Job Description

CLOSING DATE: Thursday 3rd April 2025
Job Title: Progression Coach
Reports to: Team Leader
Salary: Scale 5, Points 23-25, 323,840 - 325,399 per annum, pro rata
Hours of work: Full Time (37.5 hours per week)
*12 MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT*
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 peoples access to, and take up of, other support services.
• To ensure benefit claims are made and maintained in order to maximise young peoples 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.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Essential:
GCSE English and Maths C Grade and above or equivalent
NVQ Level 3 Care, Advice & Guidance or other relevant/equivalent qualification (or prepared to work towards)
ROLE EXPERIENCE:
Essential:
Working with young people in the following settings/Types of work Youth Work, Residential or Social Work, Probation, Community Work, Education and Training, Housing.
Experience of working with and delivering a service through payments by outcomes PBO or PBR
Desirable:
Working with volunteers/student
KNOWLEDGE
Essential
Up to date knowledge of welfare rights and relevant legislation
Up to date knowledge of housing legislation
From 2023 - 2024
3,718 young people received advice and support
1,616 young people were supported by us during the year
1,034 young people lived in our 40+ accommodation schemes
Up to 590 young people lived with us every night
87% of young people moved on from St Basils in a planned, positive way