Employability Coach

Employability Coach (Multiply Delivery)

Birmingham, B7

Salary: £29991 per annum, Fixed Term contract until 31.12.24

Location: Birmingham, B7

Hours: Full Time, 37.5 hours per week

Benefits: 25 days holiday, pro-rata, 5.5% Employer Pension Contribution including Life Cover, Occupational Sick Pay Benefits & Enhanced Maternity, Adoption and Paternity Leave and Pay, plus more

Reporting to: Employability Manager

FareShare Midlands is the region’s largest food redistribution charity. We take good-to-eat surplus food from the food industry and get it to our Members - frontline charities and community groups all over the Midlands. We turn an environmental problem into a social solution.

Last year we redistributed almost 5,794 tonnes of food from our warehouses in Birmingham, Leicester and Nottingham. It is sorted and stored by our dedicated teams of staff and volunteers, and then redistributed to around 800 Members including food pantries and cafes, homeless shelters and drop-in centers. These local organisations turn the food into food parcels, affordable shopping and delicious meals for people of all ages. As well as food, our Members provide vital support to families and the elderly, many of whom are facing challenging circumstances and living in poverty.

Last year our food reached more than 83,000 vulnerable people every week, providing 13 million meals. At the same time, we are growing our Employability Programmes to help people gain work experience, skills and jobs.

Hunger is a growing issue in the UK and while there is surplus food that is otherwise going to waste, we believe that this food should be used to feed people first. 

Note : Post is subject to a DBS check

We will be actively interviewing prospective candidates as they apply.

The Role

To support the delivery of the Multiply project and by engaging learners and delivering shorts courses in the community. This role is responsible for planning and delivering number skills engagement sessions and bitesize courses to learners. This role will require travel across the West Midlands. A full driving licence will be required.

Key duties and responsibilities:

Main duties include.

·       Identifying and recruiting eligible learners and  on to the project ensuring excellent standards of customer care with a flexible and responsive service to all users

·       Planning and delivering a high-quality programme of functional maths engagement sessions, that reflect the standards as set out in the Multiply remit

·       Working closely with the Employability Manager to develop and deliver engagement sessions tailored to specific audiences (employers and in the community).

·       Working to a weekly timetable of travelling and delivering Multiply sessions throughout West Midlands

·       Signpost interested learners to further study opportunities.

·       Work towards targets to increase engagement tracking and reporting then progress of learners and delivering regular feedback.

Person Specification - Skills, Qualities & Experience

Essential

·       Excellent written and verbal communication skills   

·       Ability to provide comprehensive information, advice and guidance. 

·       Ability to deliver 1-1 and group training sessions.

·       Ability to assess understanding and adapt resources and delivery to the needs of the audience. 

·       Ability to coach and inspire others to reach their goals.

·       Committed to working as a team and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders.

·       Experience of working with vulnerable people

·       Full UK driving licence

Desirable

·       L3 or above IAG

·       PTLLS or equivalent

·       Relevant experience of the Welfare to Work sector.

Values and behaviours 

·       A commitment to Equal Opportunities

·       An appreciation of FareShare Midlands’ mission and vision

·       Flexibility of approach and ability to work in a team

·       Proven ability to develop and maintain good working relations, with both internal and external audiences

·       The roleholder will be required to work flexibly. The role provides a mixture of home-working, outreach work and working in our regional centre offices

How to Apply:

If you would like to apply for this role, please create a supporting statement to demonstrate your suitability and to explain your interest in both the job and FareShare Midlands. Please send your supporting statement with a copy of your CV.

We continue to strive to ensure that the profile of our staff and volunteers reflects the diverse communities we serve across the Midlands. As such we encourage and welcome applications from all our communities. We particularly welcome applications from people from ethnically diverse backgrounds as they are currently under-represented within FareShare Midlands. 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 2nd August 2024