Job Coach (Careers and Employment Team)

WALK; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading employment support organization in Dublin seeks a Job Coach to help individuals identify their career ambitions, promote self-advocacy, and assist them in maintaining employment. This full-time role involves working closely with clients to foster natural support networks and uphold their welfare. Candidates should have a relevant qualification and strong communication skills. Competitive remuneration of €37,500 per annum is offered.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of providing employment supports (Desirable)
• Previous experience establishing networks and creating connections (Desirable)

Responsibilities

• Work alongside people to identify their careers and employment ambitions.
• Collaborate with people to support them to gain and sustain employment in the open labour market.
• Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of people supported.

Skills

Good English - written and verbal

Networking Skills

Communication Skills

Problem-solving Skills

Self-directed

Planning and time management

Low arousal approach

Person-centred approach

Education

Recognised professional qualification in Supported Employment, Community Development, Outreach, Youth Work, Health and Social Care or educated to degree level

Job description

Role Details

Job Title: Job Coach

Reports to: Careers & Employment Team Leader

Location: Community Based roles in north and south Dublin

Working Hours: 39hrs per week, 5 days working week, across the week. You will need to be flexible in working some evenings, Saturdays and Sundays to accommodate to the working life of the person supported.

Renumeration: €37,500.00 per annum

Contract Type: Full-time/Fixed Term/Specific Purpose

Job Purpose

• Work alongside people to identify their careers and employment ambitions in life, connect with others, and participate meaningfully in the world of work.
• Promote self-advocacy and help people make informed choices.
• Enable people we support to play their part in the world and be seen as valued, contributing citizens
• Be creative, flexible and person centred
• Help people and their families plan for a positive future
• Work alongside the person to facilitate the development of natural support networks
• To be a problem solver and to support people to move on positively with their lives.

Role-specific Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities of the Job

• Collaborate with people to support them to gain and sustain employment in the open labour market and become full and active employees in the employment of their choice.
• Hold high expectations of people we work with. Encourage big dreams and support them with clear action plans.
• To support people to plan for new opportunities, backing them until the changes are embedded.
• Build peoples skills to maintain longstanding relationships and the capacity to develop natural connection through exciting and new experiences.
• Explore and build connections with training and work experiences with partner organisations that people we support can get involved in.
• Maintain accurate records and contribute to support planning and reviews.
• Be responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of people supported by WALK.
• Uphold confidentiality, and data protection standards always.

Working With Others

• Identify opportunities to develop skills, confidence and capacity that would support and help in peoples growth and life experiences.
• Collaborate and build good relationships with families of people supported.
• Work independently and as part of a team.
• Communicate and work with others who are involved in the lives of the people we support.

Other Specifications

• Seek opportunities for personal and professional growth.
• Expand the knowledge of local community resources and services.
• Commitment to equality, diversity, and human rights.
• Be a role model for other Support Workers.
• Be professional, polite and reasonable always.

Personal And Professional Development

• Attend statutory training and any other training as directed by management
• Commit to achieving the relevant qualifications commensurate with the role
• Understand and follow all policies and procedures relevant to the role.
• Be open to feedback, committed to learning, and take responsibility for your actions.

In addition to the above-mentioned responsibilities, employees may be required to carry out such duties as may reasonably be required.

Specific Requirement For Qualifications

• Good English - written and verbal
• Recognised professional qualification in Supported Employment, Community Development, Outreach, Youth Work, Health and Social Care or educated to degree level
• Full, clean driving license and access to own car
• Previous experience of providing employment supports (Desirable)
• Previous experience establishing networks and creating connections (Desirable)

Networking Skills

• Confident and keen to approach new people, initiate conversations, and take risks that can lead to new opportunities.
• Positive attitude, outlook, and mindset when interacting with others
• Ability to create a welcoming, comfortable environment that encourages others to engage with you

Communication Skills

• The ability to break down complex ideas into understandable information for people we support and staff
• Experience, knowledge, skill in creating Easy Read information (Desirable)
• To be able to communicate clearly and effectively with people we support, families, staff and professionals

Problem-solving Skills

• To see solutions not just problems, be a creative thinker
• Using peoples skills and gifts to create opportunities for them to solve their own problems and grow.

Values-based Specification

Socially Inclusive

• Maximise the participation of the people we work with in the ordinary life of the workplace
• Support active citizenship and the development of socially valued roles

Respectful of the Right to Self-Determination

• Understand person-centred support and can demonstrate treating people as individuals and respecting choices
• Promote independence & encouraging appropriate risk taking

Rights Based

• Ensuring no one is discriminated against or excluded
• Understand human rights and incorporate them in expectations
• Facilitating people to speak up about concerns and acting upon them

Oriented Towards Learning and Continuous Improvement

• Striving for quality in everything we do, recognising and understanding what quality in support means for people using the services
• Being accepting of criticism and focusing on improvement
• Being open to new opportunities for learning and identifying the limits of skills and knowledge

Person Centred

• Understanding the value of others as leaders in their own lives
• Provide supports that are effective in meeting the needs, wishes and choices of the people we work with
• Understand the importance of empathy in all areas of support

Flexible, Resourceful and Creative

• Focus on how things could be done better and sharing ideas
• Improving outcomes for people

Skills

Self-directed, excellent communication skills, planning and time management, low arousal approach, person-centred approach

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Other

Industries

• Human Resources Services

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