BBO TW Work Coach
Derby College
Derby
- Expired
- Salary:
- £22,274 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 30/05/2019
- Apply by:
- 16 June 2019
Job overview
Would you like a chance to give something back to the local community? Do you want to make a difference to our organisation and the communities of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire? If you do then read on ...........
DCG (formerly Derby College) is one of the country's leading and largest further education colleges. Our mission pathways are to prepare individuals for the next phase of their lives, all of which facilitate the achievement of work & life skills. We are working with Groundwork Greater Nottingham, the lead partner for the National Lottery's Building Better Opportunities Fund, D2N2 LEP, Towards Work Strand. This exciting programme aims to combat the root causes of poverty, promote social inclusion, challenge long-term unemployment and empower socially excluded people. This project is jointly funded by the National Lottery Community Fund and the European Social Fund.
As a committed and motivated individual can you help us deliver the programme?
BUILDING BETTER OPPORTUNITIES WORK COACHES - 37 hours
Working with participants in both Derby City and South Derbyshire including Swadlincote, this is a community-based post but will also have the ability to travel to Derby City where the team have a base at our Roundhouse Campus and to travel to South Derbyshire (Swadlincote), averaging 1-2 days per week.
You will contribute to the overall success of the BBO Towards Work Programme within Derby City and South Derbyshire. You will work directly with unemployed and economically inactive participants by effectively delivering a holistic, personalised support service, which empowers participants with the self-belief, skills, motivation and confidence to enable them to progress into employment, self-employment or further training/education. The successful candidate will facilitate a range of Employability and Personal Development Interventions, via 1:1 and group-based learning and development sessions. You will provide participants with comprehensive Initial Diagnostic Assessments, plan and deliver their learning & development, evaluate and measure their progress and impart guidance, knowledge and mentoring. You will play a pivotal role in helping individuals to overcome their fears and barriers and to develop their employability skills.
The successful person will have:
◦ Hold (or be working towards) a recognised Information, Advice & Guidance (IAG) qualification (minimum of Level 3 or above)
◦Previous experience of coaching, supporting and placing unemployed/ economically inactive people with multiple & complex needs into employment, self-employment or FE/Training
◦Previous experience of effective case management of disadvantaged participants, including the delivery of 1:1's, IAG, diagnostics, action planning, reviewing progress and implementing appropriate Employability & Jobsearch techniques
◦Ability to negotiate and agree 'SMART' objectives with participants, experienced in giving constructive feedback and able to positively transform negative behaviours
◦Knowledge and understanding of the Local Labour Market, Sector Skills Gaps, local Employment & Skills provision, Specialist Support Networks, and Education & Training providers
For further information or to apply for this job, please go to the Job Vacancies section of our website www.derby-college.ac.uk or alternatively please contact Nicola Bloor, BBO Towards Work Project Co-ordinator on 07850 503192 or Helen Stevenson, Director of Funding Development on 07817 761381 who will be happy to discuss the role in more detail prior to application.
Interviews will be held at Derby College on Monday 24th and Tuesday 25th June 2019.
About Derby College
Derby College is a large general further education college with four sites in or near the city of Derby. It supports around 26,000 learners, who choose from more than 1,000 full-time and part-time apprenticeship, A-level, BTEC and NVQ courses.
Derby College was established as a single institution in 2002 by merging three further education colleges: Mackworth Tertiary College, Wilmorton Tertiary College and Broomfield Agricultural College. A merger between South East Derbyshire College and Derby College was approved in 2010. Heavy investment has been made by the college in its teaching and learning facilities, from the fully equipped teaching kitchens at the Roundhouse campus to the high-tech science labs at the Joseph Wright Centre and the Equestrian Centre at the Broomfield Hall campus.
Chief executive
Mandie Stravino
Values and vision
In its mission statement, Derby College states an ambition to provide inclusive, inspirational and innovative learning communities, predicting and serving the needs of its learners, the economy and society. Designed in collaboration with industry, business and the professions, the college’s vocational pathways concentrate on developing students’ employability skills through work experience and expert mentoring. Independent learning, critical thinking and research skills are developed in students aspiring to higher education in an environment that seeks to be challenging and interactive.
Ofsted report
“Teaching and learning are good, particularly in practical and vocational subjects. The college is a valued resource for the city of Derby and county of Derbyshire; it provides an inclusive and welcoming environment and high-quality facilities for teaching and learning.”
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