a range of stakeholders
Report writing skills
Computer literate
Drive for results demonstrating clear commitment to achieving results and improving performance
Committed to advancing own learning and competencies, a willingness to learn.

About Us

Stockport is enjoying an exciting period of regeneration, seeing new developments and investment taking place, with Stockport Council a leading player in this. Stockport Council wants to ensure that as many of our residents as possible benefit from this economic growth, which is underpinned by the Stockport Economic Plan, setting out ambitions to 2030.
Economy, Work & Skills is a unique service within Stockport Council in that it combines support for residents and employers to grow local economic prosperity. You will jointly work within both the Economy, Work & Skills Service and the Careers & Education Participation Service in this role.
Stockport Council has received external funding to enhance its offer for young people not in education, employment or training, and this role will provide leadership and management for this programme, as well as ensuring that other Work and Skills projects supported with UK Shared Prosperity funding work effectively and collaboratively together for better resident outcomes, developing strong stakeholder networks.
Stockport Council has an attractive Employee Benefits scheme, including access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, flexible and hybrid working and an extensive employee discounts programme, and access to health and wellbeing services.
At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We're keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.
We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.
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Employee Benefits

**Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to joi