Education, Employment and Training Coach

Education, Employment and Training Coach (Maternity Cover)

We are offering an opportunity for someone to work with young people in our hostels and housing services, helping them to access education, employment and training opportunities that will help them build a secure future. 1625 Independent People (1625ip) is a leading youth homeless charity based in the South West, working with over 2,500 young people. We have strong local partnerships and adhere to the best practice in the sector, thereby building trusting relationships between young people and 1625ip staff is at the core of our work.

What we are looking for:

• Someone who can inspire and motivate young people to see a positive future.
• Someone who is knowledgeable about the education, employment and training (EET) opportunities available locally and who also understands the implications of housing and benefits for our young people in relation to these.
• Someone who can take ownership of this aspect of our work and ensure outcomes are achieved.

What you will be doing:

• Meeting young people to assess their needs in relation to EET, helping them to plan and implement actions.
• Running drop in sessions and workshops, helping young people to work through employability skills modules.
• Liaising with colleague and partners to develop learning opportunities for our young people.
• Recording and reporting on work done.
• You will be in the Participation and Learning Team and your line manager will be the Participation and Learning Manager.

What we are offering:

• An opportunity to make a real difference to young people who have had a difficult start in life.
• A super friendly working environment with great colleagues.
• Regular supervision and group reflective practice.
• An extensive training programme with lots of emphasis on Psychologically Informed work.
• A generous leave allowance of 30 days a year plus bank holidays.

Contract details: 

• Hours per week: 37.5 (full time)
• Contract type: Maternity Cover (from late June/early July 2019)
• Pay: £23,369 - £24,799
• The location: Kingsley hall with travel across other sites

Application information:

• To access the Job Pack and to Apply, please visit our website, by clicking apply.

Important dates:

• Application deadline closes: 23:59, 21/04/2019.
• If you have not heard from us by 26/04/2019 please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
• Interviews are on 01/05/2019 or 09/05/2019 (date TBC). 

Covering Letter Guidance 

Please note that the online application form cannot be saved until it is fully complete.  We recommend that you prepare your Covering Letter before you start the online application. 

Your Covering Letter will form the most important basis on which your skills, experience and personal attributes will be tested against the job criteria.  Without it, your application cannot progress to the shortlisting stage. 

You should refer to the Person Specification document within the Job Pack and cover only the elements that are tested at this stage of the recruitment process.  Elements that only have the word ‘interview’ next to them will be tested at the next stage of the process and do not need to be covered in your letter. 

ALTHOUGH THE APPLICATION FORM GIVES YOU THE OPTION TO UPLOAD A CV, PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT A CV AS THIS IS NOT NECESSARY AND WILL NOT BE USED IN THIS PROCESS. 

Equal opportunities for everyone:

We safeguard and promote the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Any job offer will depend on a satisfactory DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Barred List Disclosure Check. 

We believe those with a criminal record should have an equal chance to become employees or volunteers.  We also pride ourselves on being an equal opportunities employer for everyone regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion and beliefs, sex and sexual orientation. We are particularly keen to increase applications from Black and Minority Ethnic groups as they are currently under-represented.

Please see our Policies section on the website, for further information.   If you need an adjustment made to any part of the recruitment process, please let us know as soon as possible.