JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title: Community Coach – Fair Chance

Reports To: Locality Manager – Fair Chance

Salary:£7.85 per hour

Location:Birmingham, Coventry, Solihull, Walsall and Wyre Forest

Hours: Variable/Flexible

Background

Rewriting Futuresis an innovative payment-by-results projectdelivered for three years as part of the Department of Community and Local Government’s (DCLG) new Fair Chance Fund. This service whichstarted in January 2015, provides intensive and sustained support to people aged 18-24 who are Not in Employment, Education and Training (NEET) and homeless, helping them to turn their lives around and look forward to a brighter future. Delivered in collaboration with Birmingham, Walsall, Solihull and Coventry Local Authorities, it provides invaluable support to more than 300 young people whose needs are not met by existing provisions. Rewriting Futuresis funded initially by socially motivated investors, who will be repaid by DCLG if, and only if, participants on the programme successfully achieve positive outcomes across a range of criteria, such as sustained accommodation, achievements in education and training, and transitioning into employment.

Job Purpose:

Providing support to young people at risk of homelessness to enable them to develop their skills, confidence and opportunities and make a successful transition to adulthood.

Key Responsibilities:

Support Services:

  1. To assist young people to improve their life skills through designing and implementing life and social skills programmes in individual and group work settings.
  1. To undertake holistic risk and needs assessments and to develop support and risk management plans.
  1. To support and encourage young people to undertake the St Basils life skills programme and to achieve the qualification.
  1. To support and encourage young people to engage with learning skills and work.
  1. To support and encourage young people to develop positive family and other support networks.
  1. To assist young people to identify and take up settled accommodation and to continue to provide ongoing support to them.
  1. To be available to young people for regular support sessions and to respond to crises.
  1. To take responsibility for safeguarding the welfare of young people.
  1. To promote and facilitate the participation of young people in their individual support plans and in the management of the service.
  1. To facilitate young people’s access to, and take up of, other support services.
  1. To ensure benefit claims are made and maintained in ordertomaximise young people’s income.
  1. To organise and accompany young people to appointments as appropriate.
  1. To maintain accurate records e.g. support plans, day to day and outcome records.
  1. To be flexible by being available out of hours on a rota basis to offer information, advice, and guidance to colleagues and in crisis situations, provide emergency cover within your own Project.
  1. To work as part of a team, providing cover for colleagues as required by the line manager.
  1. To assist in the induction of new staff, to supervise and support volunteers, trainees and students, as required by line manager.

General:

  1. To be responsible for the health, safety and welfare of yourself and others at work.

2. The post holder must take responsibility for their own self development and ensure that the knowledge and information they use in their job is current and relevant.

3.St Basils is dependant upon its ability to raisefunds in order to sustain and develop its work with young people. Therefore, all employees are expected to supportthe work of the Fundraising Department and, wherever possible, be involved in Fundraising Events.

Conditions of Employment:

Wherever you are initially based, it must be recognised that the company reserves the right, giving reasonable notice, to re-locate the post holder, dependent on the requirements of the Agency, at any time.

All employees MUST abide by the Terms and Conditions as per St Basils Staff Handbook and Equal Opportunities & Diversity Policy document.

Hours of Work:

Variable/Flexiblehours per week.

Holidays

25 days per annum, plus 8 Statutory Bank holidays and 3 Concessionary days holiday, pro-rata, per annum.

Interview Date:To be confirmed

Unsuccessful candidates

Applicants who have not been contacted within six weeks of the closing date will know that, unfortunately, they have not been successful.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Job Title:Community Coach – Fair Chance

Applicants should ensure that they address the requirements of the post within their application.

CRITERIA / STANDARD / Essential Requirements / Desirable Requirements / How Identified
Qualifications / NVQ 3 (Care, Advice and Guidance or other relevant/equivalentqualification). /  / Sight of Certification/Application Form
Experience / Experience of working with young people in the following settings:
Youth Work, Residential or Social Work, Probation/Criminal Justice, Community Work, Education and Training, Housing or Support Work.
Experience of supervising volunteers or students. / 
 / Application form/interview
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Knowledge / Up to date knowledge of welfare rights, resources etc. /  / Application form/interview/test
Skills / Ability to understand the difference between friendship and support.
Ability to carry out calculations in order to calculate figures, budget costs, monitor budgets.
Ability to advise young people on welfare rights and available resources and how to access them.
Ability to undertake holistic risk and needs assessments of vulnerable young people.
Ability to maintain accurate records, both written and electronic.
Ability to communicate effectively with a diverse group using appropriate media.
Ability to work at weekend and evenings as required.
Ability to work at other sites as required.
Ability to deal with challenging situations calmly and effectively, ensuring risks are reduced, assistance sought when required and disruption is kept to a minimum.
Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite to send and receive emails, read and input information onto spreadsheets, wordprocess, etc.
Ability to plan and organise own work and assist young people in planning and organising.
Ability to prioritise own work, and respond to changing or conflicting deadlines.
Ability to design and effectively implement programmes to improve life and social skills both for individuals and groups. / 













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