Company Description
Catch22 exists to help build a society where everyone has a good place to live, good people around them, and a fulfilling purpose - we call these our '3Ps'.
We achieve this in two ways. Firstly, we improve lives on the frontline through delivery of public services. Secondly, we use our knowledge to change 'the system', to fix the complex web that can trap and disempower those it was set up to help. With the heart of a charity and the mind-set of a business, we are uniquely placed to deliver on this challenging agenda.
Employability and Skills
The Catch22 Employability division provides skills and employability provision on a range of programmes, both public and corporate funded. We pride ourselves on supporting the most disadvantaged in society to improve their prospects, resulting in improved social mobility and sustainable positive change.
Digital Edge
Digital Edge is a three- or four-week pre-apprenticeship training programme to support people from underserved communities. The programme sees Catch22 find and recruit candidates aged 18 to 45 years old with a range of challenges – from gender and ethnicity barriers, homelessness, mental health issues, school exclusion, and disability. It then supports them to access a digital apprenticeship and entry level IT job with a local employer within Microsoft's network of customers and partners.
Job Description
The role of Career Coach is an excellent opportunity to join an experienced employability team, who are delivering a digital skills programme that is co-designed with Microsoft.
*This a remote/home-based role, however applicants will be need to be based in the North East region, as regular travel to sites across The North East will be required.
About You
- An experienced Careers Coach/Youth Worker, who is able to meet young people at their point of need, building achievable and aspirational plans both for and with them.
- Strong local knowledge, credibility, connections, and cultural competence, to hit the ground running with referral and delivery partners.
- Knowledge and experience of the issues that vulnerable young people with complex needs face, with passion to support young people in achieving their goals, and experience of successfully engaging young people with multiple and complex barriers to engagement.
- Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop strong rapport with referral partners, training providers, and employers.
- Approachable, adaptable, and supportive to the range of stakeholders involved in this programme, with the ability to positively challenge mind-sets.
Main Duties and Accountabilities
- Inducting, assessing, and 'on-boarding' participants, delivering high quality end to end information, advice, and guidance.
- Promoting and developing the mind-set, emotional intelligence, self-confidence, and esteem of participants, so that they are better equipped, and succeed in the world of work.
- Preparing CVs, cover letters, and job/apprenticeship application forms with participants, and undertaking job searches using relevant web-based software and packages.
- Short listing, pre-selecting, and matching/submitting participants to vacancies/work experience opportunities generated by regional coordinators, and preparing job packs on specific vacancies/work experience opportunities.
- Introducing participants to a 'strength based' recruitment approach to succeeding in job interviews, preparing them to a high standard for interview with employers, and arranging interviews for participants where appropriate.
- Engaging and maintaining regular contact with participants at agreed intervals to ensure that they sustain their job or apprenticeship, and delivering high quality In Work Support, which effectively sustains participants for a minimum of six months.
- Supporting with the delivery of any Job Fairs, Workshops, and Seminars, that prepare participants ready for the world of work.
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Qualifications
We are looking for applicants who can demonstrate:
- Five GCSE's, at Grade C or above, or equivalent.
- Experience in an advising capacity i.e., Employment Advisor, Career Coach.
- Apprenticeship Advisor, IAG role, Traineeship Advisor, or relevant transferable experience.
Additional Information
Salary: £28,080 per annum
Hours of work: Full time, 37 hours per week
Contract: Fixed term, until 31.03.2025
Flexibility: *This a remote/home-based role, however applicants will be need to be based in the North East region, as regular travel to sites across The North East will be required.
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.
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