Employability Coach – Project SEARCH - Liverpool

For more information on the role, please contact: Jess Rivett or Bryony Dolby

Email: jessica.rivett@hft.org.uk or bryony.dolby@hft.org.uk

Telephone: 07810856112

Fixed Term until November 2025

Subject to Passing HMRC Checks

Project SEARCH – Liverpool Hft are looking to appoint an Employability Coach within their Work Opportunities division for adults with a learning disability.

The Employability Coach role is central to the delivery of high-quality services and promoting Hft's reputation. The job requires an individual with drive, enthusiasm, and commitment. Someone with a 'Can Do' attitude who has the ability to look for creative solutions to meet people's support needs in a way that respects their individuality and works with the Operations Manager. The Project SEARCH Employability Coach role is to support young people with Learning Disabilities in achieving and sustaining paid employment. As an Employability Coach, you will need to be open to flexible working, which will include traveling to various sites in the region and may involve occasional evening and weekend work.

This is a fixed-term role until November 2025, with the possibility to extend.

Person Specification:

Essential:

• English and Maths at GCSE level 5 or equivalent.
• A good knowledge of learning disabilities.
• The ability to monitor and review using appropriate methods.
• The ability to create interest and motivate the person supported.
• The ability to approach training tasks from a variety of ways - to suit both the person supported and to meet the conditions of the job specification laid down by the employer.
• Able to adhere to and promote standards of the host business and/or competitive work site in order to promote job productivity and efficiency.
• The ability to work competently in a variety of workplaces, being able to analyze the job and arrange it into systematic steps (job design) appropriate to the applicant identified for the job.
• Record keeping skills, to keep up to date records for assessment purposes.
• Good communication skills with the ability to liaise at all levels.
• The ability to travel to and from work placements.
• Confidence to cope with difficult situations that may arise in the workplace and to work without supervision at different work locations.
• The skills to integrate with co-workers - in order to appear that you are part of the normal working environment.
• The ability to manage time for an efficient delivery of the job coaching service.
• The ability to participate in ongoing self-assessment to evaluate training needs.
• The ability to advocate equal opportunities and to pursue this area for the person supported.
• The ability to work within the aims, objectives, policies, and practice of Hft.
• A flexible approach as this post involves weekends, evenings, and some short notice shifts.
• Good administration and computer skills.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.

Desirable:

• Experience or understanding of different employment settings.
• One-to-one training/coaching skills.
• Ability to drive Hft vehicles.
• Knowledge of the benefit system.
• Qualification in Supported Employment.
• Full Driving Licence with access to a vehicle with business insurance.

What we offer:

We offer a range of benefits and career development opportunities. We’ll give you a comprehensive induction, full training, and support along the way. With Investors in People and Skills for Care accreditation, we are committed to investing in our teams to ensure they have the specialist skills they need.

• As a ‘Gold’ standard Investors in People accredited employer, we are committed to supporting colleague wellbeing as a priority. Within this, all Hft employees get access to the TELUS Health – the world’s biggest 24/7 colleague counselling and support service. It is completely free for all colleagues to use in complete confidence, whenever and however they want to access it.
• 25 days annual leave (plus 8 days statutory Bank holidays) increasing to 24 days after 1 year's service.
• 20% Bank Holiday allowance with an increase rate of 50% for key dates over Christmas.
• Apprenticeships - Earn whilst gaining a fully funded Level 2 Diploma in Health & Social Care with a Top 100 apprenticeship employer (ranked 11th in 2020).
• Access to award-winning training and development.
• Annual staff award scheme.
• A contributory pension scheme & life assurance.
• Free DBS Check.

Join us and help us change lives. Shortlisting for this role will take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once suitable candidates have been appointed. Job Sharing for this role can be considered.

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES PLEASE

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications.

Hft's usual terms and conditions apply. Hft is committed to equal opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. As a Disability Confident Employer, Hft is helping to ensure that disabled people have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations that people without disabilities do. Successful applicants will need to undertake an enhanced disclosure check against the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Having a criminal record may not bar you from employment.