Skills Coach- Barnet

Do you have experience working with people with a learning disability? Are you passionate about working for an organization that drives change? Then we may have the role for you within our Supported Internship team.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a passionate and self-motivated full-time Skills Coach to join our Supported Internship programme team in Barnet.

As a Skills Coach, your role is central to the delivery of our Mencap Training Academy. You will support learners with SEN to complete all elements of the programme in line with requirements by providing tailored support. The role will be based in the community classroom of our supported internship programme supporting learners with mild to moderate learning disabilities and difficulties.

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What you will do as a Skills Coach

• Be accountable for learner progression and ensuring the young adults achieve the skills they need to make progress onto paid employment.
• You will deliver support in various ways: 1-1 job coaching, working with learners in the classroom to develop employability skills, and embedding English and Maths learning in the workplace.
• You will support people to learn the skills they need to achieve sustained paid employment.

Key Skills and Requirements (essential)

• Experience supporting people with learning disabilities
• Experience of delivering against targets
• Knowledge of safe working practices
• Knowledge of the sector
• Effective record keeping and reporting

All candidates offered an interview for this role will need to provide evidence of their GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent) at interview stage. Please have your certificates ready to email if contacted for an interview.

We offer an excellent benefits package to support our team members. For more information, please see the attached details.

About Mencap

We work in partnership with people with a learning disability, and all our services support people to live life as they choose. Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something meaningful. At Mencap, we can give you that. You will have opportunities to develop as a person, colleague, leader, and activist. We want to make you feel inspired to reach your potential.

• Providing high-quality, flexible services that allow people to live as independently as possible in a place they choose
• Providing advice through our helplines and websites