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Employment Coach vacancies
Reading and East Berkshire 

Ways into Work is an employee-owned social enterprise with a clear mission: Changing Lives One Job at a Time. 

We do this by supporting people with disabilities or other barriers to gain and maintain paid employment. With over 60% of the people we support in work, and 90% retained in work we are really proud of the impact we are making. Working with us can be challenging, but our employees rate us as a great place to work, consistently 4 out of 5 stars or better; and the reward of changing someone’s life is second to none! 

We are currently recruiting for 3 Employment Coaches, based in Reading, East Berkshire and Hampshire. 
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Salary: Starting salary £21,000 pro rata, increasing with experience
  • Location: Reading and East Berkshire, based from home
  • Hours: Full time (37 hours) or part time/job share will be considered. 
  • Essentials. You will: 
    • share our values 
    • be a car driver with access to a car,  
    • be subject to an enhanced disclosure by the Disclosure & Barring Service. 
    • be able to work from home occasionally; organising your time and working flexibly 
    • have excellent written and interpersonal communication skills  
    • demonstrate resilience in dealing with emotional situations on a regular basis 
    • use basic IT systems independently and efficiently. 
Extras: Very few people who start with us have worked in supported employment before; having transferable skills and sharing our values is what’s important. However, experience in education, disability, partnership building or employment support would be handy.

We are really committed to making Ways into Work a great place to work. Benefits include: 

  • 25 days holiday increasing with service pro-rated for part time roles with the ability to buy or sell up to 1 week 
  • Flexible working, homebased but working with clients and employers in the community.


For further information, to discuss any reasonable adjustments or for an informal chat, please also contact Caroline Hood: caroline@waysintowork.com or on 07534 136147.


Informal Information sessions: We will be running informal recruitment information sessions  at 6pm on 4th and 11th May 2022 ahead of the deadline date so you can find out more about what we as an organisation do and what your role would involve. Joining details will be given upon application or you can contact Caroline or our info email address.


To apply: Please send your CV and covering letter (no more than 500 words) including which location you are applying for, why you want to work for us and why you believe you will be suited to the role to info@waysintowork.com.

               

Application Deadline: 10th June 2022.

Interview dates: 20th and 21st June 2022.


Please find the job description below.