Employment Coach

Employment Coach

Location: HMP Bullingdon, Bicester

Salary: £23,000 - £26,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Are you passionate about helping people and looking for a new challenge?

Do you want to work for a company where you are valued and be a person who can make a difference?

The Forward Trust is a fast growing Matrix Standard accredited, Information, Advice and Guidance, vocational training, skills and employability provider. We deliver IAG services in 18 prisons and provide impartial and independent careers advice to prisoners in custody. We are looking for experienced, enthusiastic and committed Advisor/Coach to oversee and deliver this exciting service.

What you will be doing?

You will be working with prison learners to undertake inductions, preparing and reviewing Digital Personal Learning Plans, helping to allocate learners to right educational courses and prison jobs, undertaking employability workshops, supporting careers fairs, the work of the Employment Hub and helping prisoners prepare well for jobs/apprenticeships in the community, upon release. We will expect the IAG Advisor to work to high quality standards set out in the Ofsted Education Inspection Framework. We are looking for someone who will go above and beyond and deliver a high quality IAG Service.

What are we looking for?

We are looking for an energetic, enthusiastic and practical individuals who are passionate about making a difference and are committed to providing high quality independent and impartial IAG and careers advice. This must in accordance with the Matrix and Gatsby standards, as well as the Ofsted Education Inspection Framework. We want people who genuinely care about the people they are supporting.

What we offer

We value the dedication and commitment of our employees by rewarding them with market-leading pay and benefits. We provide comprehensive training, Level 4 IAG qualifications and opportunities to progress in the Employment Services Directorate.

• Training opportunities and career development
• Flexible Working
• Simply Health Cashback Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Crisis Loan Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme
• 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part time employees)
• Access to Blue Light Card
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
• Contributory Pension Scheme - Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years’ service and up to 9% thereafter
• Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)
• Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria

Person specification

• Experience in providing careers advice/IAG services on a one to one and group work setting
• Experience of working in prisons and working with HMPS and other external providers e.g. JCP
• Experience of working to targets and quality standards in the skills, education or employability sector
• Motivating, inspiring and enthusing clients/learners to progress in life
• The ability to multitask and manage a diverse case load of clients or learners
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to motivate and inspire others
• Good working knowledge of the Matrix Standard, Ofsted EIF
• A tenacious approach and an understanding of how employers recruit and select based on talent
• Good administration, IT and organisational skills with good experience of using MS office software and management information systems e.g. NOMIS

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for the Forward Trust, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.

Please note; we reserve the right to close this role early.