INTERREG is an EU-funded programme that helps Europe’s regions form partnerships to work together on common projects.
By sharing knowledge and experience, these partnerships enable the regions involved to develop new solutions to economic, social and environmental challenges.
Walkinstown Association, working in partnership with Agoriad have secured funding for the WALKWAYS project. WALKWAYS is a 3 year project.
Walkways target groups (TGs) are primarily people with severe learning disabilities, who often have a physical disability, sensory impairment, a mental health problem, challenging behaviours, medical condition and/or autism. The aim is to focus support on key transition points for individual’s by delivering targeted intervention. The project will engage existing service structures to allow progression towards economic activity, create new roles within existing provision, increasing joint working and sustainability. It will also utilise local community networks (employers, peers, families) to broaden community participation and develop a sense of civic responsibility. The project partners are Agoriad Cyf, Ynys Mon Social Services and Walkinstown Association and the work will be guided by a steering committeee with cross sectional representation providing opportunities for dissemination of learning and practice. Partners will jointly develop new approaches, assess impact on the lives of the TG and on progression towards and into paid work.
JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Walkways Job Coach
RESPONSIBLE TO: Careers and Employment manager
JOB PURPOSE:
As part of the Project Delivery Team to contribute to the assessment of clients, identify vocational goals as well as training needs and to develop relevant work placements. Assess and profile all placements and assist clients to integrate fully into the workplace. Monitor and evaluate performance and development to ensure client progression.
KEY DUTIES:
1. To work with other members of the project delivery teams in drawing up and delivering training and development activities relevant to clients needs
2. Conduct all related assessment of the workplace prior to job start, including job profiling and task analysis.
3. Develop a job profile that is compatible with the employers needs and takes into account the clients interests and abilities
4. Prepare a detailed job task analysis and identify vocational goals that will feed into clients training and development plan
5. Assist the client to learn and carry out tasks to the specifications outlined in the job profile and assesses the clients ability to function within the work environment
6. To help the client integrate fully into the workplace and with co-workers
7. Assist the client to learn the specific requirements and duties of the job as well as other work-related activities such as time keeping and attendance.
8. Identify any training needs required to maintain employment e.g. travel training
9. To monitor and evaluate the clients performance and development within the work placement and ensure progression by providing continued support
10. To contribute to client review, monitoring and evaluation of activities and ensure proper records kept.
11. To liaise with parents, carers, employers, training staff in respect of supporting clients.
12. To ensure that all aspects of project administration relevant to your activity of work are completed to timescales set and level of accuracy required.
13. To ensure that client training and development activities are carried out safely.
14. To provide support for clients going into placement or employment according to need.
15. To represent Agoriad in a professional manner and to operate within its policies.
16. To maintain complete confidentiality over the details of clients or Agoriad’s’ business made known to you from any source and only to impart such details when authorised to do so by line managers.
17. To partake in any training or personal development activities that is appropriate to Agoriad’s or the projects needs.
The duties of the post are not exhaustive, but serve as a guide to the current and major responsibilities of the post. Agoriad is a growing organisation and is operating in a dynamic environment. In order to maintain its survival and employees it may from time to time need to vary the role and responsibilities of the post. In view of this, the job description will be reviewed on a regular basis and may need to be altered. Such changes will be in consultation with the post holder.
Location Dublin
Payment €30,000 – €35,000 DOE
Category Education / Training, Voluntary / Charity Work, Managers / Supervisors.
Terms Contract, Full-time
Contact HR Manager
Description: Walkinstown Association was founded in 1967 to provide community-based services to people with an intellectual disability. We are based in the south Dublin area.
Contact: HR Manager
Address: 1 Long Mile Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12, Ireland
Tel: 00353-1-4650388
Website: www.walk.ie
