| Job Title | Training and Placement Officers - Offenders Support |
|---|---|
| Reference | V1233 |
| Location | West Midlands |
Summary
The Shaw Trust, the UK's leading voluntary sector provider of employment services for disabled and disadvantaged people, requires four Training and Placement Officers to work on a new project supporting offenders with learning disabilities return to work.
About the role:
You will work with individuals in receipt of Probation Service providing core skills training and vocational guidance. You will also support individuals with their job searching, helping with CV writing and interview skills coaching. You will also provide practical travel training to ensure clients are familiar and confident with planning their route to work.
You wil carry out regular reviews, measuring levels of achievement against the action plans put together by the Development Officer.
About you:
A qualified trainer, you will have ideally have a background in delivering in an employment/vocational environment. You will have the ability to build rapport with clients, both in an individual setting to deliver coaching as well as in a group, bearing in mind diversity and individual learning styles.
Your empathy and understanding of the client group will enable you to respond appropriately to a variety of challenging situations and enable clients to develop and flourish.
Location and travel
You will be covering the West Midlands area therefore you will be required to undertake frequent travel in the region and stay away from home occasionally.
Closing Date - 12th October 2008
Likely interview date - 17th October 2008
This is a fixed term contract until March 2010 and is full time based on 36.5 hours per week
Benefits
Shaw Trust, an Investor in People company and a Guardian top 100 Employer will provide you with excellent training and development opportunities as well as a comprehensive benefits package including:
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
* Flexible benefits package including opportunity to buy and sell holidays, discounted BUPA care, childcare benefits and option to top up pension and health insurance contributions
* Permanent Health Insurance
* Death in Service benefit
* Generous contributory pension scheme
| Closing date | 12 October 2008 |
|---|---|
| Salary | £17,173.36 to £19,081.52 |
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Please send or email your completed application form to:
Shaw Trust Head Office, Fox Talbot House, Greenways Business Park, Malmesbury Road, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 1BN
Email: recruitment@shaw-trust.org.uk
Tel: 01225 779465 (ansaphone service available out of hours)
Minicom: 08457 697288
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If you require the Application Form and Information Pack in an alternative format please feel free to contact us. If you would like any assistance in completing the form then please contact us before the closing date and we shall be glad to assist.
Shaw Trust is committed to equality and recognises the value of diversity. We interview all disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for our vacancies. Under section 38 of the Race Relations Act 1976, prospective Black and Ethnic Minority applicants are welcome to discuss careers at Shaw Trust directly with Mark Lomas, National Equality and Diversity Manager via our HR team on 01225 779465.
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