Salary: £23,000 – £26,500
We are currently looking to recruit for a Progressions Coordinator in our Sheffield team. The Progressions Coordinator works in partnership with their delivery partner (Youth & Community Coach) in delivering and administering Street League’s core programmes in their specific local areas.
You will be responsible for securing employment, education and training opportunities for Street League participants and supporting them to progress. You will be responsible for the delivery of Street League’s Academy, in which you will deliver group employability and personal development workshops and qualifications. You will establish and maintain partnerships with referral agencies and develop further partnerships with employers or colleges in order to secure suitable opportunities for our participants. Monitoring and reporting are essential to this role.
Salary: £23,000 – £26,500 plus benefits. Appointment would be made at the entry salary to the grade.
Work pattern: Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm (36.25 hours per week)
Contract: Permanent
To apply for this role, please submit your application via our online application site by clicking the link below where you will also find the Job Description & Person Specification
Role Summary
The Progressions Coordinator works in partnership with their delivery partner (Youth & Community Coach) in delivering and administering Street League’s core programmes in their specific local areas.
You will be responsible for securing employment, education and training opportunities for Street League participants and supporting them to progress. You will be responsible for the delivery of Street League’s Academy, in which you will deliver group employability and personal development workshops and qualifications. You will establish and maintain partnerships with referral agencies and develop further partnerships with employers or colleges in order to secure suitable opportunities for our participants. Monitoring and reporting are essential to this role.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
To undertake individual role in line with the business plan and in compliance with Street League’s policies and procedures.
Full participation in team and wider staff meetings, support and supervision and personal/professional development.
To actively promote and implement Street League’s Equal Opportunities policy within all aspects of the post.
To undertake any other reasonably required duties as instructed by line manager or someone acting on their behalf, in addition to the role specific responsibilities detailed below.
Role Specific Responsibilities
Overall accountability for participant’s progression into employment, education or training
Overall accountability for identifying work experience opportunities and supporting participants within work experience, employment, education or training by providing aftercare.
To network with external organisations such as colleges, job centres, careers centres, employers, community groups and other relevant organisations to source and secure employment, education and/or training opportunities for Street League participants. Also using social media and local media to raise awareness of Street League’s work, with support and training provided by our Communications team.
Overall accountability for soft skills analysis, overcoming barriers and assisting participants to draw up action plans. Undertaking an appropriate initial assessment with each participant using a variety of tools and methods that assist in identifying the needs of the participant.
Shared responsibility for inputting and maintaining M&E (monitoring and evaluation) information by capturing daily attendance, personal development information, outcomes and sustainment and to produce reports as required
Overall accountability for meeting delivery team targets in relation to recruitment, retention and outcomes
Overall accountability for the preparation, administration and delivery of the Street League Academy and progression service
To work closely with Coaching staff in the delivery of Street Leagues core activity programmes
Delivery of a complete employability service including job searching strategies, interview techniques, job applications, etc. and delivering group employability and personal development workshops
Shared responsibility in the recruitment, supervision, organisation and training of sessional coaches, volunteers and apprentices
To contribute to the development and implementation of Street League’s Practice Framework and to update, develop and share sessions or workshops that are relevant to Street League contracts and funding streams
Responsibility for completing all necessary paperwork for each participant on academies including organising travel expenses, timesheets, training allowances, etc. in line with SDS contractual requirements
Shared responsibility for health and safety, ensuring that risk assessments are carried out on all venues in which Street League activity takes place and that health and safety procedures and policies are adhered to
Shared responsibility for the appropriate referral or signposting of participants to agencies for specialist help who require additional support needs such as housing, addiction, etc.
Keeping up to date with labour market information, legislation, professional and academic developments
Responsibility and diligence around issues or incidents which may make activity non-inclusive for participants and carrying out the necessary procedures in identifying and dealing with any safeguarding or child protection, diversity or health & safety issues
To promote equal opportunities at all time in line with Street League’s Equal Opportunities, Equality and Diversity Policy
A flexible approach to the working pattern will be required, as there may at times be a requirement to work outside the normal working week, however sufficient advance notice will given
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