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Career Mentor
About this role
Our Employability division is expanding due to the procurement of new contracts and we therefore look to grow our frontline delivery team. You will be an experienced Career Coach with mentoring skills who can positively challenge Care Experienced Young people (CEYP) aged 16 - 30 to look at their approach to challenges and manage them in new ways. You would report to the Service Manager and sit within the Westminster CLIC team delivering a targeted employability contract to NEET CEYP across the Westminster Borough of London.
The role is community based (Westminster and surrounding London boroughs) and you will be a Career Mentor working within local communities to support NEET CEYP to progress into sustainable employment or education and training as well as deliver employability information, advice and guidance to your caseload. We seek a diverse workforce and therefore are open to a range of backgrounds and experience however seek an individual who is proactive, organised and resilient to deal with the varying demands of the role.
Your main duties will include: To deliver a range of supportive interventions to help Care experienced young people (CEYP) 16 – 30 years achieve sustainable employment. To effectively engage participants and attach them to existing and new employability programmes/interventions. To deliver high quality end to end Information, Advice and Guidance to participants on our employability programmes. To `coach’ the participants on a one to one and group basis based on the Catch22 Employability Methodology.
To prepare CVs, cover letter and job/apprenticeship application forms with participants. To successfully place participants from a range of target groups into career focused employment or education opportunities. To deliver high quality In Work Support which effectively sustains participants for a minimum of six months. What does good look like for this role? Developing strong relationships with referral partners, Care Experienced Young people aged 16 - 30, training providers and employers Strong interpersonal skills; approachable, adaptable and supportive to the range of stakeholders involved in this programme.
Ability to develop strong rapport and challenge young people to look at their approach to challenges and managing them in a new way Service users have a positive experience and achieve their goals. Click here to view the Job Description & Person Specification Experience: Coaching, and delivering services, within the Employability sector. Supporting young people or adults facing barriers to employment, particularly care experienced young people Delivering employability support, coaching or mentoring, including job search and interview preparation.