A government organization is looking for a transition coach to guide young people up to 27 years old who are at risk of dropping out or have already dropped out of education. The goal is to prevent school dropout and offer prospects to young people by guiding them towards an initial qualification or a suitable, sustainable job.
The activities are carried out within a team consisting of truancy officers, transition coaches, and administrative staff, in close collaboration with network partners from education, healthcare, and the social domain.
What you will do.
- Handle truancy reports from young people aged 16 and older
- Conduct preventive discussions to prevent school dropout
- Advise schools on the approach to impending school leaving
- Signal and register (impending) dropout and early departure without an initial qualification
- Conduct discussions with young people, parents, and chain partners focused on sustainable guidance
- Identify bottlenecks with young people and coach them towards appropriate next steps
- Refer to appropriate help or support where necessary
- Conduct home visits
- Act as a fixed point of contact for young people and chain partners throughout the process
- Participate in case and youth consultations within education, healthcare
- Manage the initiated trajectory and adjust it where necessary
- Stimulate cooperation with schools and chain partners
- Signal trends and contribute to innovative solutions within the field
Profile
- Affinity with education, the labor market, and the social map
- Strong communication skills and good empathy
- Stress-resistant, independent
- Good written skills
- Affinity with and knowledge of multicultural society
What they ask
- Minimum 3 years of demonstrable work experience in guiding and coaching young people within the social domain and/or education
- Demonstrable work experience in managing individual trajectories of young people, collaborating with multiple involved parties
- Demonstrable work experience in drawing up trajectory plans for young people and managing the process for these trajectories
- Minimum 3 years of demonstrable work experience in the past 6 years in guiding and coaching young people towards education, an initial qualification, and/or a sustainable job
- Minimum 2 years of demonstrable work experience in the past 5 years with truancy, early school leaving, and/or the transition of young people within education
Preferences.
- Demonstrable work experience with complex youth cases, where the candidate has conducted discussions with young people and/or parents, identified bottlenecks, and initiated appropriate support or next steps
- Demonstrable work experience in managing processes for youth trajectories, collaborating with education and chain partners within the social domain
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