Details:
- Salary: £25,000 - 29,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Contract
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Southwark London
- Date: 2 weeks ago
Description:
Career Development Coach for Career Path+
Join a pioneering project addressing the shortage of recruits in treatment and recovery services in the London Borough of Southwark. As a Career Development Coach, you'll engage participants with lived experience of substance use, transferable skills, or economic inactivity, providing them access to training and employment opportunities.
Salary - £25k-£29k FTE - Pro-rata for part-time hours
Hours - 22.5hr - 30hr Monday - Friday fixed term end 31st March 2025
Key Responsibilities:
Screen and refer new participants, ensuring alignment with program criteria.
Conduct risk assessments and escalate safeguarding concerns.
Utilise career assessment tools for participant evaluation.
Source and coordinate support pathways through referral partners.
Promote and match participants with training and employment opportunities.
Facilitate employability workshops and personal development sessions.
Monitor participant progress and maintain accurate records.Requirements:
Experience in recruitment, career coaching, or relevant guidance roles.
Knowledge of substance use challenges and employment issues.
Familiarity with partnership working and government agencies.
Strong communication and IT skills.
Understanding of safeguarding and risk management procedures.Personal Attributes:
Belief in the potential for positive change in all individuals.
Empathetic and influential communicator.
Proactive team player who thrives in dynamic environments.
Highly organized with a commitment to meeting deadlines. Benefits
Holiday - 25 days rising by 1 day a year to a maximum of 30 days (Pro rata)
Aegon pension & Salary exchange
You at Work - Access to an exciting variety of retail discounts, and several salary sacrifice schemes including Childcare vouchers, Cycle to work, gym membership etc.
Death In Service -
Access to the Employee Assistance Programme -
Wellbeing Hour - All employees can take an hour a week to do something positive for your wellbeing.A break down example for the salary would be
Full time salary at £28,000 based on 22.5 hours / 3 days would be £16,800 - 30 hours/ 4 days a week would be £22,400
Additional Information:
This role involves networking at external events and is subject to DBS clearance.
Note: This overview outlines key responsibilities and requirements. The role may include additional duties to support Employment Services as needed.
Connect2Staff/Connect2Kent, part of Commercial Services Trading/Kent Ltd, is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business and positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates