Employability Coach – Conwy

HF Trust; Conwy; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading learning disability charity in Conwy is seeking an Employability Coach to support adults with learning disabilities in achieving their employment goals. In this creative role, you will help individuals develop relevant workplace skills and find long-term paid employment. The position requires a passion for helping others and a valid UK Driving Licence. Benefits include access to training, a pension scheme, and an extensive holiday package.

Benefits

Employee Assistance Programme

Award-winning training opportunities

Annual staff award scheme

25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays

Contributory pension scheme

Free DBS check

Qualifications

• Ability to speak Welsh is desirable.
• Must have a valid UK Driving Licence and access to a car for work purposes.

Responsibilities

• Support adults with learning disabilities in achieving employment goals.
• Provide innovative and high-quality support to individuals seeking employment.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and partner organisations.

Skills

Creative problem-solving

Empathy and understanding

Ability to work independently

Job description

Location:Conwy

Find your place with us and help change lives.

HFT areone of the largest learning disability charities in the UK, supporting over 2,500 people through our friendly, supportive, creative and diverse teams.

As an Employability Coach at Hft you’ll be supporting adults with learning disabilities to live the best life possible, by supporting them to achieve goals and aspirations around paid employment. In this creative and rewarding role, you will enable people to develop and acquire relevant skills needed for the workplace, support them to gain work experience, and help them to find long term paid employment. You will provide innovative and high quality support to individuals who are in employment, or currently looking for work. You will be helping to ensure that the people we support:

Please note - the ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this role. You must also have a valid UK Driving Licence and access to a car for work purposes.

• Have the opportunity to develop relevant skills for employment
• Gain work experience in a large business
• Increase their independence
• Achieve their aspirations
• Are empowered to make decisions and choices around their future employment
• Are kept safe

About you

You will have a ‘Can Do’ attitude, be driven and enthusiastic about helping people with learning disabilities to meet their aspirations. You will have the ability to look for creative solutions to meet people's support needs in a way that respects their individuality. You will work be able to work well using your own initiative and in partnership with colleagues from partner organisations, and with Hft’s Work Options Manager.

As an Employability Coach at Project SEARCH, you will usually work Mon-Fri during office hours, however you will need to be open to flexible working which may involve some occasional evening and weekend work.

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.

Benefits

• Access to the Hft Plus benefits package, which includes a great number of discounts and rewards across shops, restaurants, gym membership and days out; but also an Employee Assistance Programme, with telephone and face-to-face support options
• Access to award winning training and development – Hft is one of only four charities to have achieved the Skills for Care ‘Centre of Excellence’ provider status
• Annual staff award scheme – The Fusion Awards, and peer recognition through our GEM awards programme
• 25days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays)
• A contributory pension scheme & life assurance
• Free DBS Check