Education Training & Employment Officer

Education Training and Employment Officer

Duration: Initially 2 months
Hours: 36 hours per week
Rate: £29 umbrella an hour (£22 PAYE an hour)

Croydon Council are looking for an Education Training and Employment Officer to join their 16+ Childrens Social Care Team.

Responsibilities:

1. Providing door to door intensive one-to-one support and outreach work by delivering practical hands-on education, training and employment information, advice and guidance help and support to post-16 young people who are open to the 16+ Team for Care Experienced Young People who are either NEET or at risk of becoming NEET.
2. Screening and assessing ETE goals and aspirations; gathering education history and reports from schools, colleges and training providers.
3. Offering suitable ETE opportunities, daily recording and evidencing of face-to-face contacts and interventions.
4. Preparing monthly and/or quarterly post-16 ETE reports.
5. Undertaking informal mentoring; working holistically with the young person, parents/carers and ETE providers.
6. Delivering workshops to young people; CV creation; interview readiness and effective job searching.

Requirements:

1. Good knowledge of the NEET agenda and strategies for improving and sustaining engagement of young people.
2. Knowledge of local provision for 16-25 year olds.
3. Advanced qualification or comparable experience in the field of 16-25 education, training or careers advice.
4. Experience of working directly with young people in a frontline service, preferably within a career’s advice or education/training/employment context.
5. Ability to travel between office site, home visits, community locations and education establishments.