Employability Coach

Have you ever thought of working with young adults with individual challenges in a specialist environment?

We are looking for talented and inspiring:
Employability Coaches
Permanent Contracts, Full Time, Term Time
Required for a January 2021 start
Salary range £19,758 - £23,325 depending on experience (gross p/a actual)

Heart of Birmingham Vocational College is an exciting and innovative college with a reputation for high-quality provision that is responsive to the needs of our learners. Based in Birmingham, we specialise in providing excellent education and support to learners with diverse and additional needs. Our staff are committed to enabling learners to fulfil their aspirations.

We are looking for motivated individuals to join our Employability Coaching team.
You will be an excellent team player who is able to communicate and develop positive working relationships at all levels. Ideally, you will have experience of working in a learning or coaching setting where you will have worked as part of a team to achieve positive outcomes for young people. More importantly, you will have a positive attitude and a good sense of humour with the ability to be a team player. You will also have excellent organisational skills with a forward-thinking approach to your role and the excellence of our college.

As an Employability Coach you will support the day to day running of our work placements and will be the main contact with the employers and companies we serve. You will also work closely with our teaching and learning team on shared initiatives such as employment fairs and industry experience days.

Visits to the College are temporarily suspended due to COVID19, however you can take a virtual tour using the following link: https://www.facebook.com/1501620529935305/videos/230449718399283/

The closing date for applications is 26th November 2020 (extended).

Candidate assessment/interviews will be held week commencing 30th November 2020.

Please contact Wendy Lamb, HR & Development Coordinator on 0121 8090666 for more information and an application pack or download the pack from our website. Please send completed applications to w.lamb@hbvc.ac.uk.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. As this post involves working with or access to vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service including an Adult Barred List check.