PET-Xi has an amazing opportunity to join our team on a full-time contract!
For 26 years PET-Xi has been honoured to have worked with over 150,000 people across the whole spectrum of the academic ability, behaviour and confidence working tirelessly to make a difference to people’s lives, firing up their minds with engaging and positive learning experiences designed to help them achieve their target grades, get back into employment or upskill and progress along their chosen pathways.
Our mission is to change lives and empower as many learners as we can through education and employment. Working this hard takes a lot of commitment and flair so naturally we need to secure top-notch talent to ensure we continue growing and improving every day.
This is where you come in!
The aim of the Restart Work Coach will be to contribute to the overall success of PET-Xi Restart Scheme supporting those who are unemployed into work. The Restart Work Coach will provide participants with a comprehensive set of support including career guidance, progression planning, employability skills including CV creation and provide access to employment.
Key responsibilities include:
- The Restart Work Coach will be expected to work in collaboration with colleagues across PET-Xi and will need to maintain strong communication systems with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
These will include:
- Learner/participants and their carers/parents/advocates
- Staff members
- External employers
- Any other relevant links which need a relationship maintained
To work in partnership with the wider PET-Xi team, local agencies and key stakeholders including; JCP, Statutory, Voluntary and Private organisations to identify individuals who are near work ready
To engage with employers to secure work placements, guaranteed interviews, and employment opportunities for their clients.
To engage, build trust and maintain effective rapport with a caseload of participants, providing inspiration, motivation, encouragement and co-ordination of all related support activities
To work with participants to identify; personal and work barriers, job readiness, existing skills and experience, soft/key skills deficiencies, qualifications/training history, and work goals
To proactively motivate and support participants with their Jobsearch activities, utilising comprehensive Jobsearch Tools to enable progression into employment and to work collaboratively with PET-Xi Employer Engagement Team and Senior Contract Managers to maximise opportunities for participants to gain skills and ultimately employment.
Ensure participants expectations are realigned to future employment opportunities utilising Labour Market Information, vacancy trends and job boards
To co-create an individual Into Work Plan, informed by the initial diagnostic,
To utilise tools such as Career-Fit to provide career profiling and inform into work progression planning
To adopt a holistic approach to supporting participants by identifying barriers that may impact on the participants’ progression towards work, such as; household income concerns, criminality, health & wellbeing, caring responsibilities, English as a second language etc.
Actively support participants who are looking for employment, providing them with job search skills, support within work placements, training and support in order to facilitate their achievement of identified progression goals.
Continually assess participants both formally and informally to create an adaptable, personalised employability plan.
Provide motivation to drive individuals towards work including behavioural change management
Coordinate with other appropriate areas of the business to ensuring that each person is provided with the appropriate levels of support and skills development.
Working in partnership with the destination/tracking administrator ensure all candidates have progression follow up and tracking of destinations is monitored for 3-6 months post completion of a PET-Xi intervention
Provide continual, appropriate support and guidance, ensuring the progression of participants after entering paid employment
Work with those gaining employment to facilitate further skills development and develop them into work ambassadors for PET-Xi, and maintain an alumni of these ambassadors
- To develop and maintain in-depth knowledge of the local labour market
- Demonstrate innovative approaches to employer engagement to identify and secure potential opportunities for both paid employment and work experience placements.
- Work with the PET-Xi business engagement team to identify opportunities and match individuals to any appropriate vacancies.
- Gather and relay information between staff, employers, and other providers of work placements and to ensure progressions are secured.
- Develop partnerships with local organisations to facilitate referrals and additional support.
- Maintain necessary paperwork and documentation to support and evidence the progression using IT based systems as provided.
To regularly evaluate and document participant progress, via SMART reviews of participant attendance and completion of training/development interventions,s
