Career Mentor

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 3 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Our Employability division is expanding due to the procurement of new contracts and we therefore look to grow our frontline delivery team.

You will be an experienced Employment Coach/Advisor with mentor skills who can positively challenge Care Experienced Young people (CEYP) aged 18 - 30 to look at their approach to challenges and manage them in new ways. You would report to the Service Manager and sit within an employability team delivering a targeted employability contract to NEET CEYP across the Westminster Borough of London.

The role is outreach based (Westminster and surrounding London boroughs) and you will be a Career Mentor working within local communities to support NEET CEYP to progress into sustainable employment or education and training as well as deliver sessions and guidance about life skills.

We seek a diverse workforce and therefore are open to a range of backgrounds and experience however seek an individual who is proactive organised and resilient to deal with the varying demands of the role.

Your main duties will include:

To deliver a range of supportive interventions to help Care experienced young people (CEYP) 18 30 years achieve sustainable employment.
To effectively engage participants and attach them to existing and new employability programmes/interventions.
To deliver high quality end to end Information Advice and Guidance to participants on our employability programmes.
To coach the participants on a one to one and group basis based on the Catch22 Employability Methodology.
To prepare CVs cover letter and job/apprenticeship application forms with participants.
To successfully place participants from a range of target groups into career focused employment or education opportunities.
To deliver high quality In Work Support which effectively sustains participants for a minimum of six months.

What does good look like for this role

Developing strong relationships with referral partners Care Experienced Young people aged 18 - 30 training providers and employers
Strong interpersonal skills; approachable adaptable and supportive to the range of stakeholders involved in this programme.
Ability to develop strong rapport and challenge young people to look at their approach to challenges and managing them in a new way
Service users have a positive experience and achieve their goals.

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Qualifications :

Experience:

Coaching and delivering services within the Employability sector.
Supporting young people or adults facing barriers to employment particularly care experienced young people
Delivering employability support coaching or mentoring including job search and interview preparation.

Skills & Abilities:

Understanding of person-centered strengths-based approaches to employability support.
Ability to engage motivate and build positive relationships with young people.
Strong communication and coaching skills working one-to-one and in groups

Desirable: Qualification in IAG (L3) ERS (L3) Coaching IEP Membership or a relevant professional qualification

Additional Information :

Hours: 37 per week

Basis: Full Time Permanent

Salary: 28585 - 29000

Flexibility: Outreach and community based work across Westminster and surrounding boroughs of London with some opportunities for remote working

Benefits:

28 days annual leave bank holidays rising to 33 days with service.
Pension scheme with matching contributions of up to 4%.
Discounted shopping opportunities.

See the benefits of working for Catch22 here.

Unless otherwise stated interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified so early application is strongly advised.

At Catch22 we value equality diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them a purpose and a good place to live.

Catch22 is committed to rigorous safeguarding and safer recruitment practices; ensuring that every individual within the organisation has been safely and appropriately checked.

Please note we will conduct an online search as part of our due dilligence checks for successful candidate(s). This will involve a search of all publicly available information online and in social media.

Catch22s Commitment to Ban the Box

Catch22 is proud to have Banned the Box. This means that we do not ask for candidates to disclose criminal convictions at the application stage. Instead we invite disclosures at interview stage and encourage them at the offer stage. Please see our statement of commitment on hiring people with convictions for more information.

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Employment Type :

Full-time

Our Employability division is expanding due to the procurement of new contracts and we therefore look to grow our frontline delivery team.You will be an experienced Employment Coach/Advisor with mentor skills who can positively challenge Care Experienced Young people (CEYP) aged 18 - 30 to look at t...