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Do you want to make a difference and change lives, one job at a time?

Senior Employment Coach
Reading based

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! 

Due to expansion, we are currently recruiting for an Employment Coach to specifically work with young people on our growing Supported Internship Programme, called Route to Recruit, based in the Reading area. 
  • Contract: permanent
  • Salary: Starting Salary £20,000 pro rata, increasing with experience
  • Location: The role is based at the Royal Berkshire Hospital (RBH)
  • Travel: There is no parking on site at RBH. There are plenty of public transport options, including a free shuttle bus from the station. Our team generally benefit from walking or cycling into work – better for them, us and the environment!
  • 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, based at Royal Berkshire Hospital 


Informal Information sessions: We will be running informal recruitment information sessions ahead of the deadline date so you can find out more about what we as an organisation do and what your role would involve. They will run online at 1pm 26th November and at 6pm on 6th December. Contact ian@waysintowork.com for details and the event link.

 

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

 

         

Application Deadline: 8th December 2021. 

Interview dates: 16th or 17th December 2021


Please note we reserve the right to close applications early and schedule interviews earlier than the date shown.


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