Funded by the European Union Social Fund and the Big Lottery Fund

Dear Applicant,

Groundwork South Yorkshire andSheffield Futures Partnership are working together in South Yorkshire to help Unemployed and economically inactive adults, mainly over the age of 25 to develop confidence, and transferable, entrepreneurial skills as part of a progression route to training, employment, self-employment, or community enterprise development. Operating across South Yorkshire the project will have a common framework for the participant journey which will focus on the individual participant and meeting their needs and aspirations. Skills,

Funded by The European Union Social Fund and The Big Lottery Fund.

Groundwork are seeking to recruit two Community Engagement Coaches, to work with and build on the skills of individuals and improve their prospects of employment, enterprise, personal development and or training.

If you are interested in applying for this post please quote Job Reference: BBO2016

Deadline for the receipt of completed application forms is 5pm by Post or email on the 4th November 2016 and interviews will be held on 11th November 2016 at Groundwork South Yorkshire’s offices in Sheffield

If you would prefer to discuss these opportunities informally please contact Cleo Metcalf, Employment Skills & Training Director on Tel: 0114 2288200, Email:

Please return completed application forms by (post or email) to;

Cleo Metcalf, Employment Skills & Training Director

Email:

Groundwork, Unit 21 President Buildings, Savile Street East, Sheffield, S4 7UQ

Groundwork South Yorkshire value diversity andwholeheartedly support equality of opportunity and oppose all forms of unlawful or unfair discrimination on the grounds of colour, race, ethnic origin or nationality, gender, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, responsibility for dependants, employment status, age or disability.

Job Description and Person Specification

Job Title:Community Engagement Coach – Building Better Opportunities Programme

Purpose of Job: To engage and work with a diverse caseload of unemployed adults, most of which are 50+ in age range and may have a range of barriers to finding employment e.g long term health problems, disabilities, skills and confidence etc. The majority of clients will be people who are not already engaged in a support provision. The role will involve coaching them with all aspects of their self-development, education, employment, enterprise and training needs.

Responsible to:Employment Skills & Training Director

Main Duties:

To provide/help facilitate mentoring and support to enable users to:

Make positive choices within their own lives
Agree and work towards monitored personal goals
Engage with peer support networks
Develop Social networks and community links
Increase awareness of business enterprise/self-employment
Increase communication skills, team working & problem solving

To engage and recruit eligible beneficiaries of the service and manage referrals
To build the trust of the beneficiaries and provide confidential Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG);
To conduct Initial Assessments with all beneficiaries to clarify and assess their individual needs;
To enable service user to find pathways to employment, enterprise and or training
Good understanding of employability skills including: cv writing, interview coaching and job search activities
Liaise and work with community & commercial organisations to facilitate the involvement of service users with mainstream community and employment activities
To build up and maintain knowledge of information resources on education, training and work, in order to co-design each Individual Action Plan;
To administer barrier removal and specialist support funds, in line with individual beneficiary needs;
To collect, update and produce information on local opportunities, including the arrangement of work placement opportunities;
To refer beneficiaries to other agencies, learning and training providers or specialist organisations, and advocating on their behalf where necessary;
Contribute to the development of promotional and publicity activities including outreach work.
To attend networking events to promote the service and engage new recruits;
To ensure that outcome targets are met and participate in contract monitoring arrangements;
To develop and maintain a network of contacts with other providers of information, advice, guidance, enterprise, training and education
To work in partnership with an existing cohort of approved partner organisations
To undertake administrative tasks such as setting up and maintaining accurate client records, evaluations, recording statistical data and producing management reports;
To act as part of the wider team, looking for opportunities to promote/cross sell Groundwork South Yorkshire’s range of complementary contracts.
To undertake all duties in compliance with Groundwork South Yorkshire’s policy on equal opportunities and all other relevant guidelines of good practice and statutory requirements;
To operate within the guidelines of Groundwork South Yorkshire
To carry out any duties consistent with the responsibilities of the post.

Salary:£23,000 - £26,000 depending on experience

Contract

Duration: 2 year fixed term contract with 3 month probationary

Period

Hours:37 hours per week, Monday-Friday and also to include occasional evening and weekend work as and when required.

Location:Outreach locations throughout the Sheffield City Region

(Primarily Sheffield, Doncaster, Barnsley & Rotherham).

Person Specification

Essential / Desirable
Education, Qualifications, Training
Good standard of education to A level or equivalent / X
Information, Advice and Guidance training at Level 3 / x
Level 2 Counselling / x
Experience
Minimum of 2 years’ experience of working in an engagement, mentoring or support role / X
Experience of supporting a caseload of people to remove barriers to employment and or self-development / X
Experience of delivering targets and outcomes in line with project requirements / X
Knowledge
Knowledge of the problems faced by long term unemployed adults including physical disabilities & mental health issues / X
Understanding of the principles of Information, Advice and Guidance / X
Knowledge of basic skills issues ( functional & employability) / X
Understanding of the maintenance of records, office procedures and producing reports / X
Skills and Personal Characteristics
Willing to undertake necessary training / X
Competent with Microsoft Office / X
Self-motivated & enthusiastic / X
The ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with a wide range of people on all levels / X
An acceptance of out of hours working / X
Excellent organisational and planning skills / X
Ability to work as part of a team / X
Ability to manage heavy workload/tight deadlines / X
Full clean driving licence & access to vehicle with insurance for business use / X

Application for Enterprise Coach (SEE 01)

Before completing this application, please make sure that you have read the accompanying Job Description and Person Specification carefully. Short listing will be carried out on the basis of information contained on the Application Form – we therefore advise you to give the fullest description of your skills, qualifications and experience in relation to the Job Description and Person Specification so that we are able consider your application fully.

Please DO NOT send a CV.

Title
Last Name
First Name(s)
Address and Post Code
Email
Telephone Number
Mobile Telephone

CONFIDENTIALITY

The information provided by you on this application form will be treated in the strictest confidence at all times. By submitting this application you are consenting to the use of your personal data for the purpose of recruitment only and it will not be shared with, used for any other purpose and /or sold to any third party at any time without your specific consent . The front sheet of this application including personal details and the Equal Opportunities Monitoring form will not be part of the information provided to the Recruitment Panel.

The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 renders certain convictions spent. The leaflet ‘Wiping the Slate Clean’ outlines those convictions that need not be declared. Have you any criminal convictions which you should disclose?

Yes / No (if Yes, please give details below.)

We take a positive stance on the recruitment of disabled people and guarantee an interview for any disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria of the post.

What is the notice period you are required to give? (If applicable)

Education Training and Skills
Please provide full details of any educational qualifications gained and of relevant training courses you have attended.
Please indicate what skills, knowledge and experience you have in relation to each of the Person Specification criteria. We will look more favourably on applicants who provide specific examples.
Please state why you are applying for this post(s)?
Please provide details of relevant voluntary work and / or special interests relevant to this application:

References

Please provide a minimum of two referees, one of which must be your current or most recent employer, either paid or voluntary. The second can be anyone of your choice, but if should be in a position to complement rather than duplicate the reference form your employer. It would be helpful if one of the referees could comment on your abilities with respect to this post including; providing business support and guidance, working with potential entrepreneur client groups.

It is acceptable to provide details of additional referees should you wish to do so.

Name
Address
Tel number: / Name
Address
Tel number:
In what capacity do they know you? / In what capacity do they know you?

If you are selected for interview we would like to contact all your referees. Please sign the statement immediately below if you do NOT wish us to contact your referees at this stage:

I do not wish you to contact my referees prior to interview:

Signed:

I declare that the information I have provided on this application form is correct to the best of my knowledge and I further understand that any offer of employment will be dependent on a successful DBS check and my references being considered satisfactory.
Signed ………………………………………….. Date …………………………………

Please return this application form and equal opportunities monitoring form by email to:

Or by post, marking the envelope Private and Confidential to:

Cleo Metcalf

Employment Skills & Training Director

Groundwork, Unit 21, President Buildings, Sheffield, S4 7UQ

DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF APLICATIONS IS THE 4th NOVEMBER 2016, NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED AFTER THIS TIME. INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD ON THE 11th NOVEMBER 2016

Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

Please complete this to help us to monitor and implement our equal opportunities policy. This information will be detached from your application form on receipt, and will in no way affect the outcome of your application, and will not be made available to the appointment panel.

GENDER:ETHNIC ORIGIN:

FemaleBangladeshi

MaleBlack-African

Black-Caribbean

Black-Other (please specify)…………………………

AGE:

Under 25Chinese

25 – 34Irish

35 – 44Pakistani

45 – 54Indian

55 – 64White

Over 65Other (please specify)……………………………..

DISABILITY

Do you consider yourself to have a disability?* YesNo

(*The loss or limitation of opportunities to take part in the life of the community on an equal part with others due to physical or social barriers and discrimination.

NB. This definition has been provided by disabled peoples’ organisations).

DEPENDANTS

a) Do you care for dependent children?YesNo

b) Do you care for other dependants?YesNo

(For example, elderly or disabled relatives)

Where did you see this post advertised?

Newspaper (please state which)………………………………………………………….

Regional Mailing………………………………………………………….

Job Centre………………………………………………………….

Other (state where)………………………………………………………….

Guidance on completing the application form

IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

Please note that the short-listing panel will decide whether to short-list you for interview by comparing the information that you provided in your application form with the requirements listed in the person specification. It is essential therefore, that you tailor the content of your application form to all the requirements listed in the person specification, describing as fully as possible how you fulfil each of these requirements. In this way, the short-listing panel has the best possible picture of your knowledge, skills and experience.

REMEMBER

To read the job description and person specification before you start.

To complete all of the application form.

We will not make any assumptions about you or your abilities, even if you already work for Groundwork South Yorkshire

If you do not tell us, we will not know!

DO......

Make sure that you address all the requirements on the person specification, giving examples of how you meet the criteria - if you fail to address any of the requirements, this could result in your not being short-listed for interview.

Use extra sheets if there is not enough space for you to tell us all the relevant information but avoid using a CV - make sure all such sheets are securely attached to the application form and have your name at the top.

Include relevant dates of when experience was acquired or activities were undertaken.

Make sure your referees are happy for us to contact them as this will save time.

Take a copy of the application form before you send it to us.

Make sure you return the application form to us on time. To be fair to everyone, we cannot accept applications which are late.

DO NOT......

Refer us to your current job description.

Just say: “I can do the job and will give more details at interview” - we need

To know precisely what you have done, when you have done it and where you have done it.

Leave out any relevant experience or skills/knowledge gained, wherever or however gained e.g. voluntary, domestic and unpaid work can be valuable too.

Substitute your CV for a completed form.

Guidance continues.

Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

In order to measure our success in attracting applicants from all sections of the community, we retain information about who has applied for jobs within our organisations. To help us with this, we ask you to fill in the equal opportunities monitoring form. . You do not have to complete this form however.

We hope you will be successful in your application. However, if you are not, please do not be discouraged from applying for other posts in our organisation – your skills and experience may be what we need for our next vacancy.