Employability Coach - Flintshire

HF Trust; Wales; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading learning disability charity in the UK is seeking an Employability Coach to help adults with learning disabilities achieve their employment goals. In this role, you will develop their skills, assist in gaining work experience, and foster independence. The position requires a proactive attitude and creativity in support strategies. Flexible working hours may be required.

Benefits

Access to Hft Plus benefits package

Award-winning training and development

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Contributory pension scheme

Free DBS Check

Qualifications

• Drive and enthusiasm to help individuals with learning disabilities.
• Ability to respect individuality while providing support.
• Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Support adults with learning disabilities in achieving employment goals.
• Develop and acquire relevant workplace skills.
• Help individuals gain work experience and achieve independence.

Skills

Can Do attitude

Creative problem solving

Ability to work independently

Job description

Location:Project SEARCH @ Flintshire

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:

• 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