Employment Coach – Deaf & Hard of Hearing

Contract: Fixed term until August 2027Closing date: Flexible  Interview date: TBC

We are seeking for an Employment Coach to join our Leeds Sensory Service supporting those who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. This role is for 23 hours per week.

As part of the role you will:

• Provide pre- and post-employment support to people who are Deaf, who are unemployed, with the aim of enabling participants to achieve education, employment, or training outcomes.
• Facilitate and run job clubs that are relevant to the people who are engaged in the project.
• Undertake and co-produce an assessment, support plan and risk assessment with the person accessing the employment service.
• Support a person to make an Access to Work claim for interviews, in work communication support and technology support where relevant.

To be successful for this post:

• You will have the skills to support someone to write good CV’s and application forms.
• You will have experience to facilitate and run service users groups.
• You will have experience of supporting people with hearing loss on a one to one basis.
• BSL level 3 or working towards or a native BSL user.

Apply now

To apply for this role, you can email your CV to us with a supporting statement, apply online or complete our application form and email this to us. If you are Deaf, we welcome applications in BSL. Find out more here.