Career Development Coach
Location: Poole, Dorset – Office Based
Salary: £34000- £39400, DOE + Benefits
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Hours: 37.5 hours, working 5 days per week in office

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES TO INCLUDE:

• Broad understanding of career development
• Highly computer literate with a good understanding of software developers or those with a technical mindset
• Proven experience holding regular one to one progress meetings
• Trustworthy, credible and confident in communicating with people
• HR or Psychology qualifications preferable
  Dorset Software has a friendly working environment, offering growth for employees to fulfil their potential. We offer flexible working hours and have a great work life balance, understanding our employee’s desire to have both a rewarding career and personal life.

THE ROLE:

To support its growth and help ensure employees achieve fulfilling careers, Dorset Software requires an additional Career Development Coach. Reporting to the Lead Career Development Specialist, this role will help empowering employees to maximise their potential, attaining the skills needed to progress.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Guiding employees to achieve short-term promotions and long-term career objectives
• Meeting regularly with consultants to discuss their progress and track their skills and competencies
• Providing feedback on progress in regular review meetings with HR
• Identifying where employees require additional support or training
• Supporting graduate recruitment and induction activities
• Identifying and referring any project, employee or performance issues
• Supporting employees through the Level 4 apprenticeship programme, helping to collate and produce evidence coursework required for assessment