Application Process

Please note, CVs alone will not be accepted for this position. In order to apply:

Please complete your Pre-Employment Screening form, and the Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form and submit your CV by 18 September 2019 (midnight).

Further details on the positions, screening forms and full job descriptions can be found on our website at Good Things Foundation.

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Salary: £25,000 per annum (pro rata)

Contract Term: All positions at this location are fixed term for up to six months. There is, however, the possibility of future openings.

Working hours: to be agreed and could be either full or part-time. The learning space opening hours will vary on different days and the scheduling of sessions operates around a four week rolling rota. Your day-to-day working hours will reflect this. The learning space is likely to be open Monday to Sunday and will include bank holidays (paid at your normal pay rate). You will be expected to work any day Monday to Sunday or a Bank Holiday as part of the Rota.

Location: The learning space exact location is to be confirmed but will be in Liverpool City Centre.

What does the Coach role involve?

Coaches deliver 1:1 digital mentoring sessions and act as Front of House coordinator on a shared basis to welcome customers to the digital learning centre and ensure operations run smoothly. Coaches deliver our partner’s approved training content to groups of customers at set times of the day.

We are also looking for Coaches who will provide Coding training and a Coach who will be involved in ‘partnership working’ which will involve setting up effective partnerships and projects, engaging positively with the local community. Both of these positions attract an enhancement.

This is a very exciting time for Good Things Foundation. We are working with our Global Technology Partner to deliver a digital learning space in a high street location where everyone can come to get face-to-face digital skills coaching.

The digital learning spaces are welcoming and useful spaces for local learners, with a legacy that goes beyond the time that they are open. To support this project, we are recruiting for Coaches who will be central and critical to its success. You will be part of a team that delivers a range of different courses and provides one-to-one coaching. You will also be making connections with local organisations and partners so that people continue to access digital skills support and training once the digital learning centre closes.

As well as a high street location, the digital learning will take place in other spaces, including a ‘pop-up’ environment and community centres. You will be connecting with local organisations and groups to enable them, us and our partners to develop meaningful relationships that empower local people to develop their digital skills.

Full and paid training on the content you will be delivering will be provided in advance of service delivery (estimated 10-12 days) including training content and the skills needed to deliver the service. In addition, ongoing coaching and support will be given throughout employment to ensure all staff are confident in role and deliver the service to a high standard and quality. You will potentially be delivering training to groups ranging from between 10 to 100 learners.

What are we looking for?

* Digital understanding: You will be required to demonstrate an understanding of the power of digital to change people’s lives. You must be a confident and experienced user of digital, skilled at troubleshooting and getting under the skin of problems.

* Communication: You must be a confident communicator with excellent people/interpersonal skills.

* Presentation skills: the ability to deliver training to multiple individuals once content training has been provided (essential)

* You must possess strong organisational and time management skills.

* You are required to have a minimum of five GCSEs A* to C including Maths and English (or equivalent qualifications in Maths and English), OR the ability to demonstrate the required level of Maths and English to enable you to perform the role

* Following full training, all candidates must be confident to teach others in a face-to-face capacity

* Candidates must also have the ability to travel within the local area as needed.

For the Coding Coach role:

Coding knowledge and skills (essential):

* A firm understanding of HTML/CSS and Javascript,

* Familiarity with at least one of the following programming languages: PHP, Python, C or Ruby on Rails etc..

* A good grasp of design patterns and best practices

* The willingness to learn and provide coding training (essential)

* Adept at sharing your coding expertise with others (essential)

For the Coach (Partnership Worker) role: the ability to build and nurture effective working partnerships and strong engagement with the local community (essential)

Closing date: 18 September 2019 (midnight)

Assessment day: 16th October 2019 (in Liverpool - location to be confirmed)

Training days: To be confirmed

Estimated start date in post: To be confirmed but likely to be November 2019

Whilst we will minimise as much as possible, candidates should be prepared for a potential gap of unpaid time between training and launch date. Candidates will need to be flexible around their availability to attend 10 - 12 days’ paid training prior to start date in post, and to start in role once the launch date is confirmed.

Good Things Foundation is a social change organisation with a mission to ensure that everyone benefits from digital. We live the change we are seeking to achieve and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds. We operate a policy of providing equal opportunities in all aspects of work including recruitment, training, and promotion, whatever the colour, race, religion, belief, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age or disability of an employee, having regard to the individual's aptitudes and abilities and requirements for the job. Good Things Foundation is opposed to all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.

Safeguarding Statement and Pre-Employment Checks

Here at Good Things Foundation, we work with vulnerable adults and are fully committed to ensuring their safeguarding and welfare at all times, in line with our Safeguarding Policy and Procedures. All of our employees, contractors and volunteers will be expected to comply with the policy and procedures. Upon a conditional offer of appointment being made, all employees will also be required to satisfy our pre-employment screening process which for this position, will include:

• An identity check (photo ID)

• Receipt of two satisfactory references

• Documentary evidence of right to work in the UK

• A satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check