Employment Journey Guide (Connect to Work)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Agile working

Generous annual leave

Bank holidays and an additional day at

Employer pension contribution around -

Cycle to work scheme

Childcare vouchers

Health care scheme

Vivup benefits and discounts platform

Enhanced wellbeing programme

Job summary

Warwickshire County Council is seeking a Journey Guide to deliver the DWP-funded Connect to Work programme across the county, using IPS or SEQF models. The role supports adults and young people with health conditions or disabilities to secure and maintain employment, and to advocate for reasonable workplace adjustments.

You will co-create vocational profiles into detailed action plans, provide personalised support, collaborate with partners, and travel to neighbouring authorities as needed.

Qualifications

• Fluent spoken English, able to give accurate advice to the public.

Responsibilities

• Deliver the DWP-funded Connect to Work programme across Warwickshire using the IPS or SEQF supported employment model.
• Support adults and young people with health conditions, disabilities or health support needs to find and sustain employment.
• Advocate for and implement reasonable adjustments in the workplace.
• Co-create vocational profiles and turn them into clear, detailed action plans.
• Provide personalised support tailored to each person's needs.
• Work with colleagues, funders and delivery partners to shape and monitor activity.
• Travel across the county and visit neighbouring authorities.

Skills

Fluent spoken English

Job description

This journey guide post sits within the Employability and Skills Team at Warwickshire County Council and delivers the DWP-funded Connect to Work programme. The work centres on helping adults and young people with health conditions or disabilities find and keep jobs, using the IPS or SEQF supported employment model. The role involves travel across the county and visits to neighbouring authorities, with agile working on offer. Accurate spoken English with the public is required, and successful applicants must pass pre-engagement checks including a DBS.

What the job involves

• Deliver the DWP-funded Connect to Work programme across Warwickshire using the IPS or SEQF supported employment model
• Support adults and young people with health conditions, disabilities or health support needs to find and sustain employment
• Advocate for and implement reasonable adjustments in the workplace
• Co-create vocational profiles and turn them into clear, detailed action plans
• Provide personalised support tailored to each person's needs
• Work with colleagues, funders and delivery partners to shape and monitor activity
• Travel across the county and visit neighbouring authorities

What’s required

Skills & knowledge

• Fluent spoken English, able to give accurate advice to the public

Checks & eligibility

• Pre-engagement checks, including a relevant DBS check

Other

• Line manager permission if applying on a secondment basis

What’s offered

• Agile working
• Generous annual leave, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas
• Employer pension contribution of around 19 per cent
• Cycle to work scheme
• Childcare vouchers
• Health care scheme
• Vivup benefits and discounts platform
• Enhanced wellbeing programme