Employment Coach – Deaf
| Leeds | |
| £24,297 per annum | |
| Part-time, 26 hours per week | |
| Flexible closing date |
Contract: Fixed-term until 31/08/2025
Closing date: Flexible
Interview date: TBC
We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Employment Coach for Deaf people to provide personalized pre and post career guidance and job support to clients in Leeds area who are Deaf. In this role, you will conduct outreach to identify potential participants, build rapport through one-on-one coaching, assess vocational interests and abilities, and create tailored action plans to set clients on a path to employment success.
As part of the role you will:
- Assisting with CV and cover letter drafting
- Interview preparation
- Facilitate and run job club
- Undertake and co-produce an assessment, support plan and risk assessment with the person accessing the employment service.
- Support a person to make an Access to Work claim for interviews, in work communication support, and technology support were relevant.
- Maintaining detailed client records, track progress, and report metrics.
To be successful for this post, you will have the following experience:
• Experience of working with people who are Deaf, in a 1-1 or group capacity.
• An understanding of the barriers faced by people who are Deaf, such as social barriers and barriers to technology especially in the labour market and how these can be overcome.
• British Sign Language Level 3 or native BSL user
• Have or able to develop relationship with stakeholders/organisations.
• Experience to facilitate and run service users’ groups
• Sound knowledge of Safeguarding, GDPR and Risk Assessments
• Good level of English as recording case notes is essential in this role.
What we offer
What we offer:
- An inclusive and diverse workplace
- We are committed to Wellbeing
- Hybrid working
- Generous annual leave entitlements, and Flexible TOIL scheme
- Employee Assistance Program
- Health Cash Plan,
- Occupational Sick Pay scheme
- Mentorship scheme
Apply now
To apply for this role, you can email your CV to us with a supporting statement, apply online or complete our application form and email this to us. If you are Deaf, we welcome applications in BSL. Find out more here.