Job Location : Leatherhead, UK
The starting salary for this position is £32,512 per annum based on a 36-hour working week.
This is a 24-month fixed-term contract or secondment opportunity.
We are excited to be hiring a new Personal Careers Coach working with Children Looked after by the local Authority, to join our fantastic Post 16 Transition Team. This is a hybrid role with the assigned office base near the centre of Surrey at the Mansion in Leatherhead.
Rewards and benefits
About the team
Working as part of the Year 11/13 Transition Service you will support young people at risk of becoming NEET (not in employment, education or training) to identify progress to an appropriate post-16 destination. This will involve liaising with parents/carers, schools, further education and training providers, employers and other relevant professionals. You will be responsible for managing a caseload of young people, recording interventions and reporting on progress.
The role will contribute to the local authority's statutory duty to enable, assist and encourage young people to participate in education and training up to the age of 18. This will be achieved through supporting personal development, including helping young people through challenging issues related to relationships, home life and academic stress.
About the role
In this role you will work with young people looked after by Surrey County Council and their guardians to secure a sustained post-16 education or training destination.
The role will involve building positive and professional relationship with young people to support with careers education, information, advice and guidance and work-related learning, using action plans to progress towards goals. Engagement will involve meeting young people at their homes or in the community to offer support through one-to-one or small group sessions, using appropriate aptitude tests, skills assessment tools, psychometric testing and personal inventories.
By liaising with schools, further education and training providers, employers and wider services including social care, virtual school and SEND, you will support young people to identify and progress towards a suitable education or training destination. This will involve researching careers, options and support and keeping up-to-date with the labour market, legislation and professional and academic developments. Where relevant this will include visiting employers, further education and training providers and attending events run by educational and professional bodies. This extends to accompanying young people where they require support to engage and attend essential activities and being present and/or available on exam results day.
You will have a good understanding of the potential challenges faced by young people who are looked after in respect of progression to a post-16 destination. You will be confident in applying overarching knowledge of the education and training landscape to support young people to progress irrespective of the location they are based, with an ability to acquire and apply local knowledge where necessary.
Shortlisting criteria
To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 28/07/2024 with interviews to follow.
An enhanced DBS 'Disclosure and Barring Service' check for regulated activity (formerly known as CRB) and the Children's and Adults' Barred List checks will be required for this role.
Our commitment
Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:
Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.
We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.
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