Vocational Training Support Co-ordinator

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE Vocational Training Support Co-ordinator

LOCATION GMTH with travel across Greater Manchester

REPORTS TO Strategic Business Manager

SALARY Equivalent Band 6 £31,365 - £37,890, depending on experience

HOURS 37

CONTRACT Fixed Term 12 months

JOB SUMMARY

• Actively coordinate and support the GMTH Vocational Learning Programme across Greater Manchester by facilitating student progression through the programme.
• The role requires that the post holder arranges and coordinates all health and care involvement in the GMTH Vocational Learning Programme.
• Support all employability and sector specific workshops and training to programme participants
• Work closely with all partners and stakeholders involved in the programme.
• Provide participants with a positive role model and be the first point of contact for the Vocational Learning Programme.

The post holder will:

• Provide key liaison between, students, stakeholders, GMTH and other organisations, to support learners whilst they are completing training, during their work placements and progression in employment.
• Work closely with the Strategic Business Manager GMTH, delivery partners and other organisations, to ensure active engagement, sign up and advancement of the Vocational Learning programmes.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Act as the key liaison point between the delivery partners, host organisations and the participant, to support the Pre-Employment participants whilst they are completing training, during their work placements and progression into employment.
• To establish and maintain strong links with individual health and care organisations across Greater Manchester to maintain ongoing healthy working relationships
• To provide the participants with emotional and professional support
• To work closely with delivery partners associated with the Greater Manchester Training Hub (GMTH) to ensure learning objectives are met
• Ensure that an overview of the health and care organisations and their specialties is gained providing participants with the skills and aptitudes required to secure entry level skills with a view to providing a clear progression route
• Support the progression of participants into sustainable employment/apprenticeship
• Secure Levy transfer for participants progressing into an apprenticeship
• Coordinate the creation of DAS accounts
• Partnership working with Education Providers for appropriate apprenticeship programme for participants

Provide data/reports to underpin the coordination and development of programmes.

Provide update reports for presentation by the executive lead to GMTH Board.

Work to ensure excellent communications and effective team working with all internal and external staff/partners/participants.

Support organisational performance and development through commitment to appraisal and personal development planning.

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

The ability to travel around the Greater Manchester region and on occasion nationally may be required

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Recognised health/ care practitioner, HR, recruitment, welfare to work relevant professional qualification or equivalent work-related competence based experience

Experience

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills, including communication skills to build and maintain positive working relationships, to work effectively and efficiently within the team, with employers, participants, and key partners
• Ability to negotiate and influence.
• Required to be a credible role model.
• Need to be an effective team player.
• Ability to network with other providers and services.
• Required to be an effective listener with the ability to understand the viewpoint of others.
• Need to be enthusiastic, energetic, open, and friendly
• Resilient.
• Demonstrates ability to work under time pressures
• Consistency in quality of output reports and data management
• Understanding of and commitment to strong corporate leadership and team working Skills.
• Understanding of and a commitment to strong corporate leadership and team working skills.
• Understanding of welfare to work / widening participation agendas including sector based pre employment programmes.
• Knowledge of Apprenticeship standards
• Knowledge of Levy transfers and DAS accounts

Desirable

• Ability to demonstrate flexible Working
• Ability to empower others

Other

Essential

• Ability to travel across Greater Manchester
• Car Driver with clean driving license

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Greater Manchester Training Hub

Address

c/o Marus Bridge Practice

Chandler House, Poolstock Lane

Wigan

WN3 5HL

Employer's website

https://www.gmthub.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)