• Department:
    Lifestyles & Work
  • Position:
    Paid
  • Town/City:
    Barnet
  • Salary Details:
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  • Advertising End Date:
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  • Job Advert

  • 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 has arisen for a passionate and self-motivated full time Skills Coach to join our Supported Internship programme team in Barnet.
     

    As a Skills Coach, your role is central to the delivery of our Mencap Training Academy You will support learners with SEN to complete all elements of the programme in line with requirements by providing tailored support. The role will be based in the community classroom of our supported internship programme supporting learners with mild to moderate learning disabilities and difficulties 

    Do you want to see what we do? If so click here
     
    What you will do as a Skills Coach
    • Be accountable for learner progression and ensuring the young adults achieve the skills they need to make progress onto paid employment.
    • You will deliver support in various ways; 1-1 job coaching, working with learners in the classroom to develop employability skills and embed English and Maths learning in the workplace.
    • You will support people to learn the skills they need to go on and achieve sustained paid employment.
     
    Do you have the key skills and requirements to be a Skills Coach? (essential): 
    • Experience of supporting people
    • Experience of delivering against targets
    • Knowledge of safe working practices
    • Knowledge of sector
    • A-C/9-4 English & Maths GCSE (or equivalent)
    • Good ICT skills
    • Effective Communicator
    • Effective record keeping and reporting   
    All candidates offered an interview for this role will need to provide evidence of their GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent) at interview stage. Please have your certificates ready to be emailed across if you are contacted for an interview. 
     
     

  • Benefits

  • We offer an excellent benefits package to support our team members. For more information, please see the attached details.

  • About Mencap

  • We work in partnership with people with a learning disability, and all our services support people to live life as they choose. Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something meaningful. At Mencap, we can give you that. You will have opportunities to develop as a person, colleague, leader and activist. We want to make you feel inspired to reach your potential.  

    Our work includes;

    • providing high-quality, flexible services that allow people to live as independently as possible in a place they choose
    • providing advice through our help lines and web sites

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