Career Support Consultant – AEB
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| Job Type | Permanent |
| Location | London - Hybrid |
| Area | London, EnglandHome Based, Choose Job Type |
| Sector | Assessors/Coaches/Trainers/Tutors |
| Salary | £25,000 - £32,000 +£8-10k OTE |
| Start Date | |
| Advertiser | Joe Simmonds |
| Consultant Email | joe@nationalskillsagency.co.uk |
| Telephone | 020 3953 1984 |
| Job Ref | JS/CSC |
- Description
- Our client are the leading national adult learning and pre-employment training provider, a group with social impact at its heart, enabling them to reach more learners, and improve communities by putting people at the heart of everything they do. Our clients unique offering allows them to support long term career development and relationships with learners and clients alike to create sustainable improvements in answering the digital skills gap. As a group they are now supporting the training and development of over 12,000 people per year.
Position Overview
The role is to manage and support a caseload of AEB candidates as they progress through their 5 week program and transition into employment. You will deliver group Soft Skills and Employability Skills sessions as well as provide one-to-one coaching. You will mentor your learners, ensuring they all have a fantastic experience, complete their AEB and go on to progress into a new tech career. You will be responsible for helping them create an excellent CV and portfolio ready for the world of work. A critical part of the support will be providing daily pastoral support to keep learners engaged in the programme to the point of completion
Role Responsibilities:
- Mentoring and coaching candidates through their AEB programme and as they transition into employment
- Deliver Soft Skills and Employability Skills training sessions to motivate and develop the candidates through their course. Both group and one-to-one sessions
- Gain an understanding of individual needs and barriers, evaluate the relevant steps to improve and provide the relevant support
- Manage a caseload of candidates; building strong working relationships
- Consistently achieving KPIs based around supporting candidates through to completion of their course and then into employment within the tech sector
- Ensure timely achievement of learners to a work ready status by week 12 of the programme
- Supporting and motivating difficult or challenging candidates to overcome barriers and achieve objectives
- Assisting candidates in the development of their CVs, interviews and job searching
- Providing candidates with constructive feedback to help in their on-going personal development
- Take action from survey results and ongoing feedback to continually improve performance and sessions
- Create action plans for candidates; providing follow up and monitoring their progress; working alongside and in collaboration with the technical trainers
- Cross train across our 3 different pathways; Software Development, IT Technician and Data Technician
Essential Skills
- Encourages, motivates and supports those around them
- Has enthusiasm and passion to support individuals to achieve their personal goals
- Highly motivated, personable and able to adapt to differing situations
- Be professional and able to gain people’s confidence and put them at ease
- A role model to others
- Strong Organisational skills and time management
- Creative and able to use initiative when planning and delivering workshops/ presentations
- Reliable, dedicated and professional approach
- Tact and discretion
- Teaching qualification
- Information advice and guidance qualification
- Prior experience in coaching of candidates
- Approachable, positive and fair attitude
- A team player with an adaptable approach to work
- Ability to work under pressure and conflicting demands
- Solutions orientated
- Commercially astute
- Seeking to improve own ability
- Continued drive and determination
