Lead Job Coach: Driving Inclusive Employment in Edinburgh

Values in Action Scotland (VIAS) is recruiting for the post of Lead Consultant (Job Coaching), based in Renfrewshire with some travel in this area. Reporting to the Senior Lead Consultant, this exciting opportunity will give the role holder scope to help VIAS reach a wider target audience, and to grow and develop the organisation's commitment to people with learning disabilities and/or neurodivergence gaining and sustaining paid employment.

Values in Action Scotland is a Quality Improvement Service. Our vision is for a Scotland where people with learning disabilities and neurodivergent people have the same opportunities as everyone else and are supported to achieve their goals including access to meaningful paid employment. Through our Job Coaching Service, Scotland will take the lead in demonstrating best practice in all aspects of the supported employment process.

• The candidate must be a mentor eager to support their fellow people. You must be able to discover people's strengths and support needs and identify what works best for them and their employer.
• Having communication skills partnered with critical thinking are prerequisites for this job. With proven experience in job coaching and working with people with learning disabilities and neurodivergence, the successful candidate will be confident in their ability to create and implement development plans to help grow the job coaching service, VIAS and our capabilities.
• Candidates must have strong administrative skills, with a willingness to learn new systems, build detailed profiles, and take the time to get to know individuals and their needs.
• With an understanding or experience of work-related issues affecting people with learning disabilities and/or neurodivergence, the successful candidate will be a multi-tasker working in an autonomous capacity throughout Renfrewshire.
• The successful candidate will also be a team player and have the ability to work with a range of stakeholders, demonstrating excellent interpersonal skills and an aptitude for building and nurturing successful partnerships.
• They will have a high-level ability to plan, analyse and think through issues that arise and an ability to identify, prioritise and deliver a varied work programme.

We'd love to hear from you, even if you don't meet every requirement listed. If you're excited about this opportunity, passionate about making a difference, and believe you can bring value to the role, we encourage you to apply. A cover letter is a great opportunity to demonstrate your passion for the role and give us an insight into who you are, your experience, and what motivates you.

• We offer excellent training and development opportunities.
• Competitive salary, a performance-related bonus scheme, contributory pension scheme.
• 32 days annual holiday (including bank holidays).
• Supportive working culture with regular one-to-one support sessions focused on your development, wellbeing, and continuous growth.

The post is permanent. VIAS will carry out a disclosure check on the successful applicant. For further information or an informal discussion, please call Courtney Norris on 07586 690707.

To apply, please send your CV and covering letter to . We embrace different ways for candidates to showcase their skills, including video CVs or cover letters. Please ensure that in your CV you have attempted to cover as much of the criteria as detailed in the person specification for this post.

VIAS is committed to equality and inclusion. We actively welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, skills, experiences and lived experience. We are also happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and flexible working arrangements throughout the recruitment process.

Applications close on the 15th of June, with successful applicants being invited to our office to interview for the position on the 18th and 19th of June.