Employment Coach
Islington
£28/hr
Start date: ASAP
DBS required
Primary Job Function
To work within the Islington Youth Justice, I-Can, Targeted Youth (TYS) and Youth Progressions services, to provide intensive and aspirational employment support to young people who are engaged in / at risk of engaging in criminal activity. NB: this role is focussed on supporting a 50/50 caseload; approximately half of the caseload supported will be aged 16-18 and open to Islington Youth Justice Service (YJS)/ I-Can/ TYS, and the other half will be former YJS service users aged 18-25, who opt to remain engaged, and are able to access support via the Islington Youth Employability and Skills (YES) Programme.
Key responsibilities
1. To organise and manage a caseload of children and young adults ensuring they are seen as needed, using a personalised, holistic job coaching and mentoring approach to support them in their journey to employment.
2. To focus on building confidence and self-esteem and working with children and young people's strengths and to incorporate this as part of their ways of working.
3. To be tenacious and determined in supporting clients to achieve their goals and supporting them along the way.
4. To work in a community based, peripatetic way, engaging with young people at a range of outreach locations according to local and individual need.
5. To assess barriers and skills levels of young people, and identify appropriate pathways that will support their progression towards employment.
Qualifications
1 Coaching or information, advice and guidance (IAG) qualification (preferable)
Experience
2 Experience of working with young people aged 16-25 involved in criminal activity, to support their career development and employment, education and training outcomes
3 Substantial experience and strong track record of job coaching or mentoring in delivering employment support and assessing barriers to employment.
4 Experience of working with employers to enhance employment opportunities for young people leading to positive outcomes
