As a Senior Skills Coach, your role is central to the delivery of our Mencap Training Academy. You will lead a team of Skills Coaches to support learners with SEN to complete all elements of the programme in line with requirements by providing tailored support. What you will do as a Senior Skills Coach?
- Line manage and coach a team to support learners to progress towards paid employment.
- Plan Skills Coach in work support hours to meet agreed targets to receive Access to Work funding.
- Support and ensure the team build and maintain good relationships with parents, carers, learner support networks and employers.
- Ensure accurate and up to date record keeping and reporting.
- Conduct quality assurance activity to drive constant improvement.
- Work closely with the wider team to ensure the needs of the learner are being met.
Do you have experience of working with people with a learning disability? Are you passionate about working for an organisation that drives change? Then we may have the role for you within our Supported Internship team.
An exciting opportunity for a passionate and self-motivated Senior Skills Coach to join our Supported Internship programme team in Barnet on a full time (37.5 hour per week) basis.
- Experience of supporting people
- Experience of delivering against targets
- Experience of risk management
- Knowledge of sector
- Knowledge of safe working practices
- A-C/9-4 English & Maths GCSE (or equivalent)
Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated.
- 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata)
- discounts at leading high-street retailers
- access to health cash plans
- interest-free loans
- many more exciting offerings
For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team!
About Mencap Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live their lives to the full. We campaign for a fairer society. We work with families and partners to build inclusive communities. And we deliver the services people need to live their lives. Everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues. Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.
- Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.
- Every day we grow and learn. It's okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes.
- Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.
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