Employability Team Leader

Employability Team Leader  – Dundee

Do you have a passion for helping people?

Do you have excellent communication and customer service skills?

Do you have the ability to coach and mentor others?

Do you want to work for one of the best employability providers in Scotland?

Would you like to help someone with barriers to work find their dream job?

Then come and work for Enable Works.

Enable Works are the leading specialist provider of employability services for people who have barriers to work. We believe that every person in Scotland has the right to work in a job that is high quality and well paid.

Your role, as a Team Leader is to provide support to people who have barriers to work to make progress towards and achieve well paid, sustainable employment and provide targeted coaching and mentoring for our front line teams. Working as part of the All in Dundee service, you will work closely with a team of Employment Coordinators, providing support to ensure they can deliver a high quality service. 

Enable Works supports over 5500 people every year across 29 Local Authorities to learn skills for work.

We partner with thousands of employers to create inclusive cultures and improve the diversity of Scotland's workforce.

We are incredibly proud of our smart, capable, and motivated colleagues across Scotland and following a period of significant growth we are looking to grow our team.

We offer a generous salary, excellent benefits, and opportunities to develop and grow in your role.

We offer flexible working practices that promote a strong work/life balance so that when you are at work you can be the best version of you.

Values are more important to us than qualifications or experience, so if you don’t think you meet every requirement that’s ok, we still want to hear from you.

Please make sure you include a detailed personal statement in the ‘More about you’ section of the application to tell us how you are suited to the post, referring to the skills/knowledge required as outlined in the Job Pack.

For further information please see our full job pack.

We really need you to have these

• The drive, energy and commitment to support people to obtain high quality, well paid jobs
• Ability to manage your own workload and prioritise as needed
• Confident communicator
• Ability to coach staff to achieve their goals
• Ability to devise and deliver targeted coaching sessions
• Role model
• Strong attention to detail
• Professional presentation and personality
• Some knowledge of the local community - Tayside
• Ability to work with people at any age who have challenging barriers to employment
• Comfortable working towards targets
• A natural, professional relationship builder
• A full driving licence and access to your own vehicle (essential) 

Why?

Our vision is that every person in Scotland is able to access the support they need to find a high quality job that pays them well and your drive and commitment to this job will help them get there. You will recognise each clients individual skills and aspirations and work with them to find a job that they love.

Our culture is autonomous so that means we trust you to make the right decisions for your clients, therefore you need to manage your work load well and be accountable for your time. Attention to detail is important as it means you can work accurately and follow instructions.

At Enable we believe in developing all our staff and we provide an extensive learning programme together with in-house career development opportunities. These include, but are not limited to:

• Person Centred approaches, planning and thinking
• Introduction to autism
• Epilepsy awareness
• Moving and Handling
• Adult support and protection
• Child support and protection
• First Aid
• Positive Behaviour Support

• Health cash plans providing a wide range of health benefits to help people cover the cost of their everyday health care.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme*
• Season Ticket Loans*

Starting a career with Enable is the first step towards making a real difference in our award-winning charity’s mission to help create an equal society for every person who has a learning disability.

Note: The successful applicant will be required to register with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) within 6 months of their start date.