Job Coach (Training Kitchen/Cafe) (Temporary) - REQ02568

NLC 7 - (£27,961 - £30,518)

Supported Enterprise Service support disabled people and those facing barrier to gain and sustain employment.

A key priority of the service is to create training development and employment opportunities for our senior phase ASN young people leaving school.

You will join a team dedicated to supporting ASN young people to achieve their goals and aspirations of gaining employment within the Hospitality / Catering industry across North Lanarkshire.

You will be based within our training kitchen / café which is situated within a local manufacturing business in Newhouse Industrial Estate, Motherwell. You will be involved in job coaching young people to gain the transferable skills required for employment within the sector. You will also be involved in serving within the café and helping to prepare food within the kitchen area. You will support the young people during their placement to actively seek job opportunities.

You should have an SVQ level 3/HNC or equivalent in a Health & Social Care or Educational / Employability discipline.

The ability to travel throughout North Lanarkshire and surrounding areas is desirable for networking and employer engagement.

You will require to become a Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme member prior to commencing in this role.

This temporary post is until 31st March 2025.

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

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*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential.