IN WORK SUPPORT WORKER (JOB COACH)

Salary: £15 p/h
Place of work: Various London locations
Reports to: Project Lead – Employment Development & Access Support
Contract period: Various hours as needed – zero hours contract

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• To carry out a detailed job analysis of potential jobs / work placements
• To carry out detailed job matching of service users and jobs
• To comprehensively learn jobs across different sectors – not restricted to but potentially including – Catering, Customer Service, Administration, IT and Retail
• To implement training/coaching plans which will enable the candidates to fulfil their roles to employer standards
• To conduct regular reviews to ensure candidates are progressing within their roles and to identify and meet new support needs
• To build up natural support within employers and taper off one 1:1 job coaching over time
• To negotiate and implement disability-related reasonable adjustments on an individual basis
• To identify client’s skills, strengths, interests and aspirations to inform an ongoing vocational profile
• To liaise with managers to discuss progress and respond to issues

ORGANISATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• To work in accordance with Action on Disability’s Aims, Objectives and Values.
• To comply with all organisational and departmental policies and procedures, and in particular to ensure safe, fair and responsible working practices through the implementation of AoD’s Health & Safety, Equal Opportunities, Safeguarding and Confidentiality policies.
• To promote the work of AoD and promote and implement the social model of disability.
• To keep accurate records and provide monitoring statistics and evaluation information as required for internal and external purposes.
• To participate in and actively contribute to individual supervision, training, team and organisational meetings.
• To work flexibly, being prepared to perform other duties commensurate with the role, which may include new areas of operation following consultation.
• Any other task appropriate to the role.