Employability Mentor/Trainer
| Posting date: | 16 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £23,175.00 to £25,000.00 per year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 May 2024 |
| Location: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 1 day per week |
| Company: | Standguide Group |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | DPSEMT1404 |
Summary
Role: Employability Mentor/Trainer
Salary: £23,175 per annum
Contract type: Sessional
Working hours: Full Time (37.5 hrs pw)
Location: Glasgow and Edinburgh
For over three decades, we have been dedicated to supporting individuals and employers across the UK. As a nationwide market leader, we have assisted over 13,000 people in the past year alone to retrain, embark on new career paths, or establish their own businesses.
Are you passionate about helping others succeed? Join us in this dynamic role where you’ll organise and deliver various Employability training courses tailored to fit individual needs. From job search strategies to boosting confidence, your goal is to equip our clients with the skills they need to thrive in employment, training, or further education.
You'll handle paperwork diligently and match clients with suitable job opportunities, arranging employer visits and work placements. Conducting personalised Action Plans, you'll keep clients focused on their goals. With targets to meet, flexibility in delivery location is key. If you're ready to make a difference, we want you on our team. Apply now!
What you’ll do
Deliver a variety of training and one to one support designed to prepare the customer for securing employment including via work placement/trial that will lead to employment
Be responsible for and aware of contractual job targets in relation to the number of customers we are contracted to have on our provision and the number of job starts and sustained jobs that are expected to achieve with their customers
Train customers in specific employability and functional skills in line with the requirements of the local labour market, and specific employers. Relevant customer documentation is to be completed in line with company procedures
Work with employers, training providers and other agencies to strengthen the service we provide to our customers, including booking them in to deliver a session on the course
Be prepared to work at other locations/contracts to share good practice and cover absence as necessary.
What you’ll need
Level 2 English and Maths as a minimum
Appropriate teaching qualification e.g., PTLLS, CTLLS, DTLLS, Cert Ed, PGCE
Experience of delivering training and/or teaching people of all ages (minimum of 1 – 2 years)
Previous experience of working with individuals claiming income support and incapacity benefit and the barriers they face
Previous experience of working with individuals claiming income support and incapacity benefit and the barriers they face
Knowledge of Jobcentre Plus programmes and incentives for unemployed people
·Ability to deliver training to groups and individuals.
Overseas equivalent qualifications will be accepted.
We welcome applicants with lived experience and encourage applications that reflect the relevance to the post.
Benefits
CPD - Broad range of internal training to enhance your knowledge and skills
Generous pension scheme, with the option to opt out
25 days annual leave accruable per year.
Join us at Standguide and be part of a team dedicated to making a meaningful impact on individuals' lives and businesses nationwide.
Standguide is an Equal Opportunities Employer and a Disability Confident Leader. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and value the diversity of our staff and customers. We thrive on creating positive working relationships, free from discrimination.
Successful candidates will be subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS check.
For the full job description and person specification, please email Amy at recruitment @standguide.co.uk.
Salary: £23,175 per annum
Contract type: Sessional
Working hours: Full Time (37.5 hrs pw)
Location: Glasgow and Edinburgh
For over three decades, we have been dedicated to supporting individuals and employers across the UK. As a nationwide market leader, we have assisted over 13,000 people in the past year alone to retrain, embark on new career paths, or establish their own businesses.
Are you passionate about helping others succeed? Join us in this dynamic role where you’ll organise and deliver various Employability training courses tailored to fit individual needs. From job search strategies to boosting confidence, your goal is to equip our clients with the skills they need to thrive in employment, training, or further education.
You'll handle paperwork diligently and match clients with suitable job opportunities, arranging employer visits and work placements. Conducting personalised Action Plans, you'll keep clients focused on their goals. With targets to meet, flexibility in delivery location is key. If you're ready to make a difference, we want you on our team. Apply now!
What you’ll do
Deliver a variety of training and one to one support designed to prepare the customer for securing employment including via work placement/trial that will lead to employment
Be responsible for and aware of contractual job targets in relation to the number of customers we are contracted to have on our provision and the number of job starts and sustained jobs that are expected to achieve with their customers
Train customers in specific employability and functional skills in line with the requirements of the local labour market, and specific employers. Relevant customer documentation is to be completed in line with company procedures
Work with employers, training providers and other agencies to strengthen the service we provide to our customers, including booking them in to deliver a session on the course
Be prepared to work at other locations/contracts to share good practice and cover absence as necessary.
What you’ll need
Level 2 English and Maths as a minimum
Appropriate teaching qualification e.g., PTLLS, CTLLS, DTLLS, Cert Ed, PGCE
Experience of delivering training and/or teaching people of all ages (minimum of 1 – 2 years)
Previous experience of working with individuals claiming income support and incapacity benefit and the barriers they face
Previous experience of working with individuals claiming income support and incapacity benefit and the barriers they face
Knowledge of Jobcentre Plus programmes and incentives for unemployed people
·Ability to deliver training to groups and individuals.
Overseas equivalent qualifications will be accepted.
We welcome applicants with lived experience and encourage applications that reflect the relevance to the post.
Benefits
CPD - Broad range of internal training to enhance your knowledge and skills
Generous pension scheme, with the option to opt out
25 days annual leave accruable per year.
Join us at Standguide and be part of a team dedicated to making a meaningful impact on individuals' lives and businesses nationwide.
Standguide is an Equal Opportunities Employer and a Disability Confident Leader. We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and value the diversity of our staff and customers. We thrive on creating positive working relationships, free from discrimination.
Successful candidates will be subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS check.
For the full job description and person specification, please email Amy at recruitment @standguide.co.uk.
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