Career Coach Digital Skills Academy

We are delivering a creative and digital skills programme for 16-24 year olds who are not in education employment or training. Tackling youth unemployment and helping England to build back better as part of the national recovery the programme will support young people onto long-term education work and training opportunities in the creative and digital sectors

You will be an experienced Careers Coach/Youth Worker who understands and actively seeks to work with this cohort meet young people at their point of need and build achievable and aspirational plans with and for them. Due to the nature of this role knowledge and experience of the issues vulnerable young people face is essential. Career Coaches will also require a strong level of local knowledge and connection so they have the necessary local credibility and cultural competence to hit the ground running with referral and delivery partners.

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.

Main Duties & Accountabilities

• To deliver a range of supportive interventions to help a wide range of young people work towards sustainable employment.
• To effectively engage young people and attach them to existing and new employability programmes/interventions.
• To deliver high quality end to end Information Advice and Guidance to young people on our employability programmes.
• To promote and develop the mind-set emotional intelligence qualities self-confidence and esteem so that the young people succeed in the world of work.
• To complete goal focused action plans for all referred young people and provide support and motivation for them to implement their action plans.

To succeed in this role you will have:

• Passion to support young people in achieving their goals and experience of successfully engaging young people with barriers to engagement
• Ability to develop strong relationships with referral partners 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
• Ability to positively challenge mind-sets

Please see the full job description and person specification here.

Qualifications :

Relevant professional qualification:

• Ability to generate referrals essential
• Knowledge of approaches including those relating to coaching emotional intelligence that ensure people are well prepared for the world of work.
• Experience of providing high quality CV job search interview support to learners/job seekers.
• Experience of liaising with employers to arrange interviews and getting feedback on candidates.
• Identifying skills and qualities in a learner to match appropriately with vacancies.
• Ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with referral partners to ensure a constant flow of new referrals.

Additional Information :

Contract: Permanent

Hours & work pattern: Full time 37 hours per week. 

Salary: 29000

Location: We need someone for this role based in the Midlands or North of England. You will be working remotely with travel to jobs fairs and JCPs expected minimum 4 times a month.

Screening: Successful admission to post subject to enhanced DBS check.

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.

Remote Work :

Yes

Employment Type :

Full-time