Job Description

CLOSING DATE: Tuesday 5th August 2025

Job Title

:

Employability Coach - FTC

Reports to:

Employability Manager

Salary:

Scale 6, Points 26 - 28, 26,229 - 27,982

Hours of work:

Fulltime (37.5 hours per week)

Fixed Term Contract until 31.03.2026

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

+ Ensure timely communication of course dates to specified projects in order to assist them with the recruitment of young people. + Plan and deliver designated accredited group activities focused on employability skills and support young people to attain accreditation as an embedded part of the programme.
+ Effectively build positive relationships with young people on a group and on a 1-1 basis.
+ Utilise coaching and mentoring skills to constructively challenge attitudes and behaviors of young people.
+ Utilise lesson planning and learning schedules to achieve the skills delivery outcomes relating to the contractual requirements of the service.
+ Use creative ways to engage learners and inspire them to identify learning and job goals that are relevant to the local labour market
+ Utilise various mediums such as sports, arts, digital technology and facilitate the learning of employability and constructive citizenship skills
+ To Ensure that your delivery complies with internal standards and processes outlined in the toolkit and meets St Basils minimum contractual obligations
+ Assess learners work in compliance with the accreditors standards.
+ Provide post programme reports on young people progress and achievements as a result of attending the course
+ Conduct 1-1 and group inductions to support young people identified by project staff to access the programme
+ Carry out initial assessments to evaluate learners' attainment
+ Work within specified KPI to ensure learners can access employment, education and training opportunities to enable them to successfully move on from the programme into positive destinations.
+ Contribute to the review of St Basils Learning programmes for young people
+ Facilitate 1-1 sessions throughout programme to support delivery of high quality information, advice and guidance and pastoral support in accordance with Matrix standards
+ Be a key player in communicating and fostering positive relationships with allocated project staff to ensure a holistic approach when delivering the programme
+ Deliver My Strengths Training
+ Provide success stories to other departments within St Basils and other external partnerships

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential:

Maths & English GCSE Grade C or Above The Level 3 Award in Education and Training or other relevant teaching qualifications

Desirable:

NVQ Level 3 in Advice and Guidance, Careers Advice or other relevant/equivalent qualifications

ROLE EXPERIENCE:

Essential:

+ Experience of working with young people in any of the following settings: employability, education and training, welfare to work, youth work, probation/ criminal justice community/outreach or support work + Experience delivering/teaching group employability programmes
+ Ability to deliver a range of different activities
+ Proven experience of working with hard to reach learners
+ Experience of delivering advice and guidance, together with employment, education and training knowledge to young people
+ Experience of developing and working in partnership with internal departments and external agencies, leading to positive outcomes for service users
+ Experience of utilising ICT packages including word, email internet explorer, digital media and equipment such as projectors, digital cameras

Desirable:

Experience of delivering basic skills assessments Numeracy, Literacy and ICT

KNOWLEDGE:

Essential:

Strong understanding of the challenges young people face to education, employment and training + A sound knowledge of partner agencies that support young people in the local area + Broad knowledge of welfare system
+ Have an understanding of the issues and needs of St Basils' young people and the ability to engage them in a range of activities

Desirable:

+ Knowledge of Housing Policy and Youth Homelessness + Knowledge and ability to advise young people on benefits, available resources and how to access them.