Shaw Trust in partnership with the West Midlands Combined Authority and funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) will be delivering the Find Your Future project in Birmingham, Solihull and the Black Country. The aim of the project is to equip unemployed and economically inactive adults with the skills and support they need to take full advantage of training, volunteering and employment opportunities created before, during and after the Commonwealth Games (CWG).
Delivery Team Leader
As a Delivery Team Leader you will work in the local community, managing a team of Employment Coaches who will work with a caseload of unemployed participants to provide intensive employability support to help them overcome barriers and achieve realistic job goals. As Delivery Team Leader you will coach and empower the team to deliver a high standard of performance, ensuring that all contractual targets and quality measures are met. You’ll build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders, maintaining effective links to support with the generation of referrals, raise the profile of the project and encourage signposting channels and collaborative working.
Additionally, you will manage a reduced caseload, providing support directly to participants.
Essential Criteria
- A recognised first line management qualification or equivalent experience
- Strong track record in achieving individual and team performance targets
- Experience in successfully leading a team and coaching staff in a high performance and quality culture
- One to one people development skills and experience of providing high quality one to one support or coaching that is motivational and engaging
- Experience of engaging and working with employers and developing job opportunities for unemployed adults
For full details download the job description.
Location:
Covering either Birmingham, Solihull or the Black Country (please specify your preferencing at application stage within your supporting statement.)
Salary: £28,815 - £31,875
Employee Benefits
As well as helping to make a positive difference to the lives of people in the West Midlands, as an employee of Shaw Trust you will have access to the following benefits:
- 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years’ service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday
- 2 days paid volunteering leave each year
- An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months
- Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate
- Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters’ levels qualifications, and management development programmes
- Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Women’s Network)
- Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan
Our Strategy
To find out more about Shaw Trusts aims in our 2030 Strategic Directive available here: https://www.shawtrust.org.uk/content/uploads/2020/09/Vision-2030-Strategic-Directive-5-9.pdf
Join a diverse and inclusive organisation
Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career:
- We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK.
- We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government’s Access to Work scheme.
- Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion.
If you have accessibility requirements and would like information in a different format, email: hrss@shaw-trust.org.uk to make alternative arrangements.
Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.