Description : Progression Coach - Acocks Green. Company : St Basils. Location : Birmingham B9
CLOSING DATE: FRIDAY 31st MARCH 2023
Job Title: Progression Coach
Reports to: Team Leader
Salary: Scale 5, Points 23-25, £22,491 - £23,961 per annum, pro rata
Hours of work: Full Time (37.5 hours per week)
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 people’s access to, and take up of, other support services.
- To ensure benefit claims are made and maintained in order to maximise young people’s 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.
