Employability Practitioner Level 4 Apprenticeship @ Sandwell Academy School

Summary

This is a exciting opportunity for a customer focussed individual to build their skills and knowledge of careers and employability. Working in a school, you will be responsible for supporting pupils with their careers learning journey.

Annual wage: £12,480 to £22,308 a year
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Training course: Employability practitioner (level 4)
Hours: Monday to Friday 8am - 5.00pm Fridays 8am - 3.30pm
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date: Monday 20 January
Duration: 2 years
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

To support the Careers Lead to deliver the schools careers programme.
Mentor and support students in identifying their career aspirations and pathways.
Conduct workshops and one-on-one sessions to enhance students' employability skills.
Assist students with job applications, CV writing, and interview preparation.
Collaborate with local businesses to create opportunities for student placements.
Researching and creating presentations for labour market trends and information.
Maintain accurate records of student progress and engagement.
Provide guidance on IT skills relevant to the workplace.
Foster a positive learning environment that encourages student participation and development.
To liaise with staff, students, parents and carers, governors.

Where you’ll work

Halfords Lane

West Bromwich

B71 4LG

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

THE EDUCATION AND SKILLS PARTNERSHIP LTD

Your training course

Employability practitioner (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents

Holistic Assessments & Diagnostics - Use holistic assessment and diagnostic skills to identify servicer user employability, career goals and aspirations and health and well-being barriers. Assess service users’ strengths and obstacles to building healthier lives through returning to work.
Interviewing & Effective Questioning - Apply effective interviewing and questioning techniques to identify servicer user employability, career goals and aspirations and potential barriers to these
Attention to detail & Record Keeping- Conduct routine compliance checks of service user records for own caseload and others, identifying areas for improvement and making recommendations.
Design & Deliver Interventions - Utilise evidence-based solutions to design and deliver employability, health and wellbeing related programmes, services and interventions to service users which considers the specific needs of different groups (e.g. those with physical disabilities and those with mental, learning, emotional and behavioural challenges, including autism and dyslexia). These can be either on a one-to-one basis (face-to-face or remotely) or in groups at a central office or out in the community.
Flexible Working - Where required, work flexibly across different locations by undertaking outreach work to make services accessible for service users or even co-locating with other community services. Where required, work flexibly outside of normal office working hours as there may be times when they have to work evenings and weekends if any of their service users are employed and need to be contacted and provided with support outside of these times
Communication - Communicate to a high standard, both verbally and written, using a wide variety of different methods and adapting for different audiences, evaluating the effectiveness for continuous improvement.
Coaching & Mentoring - Coach and mentor service users and colleagues and actively improve coaching and mentoring skills for themselves and others.
Problem Solving & Risk/Crisis Management - Uses advanced problem solving, and negotiation skills to establish win-win situations with service users where possible. Identifying when they might potentially fall out of work and rapidly respond to minimise the risk. Address safeguarding and PREVENT concerns maturely, dealing with service users when they present in crisis, minimising risks/crises in the future through pastoral support and effective risk assessment.
Managing Complex Caseloads - Application of specialist knowledge to deal with particular complex and challenging cases.
Behaviour Management - Anticipate and de-escalate challenging behaviour in service users, managing challenging behaviour as it presents itself using relevant non-clinical behaviour change tools and techniques.
Change Management - Manage change effectively with the on-boarding/off-boarding of contracts and services
Business Development - Identify, seek out and establish business development and commercial opportunities for the organisation including new referral streams. This may include the impact of a move to net carbon zero emission economy by 2050 on the local labour market.
Networking - Network with internal and external customers and key stakeholders to build relationships and identify business opportunities.
Stakeholder Management & Engagement - Build and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders to support service delivery by taking a multi-agency and integrated services approach.
Giving Feedback - Give constructive and timely feedback to service users and colleagues.
Evaluation & Critical Analysis - Evaluates and analyses programmes, services and interventions, using data to make recommendations for improvements and to inform service delivery.
Research Skills - Gather labour market, employability and careers information, analyse it, spot trends and patterns, draw conclusions to inform information, advice and guidance given to service users and employers. Research skills are used to further specialism knowledge and experience, as well as to support service design and delivery. This may include the impact of a move to net carbon zero emission economy by 2050 on the local labour market.
Deliver Information, Advice & Guidance - Apply employability, careers and labour market knowledge to deliver high quality information, advice and guidance that is tailored to the needs of the service users and key stakeholders.
Service Delivery - Adheres to company vision, mission and values, embedding them in all service delivery.
Performance Management - Independently manage own performance to meet and exceed minimum service levels, contractual requirements and service level agreements.
ICT & Digital Skills - ICT skills are used for record keeping and digital skills are used to support service users with finding employment through social media and the internet.
Assertiveness - Assertively directs and challenges service users to reach their potential. Will also be used when dealing with key stakeholders.
Manage CPD - Manage your own and support the professional development of others. Promote best practice through learning opportunities as they arise.
Holistic Assessments & Diagnostics - Use holistic assessment and diagnostic skills to identify servicer user employability, career goals and aspirations and health and well-being barriers. Assess service users’ strengths and obstacles to building healthier lives through returning to work.
Interviewing & Effective Questioning - Apply effective interviewing and questioning techniques to identify servicer user employability, career goals and aspirations and potential barriers to these
Attention to detail & Record Keeping- Conduct routine compliance checks of service user records for own caseload and others, identifying areas for improvement and making recommendations.
Design & Deliver Interventions - Utilise evidence-based solutions to design and deliver employability, health and wellbeing related programmes, services and interventions to service users which considers the specific needs of different groups (e.g. those with physical disabilities and those with mental, learning, emotional and behavioural challenges, including autism and dyslexia). These can be either on a one-to-one basis (face-to-face or remotely) or in groups at a central office or out in the community.
Flexible Working - Where required, work flexibly across different locations by undertaking outreach work to make services accessible for service users or even co-locating with other community services. Where required, work flexibly outside of normal office working hours as there may be times when they have to work evenings and weekends if any of their service users are employed and need to be contacted and provided with support outside of these times
Communication - Communicate to a high standard, both verbally and written, using a wide variety of different methods and adapting for different audiences, evaluating the effectiveness for continuous improvement.
Coaching & Mentoring - Coach and mentor service users and colleagues and actively improve coaching and mentoring skills for themselves and others.
Problem Solving & Risk/Crisis Management - Uses advanced problem solving, and negotiation skills to establish win-win situations with service users where possible. Identifying when they might potentially fall out of work and rapidly respond to minimise the risk. Address safeguarding and PREVENT concerns maturely, dealing with service users when they present in crisis, minimising risks/crises in the future through pastoral support and effective risk assessment.
Managing Complex Caseloads - Application of specialist knowledge to deal with particular complex and challenging cases.
Behaviour Management - Anticipate and de-escalate challenging behaviour in service users, managing challenging behaviour as it presents itself using relevant non-clinical behaviour change tools and techniques.
Change Management - Manage change effectively with the on-boarding/off-boarding of contracts and services
Business Development - Identify, seek out and establish business development and commercial opportunities for the organisation including new referral streams. This may include the impact of a move to net carbon zero emission economy by 2050 on the local labour market.
Networking - Network with internal and external customers and key stakeholders to build relationships and identify business opportunities.
Stakeholder Management & Engagement - Build and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders to support service delivery by taking a multi-agency and integrated services approach.
Giving Feedback - Give constructive and timely feedback to service users and colleagues.
Evaluation & Critical Analysis - Evaluates and analyses programmes, services and interventions, using data to make recommendations for improvements and to inform service delivery.
Research Skills - Gather labour market, employability and careers information, analyse it, spot trends and patterns, draw conclusions to inform information, advice and guidance given to service users and employers. Research skills are used to further specialism knowledge and experience, as well as to support service design and delivery. This may include the impact of a move to net carbon zero emission economy by 2050 on the local labour market.
Deliver Information, Advice & Guidance - Apply employability, careers and labour market knowledge to deliver high quality information, advice and guidance that is tailored to the needs of the service users and key stakeholders.
Service Delivery - Adheres to company vision, mission and values, embedding them in all service delivery.
Performance Management - Independently manage own performance to meet and exceed minimum service levels, contractual requirements and service level agreements.
ICT & Digital Skills - ICT skills are used for record keeping and digital skills are used to support service users with finding employment through social media and the internet.
Assertiveness - Assertively directs and challenges service users to reach their potential. Will also be used when dealing with key stakeholders.
Manage CPD - Manage your own and support the professional development of others. Promote best practice through learning opportunities as they arise.

Your training plan

Employability Practitioner Level 4.

Training will be accessed and completed virtually with the training provider.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade C/4)
Maths (grade C/4)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Advice

About this company

Sandwell is a large, multicultural metropolitan borough situated in the heart of the Black Country, to the west of Birmingham, within the West Midlands conurbation and with a population of over 280,000. The Council is one of the largest employers in the Borough with employees in a variety of occupations, providing a comprehensive range of services. For more information about Sandwell Council’s apprenticeship programme and our recruitment process please visit our YouTube channel. Find out more information on Sandwell’s Values and Behaviours on the council’s webpage. For more information on careers in local government you can view a copy of the Local Government Career Guide.

After this apprenticeship

The successful applicant has the opportunity to remain with the organisation to support and develop the careers programme and delivery which is taking place at school.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Kam Kaur

kam1_kaur@sandwell.gov.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000291864.

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Closes in 16 days (Monday 6 January at 11:59pm)

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