At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility.
For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference. Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco-system of purpose-led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all.
Purpose
To work intensively with a caseload of young people seeking employment, training or education opportunities. Offer different, bespoke approaches depending on the needs of the young people and will include developing employability activities/accreditations that develop young people; secure on site EET outcomes e.g. traineeships, qualified careers guidance and provide an agile service that adapts to the changing needs of NEET young people in Harrow. Support young people to sustain their education or training outcome. Use data analysis to effectively target resources.
Essential:
You will have:
- The ability to develop productive professional relationships with young people with multiple barriers with the persistence and resilience to support progression of those young people
- Level 6 IAG or working towards
- Experience of working with young people giving IAG
- Experience liaising with and working in educational institutions and other stakeholders to identify young people who are at risk of or NEET and to target support to ensure they move into EET
- Work flexibly including working some evenings and Saturdays
- The ability to work under pressure and meet contract KPIs