Progress: Building Better Opportunities for young people across Coventry & Warwickshire - End-to-End Partner Delivery (Warwickshire)

Groundwork UK is looking for a Programme Partner to deliver BBO Progress to young people aged 15-24 years identified as being NEET or unemployed across all Warwick and Stratford districts.

Young people must be furthest from engaging with the labour market and would benefit from flexible 1-1 support. Delivery will predominantly focus on young people 16 years old and over, and where possible focus on residents from key priority wards .

End-to-End Partners are responsible for core programme delivery by deploying Progress Coaches - community-based youth work practitioners with IAG experience who will engage, support and progress a caseload of eligible young people from induction through to sustained onward progression focussed on employment outcomes whilst developing and maintaining appropriate stakeholder relationships.

End-to-End Partners will work closely with Local Authorities (and agencies working on their behalf), Job Centres, colleges, schools, Area Behaviour Partnerships and other educational providers/ stakeholders, to identify eligible young people. The successful partner must be willing to also work with existing participants transferred from other organisations within the partnership.

They will work with young people for up to 6 months through an intensive, flexible and responsive combination of coaching in accessible delivery locations and support to access activities, training and support through our network of Specialist Partners. Through a minimum of weekly 1-1s and SMART action planning, the Progress Coach will aim to engage the young person in post-16 education, training or employment.

End-to-End Partners will work closely alongside other partners in their area and across the partnership, including working creatively with our specialist partners to maximise the benefit of the programme for participants. The successful tenderer must be committed to working closely in partnership with existing partners, and any proposal received must not impact negatively on referrals currently routed into the programme.

The successful partner will also need to work closely with participants and key stakeholders to obtain the required evidence of eligibility and results, ensuring they comply with European Social Fund requirements.

Due to the short term nature of this grant agreement, proposals are sought from organisations able to engage young people between June and August 2018, and support them into education, employment or job search by early December 2018.

Proposals are sought from organisations with experience in engaging and supporting young people, and engaging education providers and employers including sourcing job/ work placement opportunities. Organisations should be able to provide impartial advice and guidance to young people aged between 15-24 who are facing significant barriers to engaging with education, employment and training. Further information is available in the tender specification.