At Mencap, we deliver a range of programmes designed to support people with a learning disability and/or autism to move closer to work.
Our Employ Me Programme aims to support people with a learning disability and/or autism to gain the skills, knowledge, and experience to progress into paid employment. As a Job Coach, you will work with our participants to achieve this.
We are looking for flexible Relief Job Coaches to work at Amazon's fulfilment centre in Daventry. As a Job Coach, you will provide support to trainees to develop the skills and knowledge required by the employer. Trainees will be working towards permanent paid work of 40 hours a week, which may include working a shift pattern of 10 hours over 4 days, including early starts and late evenings. The trainees will be working over a 10-week period towards permanent paid work outcomes.
We are looking for passionate and self-motivated people to join our team as relief Job Coaches as part of our Mencap Employ Me team. In this team, you will provide individually tailored support for people with learning disabilities and/or autism who are in work, helping them to integrate into the working environment, developing skills and knowledge that will lead to sustained employment.
Having a positive attitude is more important than experience for this role. Many of the people we will support will take longer to learn new skills, so a Job Coach will need to be reassuring, patient, and encouraging.
Job Coach work will be via a relief bank. This means the work is as and when required. There may be some options for longer-term work, but it is more likely to be short, ad hoc support that’s required. Unlike zero-hour contracts, there is no obligation to take work offered. It has to suit your availability too.
We are looking for Job Coaches to:
Key skills and requirements (essential):
If you feel that this Job Coach role is for you, please apply with a full and up-to-date CV that demonstrates how your skills, knowledge, and experience meet the Person Specification and why you want to work for Mencap. Please contact Kirsty in our recruitment team for more information on 01733 873765.
Job ID: 32802
As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people’s lives, you will receive fair pay and have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees.
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We work in partnership with people with a learning disability, and all our services support people to live life as they choose. Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something meaningful. At Mencap, we can give you that. You will have opportunities to develop as a person, colleague, leader, and activist. We want to make you feel inspired to reach your potential.