Job Coach, Education ​/ Teaching, Career & Life Skills Coaching

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.

The Employment & Skills Service is part of Coventry City Council. We work with a range of delivery partners to provide a wide portfolio oftop quality support to Coventry residents of all ages who are looking for work.

We work with partners across the city and our Employer Hub actively works with local employers to generate opportunities for local people.

Our friendly and welcoming Job Shop is situated in Coventry City Centre.

We are here to support all Coventry residents to search for employment, training, apprenticeships and work placements.

People can explore a wide range of local vacancies that are updated daily and access training opportunities.

We also provide ground-breaking specialist support forlocal residents who face multiple and sometimes complex barriers that make it hard for them to find a job.

The Job Shop and our exciting range of specialist employment support programmes are among the very best support available in the UK

In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.

Our Values are:

• Open and fair:
  We are fair, open, and transparent.
• Nurture and develop:
  We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
• Engage and empower:
  We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
• Create and innovate:
  We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
• Own and be accountable:
  We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
• Value and respect:
  We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.

Do you thrive on enabling people to achieve and believe that disabled people should have the same employment and life opportunities as everyone else?

If the answer is yes, then please read on.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of Coventry's growing post-16 pathways to employment programmes Changing Futures Together', designed for young people with Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND). The team forms part of the Job Shop and Coventry Learns and works in partnership with the Council's SEND team. Changing Futures Together offer a range of study programmes designed to improve the lives of young people with SEND, striving to provide better choice and control, good quality support and the opportunity to progress in life through a range of employment pathways.

You will support learners on our study programmes which includes supported internships, Step into Work, and Step into Your Future, working with the learners to identify their skills, experience and aspirations. Supporting them to develop their employment skills, including independent travel and then working with other members of the team to identify appropriate employment pathways.

Your role will be to support the learners to access employment related opportunities and become independent in their roles and provide the necessary coaching, training and encouragement to enable them to succeed. You will provide the learners with on-the-job training and support in the workplace. You will liaise with the young person's family, education provider and other people involved in their life to ensure that the support you provide is tailored to the young person's needs.

You will work…