Job Coach DB 25Mar22

JOB COACH

Rate of Pay: Band F (£16.06 per hour to worker)

Hours: 37 hours per week

Location: Mixture of working from home and Sandwell Council House in Oldbury

Contract type: Temporary until 31 July 2022

Job Description and Personnel Specification are attached, which also provides more information above the role.

Job Summary:

The Restart Job Coach (adviser) will manage a caseload of up to 65 unemployed participants, helping them to overcome barriers to employment and provide support to move them into sustainable employment. The Job Coach will provide professional, intensive support, advice and guidance to customers accessing the programme and develop close working relationships with local employers. This will include providing encouragement, training, job brokerage, and co-ordinated activities including development planning and effective monitoring and guidance that will ensure progression to sustained employment.

This is a demanding role and applicants will need to be able to work quickly and accurately to in line with systems and processes, be outcome focused, resilient and determined, with excellent interpersonal skills and good levels of English and ICT skills.

To carry out this role effectively, you will be required to work from outreach offices in Sandwell, including Oldbury Job Centre on a rota basis, for a minimum of 4 days a week.

The successful candidate will have English and Maths GCSE 4/C or Level 2 or equivalent. A Level 3 IAG qualification or equivalent.

An Enhanced DBS is required for this role.

Please note this advert is also out with our Master Vendor

You will receive further information regarding invoice terms if your candidate is appointed to this role. Invoices must be sent electronically on a weekly basis to templink_1@sandwell.gov.uk along with your workers authorised timesheet supplied by your agency. Payments are then released 14 days from the date of the invoice.

The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement opportunity, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.

From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to the related documents.

To submit your documents, you will be required to opt in.

For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the `Guidance for Suppliers` section of the website. All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.

If you require further assistance in respect of the system, please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810.

Closing Date: WEDNESDAY 30 MARCH 2022 AT 1PM

Additional information:

The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement opportunity, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.

From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to the related documents.

To submit your documents, you will be required to opt in.

For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the `Guidance for Suppliers` section of the website. All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.

If you require further assistance in respect of the system, please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810.

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No