Do you have the skills to lead on a new, short term project, focusing on employment and next steps?

Can you help others build confidence and the necessary skills to gain employment?

Do you believe that everybody has the potential to achieve their aspirations and be an equal partner in society?

If so, then we have a fantastic opportunity to work as a Lead Employment Coach on a new project called Breaking Barriers!

Main aim: To lead a short term Employment Coaching project called Breaking Barriers, which is part of a multiple partnership project. The aim is to support people either into paid employment, or by developing their life skills and confidence to look at the world of work as a future path. You will develop and nurture relationships with our key partners, implement ways to ensure that the people being referred into the project will benefit from attending and they are willing to engage and commit, problem solve, identify issues and solutions and work alongside and offer supportive line management to one Employment Coach.

Full Time - 37 hours per week.

Duration: 5 month fixed term contract

Location: Your base will be in Canterbury. However as part of your role you may be required to travel to other locations. We will provide a chromebook and mobile phone to support mobile working.

Salary and benefits: Full-time salary (based on a 37 hour working week and a 52 week working year) is £30,000 per annum. This means your annual salary will be £12,082.19 for a 37 hour working week and five month fixed term contract. This is an hourly pay rate of £15.59.
+ Holiday pay + Generous pension contribution of 5% of salary

If you have…

experience leading projects, ideally employment based
passion for equality and belief in the potential of overcoming disadvantages for people,
ability and skills to support people within a work setting to complete employment tasks,
empathy and great interpersonal skills
natural problem solving skills and initiative,
tenacity to work to deadlines and take responsibility for your own work and those you are line managing,
confidence to work autonomously and independently,
natural interpersonal skills and enjoy developing and nurturing relationships with partners and providers,

...then we’d love to hear from you!

To apply, please download a copy of the Job Pack and fill out our online application here https://www.bemix.org/lead-employment-coach

Apply by: Midnight Tuesday 1st February 2022

Shortlisting date: Wednesday 2nd February 2022

We will contact you by email by the end of day on Wednesday 2nd February to let you know whether you have or haven’t been shortlisted for an interview.

Interviews: Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th February 2022 - either remote or face to face. Either remotely or face to face at one of the bemix sites.

For enquiries please email: recruitment@bemix.org

We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for people with disability, neurodiversity and/or long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us.
No agency contact please. You will be required to declare all past convictions, whether spent or not, as this post is exempt from The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1984. You will also be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS Check.
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