Progress: Building Better Opportunities for young people across Coventry & Warwickshire - End-to-End Partner Delivery (Warwickshire)

Groundwork UK is looking for an 'End-to-End Partner' to deliver BBO Progress to young people identified as being NEET or unemployed across the Rugby, Stratford and Warwick districts of Warwickshire.

Young people must be furthest from engaging with the labour market and would benefit from flexible 1-1 support. Delivery will predominantly focus on young people aged 18 years old and over, and where possible focus on residents from priority wards.

End-to-End Partners are responsible for core programme delivery by deploying Progress Coaches who will engage, support and progress a caseload of eligible young people from induction through to sustained onward progression focussed on employment outcomes whilst developing and maintaining appropriate stakeholder relationships.

End-to-End Partners will work closely with Local Authorities (and agencies working on their behalf), Job Centre Plus, colleges, local VCS organisations and other youth/education providers, along with their existing local presence and networks, to engage and enrol young people.

Once enrolled they will work with young people for up to 12 months through an intensive, flexible and responsive combination of coaching in accessible delivery locations and support to access activities, training and support through our network of Specialist Partners. Through regular 1-1s, SMART action planning, and structured group work, the Progress Coach will work to progress the young person into education, training or employment.

The successful tenderer must be committed to working closely in partnership with existing partners, and any proposal received must not impact negatively on referrals currently routed into the programme.

The successful partner will also need to work closely with participants and key stakeholders to obtain the required evidence of eligibility and results, ensuring they comply with European Social Fund requirements.

Proposals are sought from organisations with experience in engaging and supporting young people, and engaging education providers and employers including sourcing job/ work placement opportunities. Organisations should be able to provide impartial advice and guidance to young people aged between 15-24 who are facing significant barriers to engaging with education, employment and training. The varied and complex needs of young people will require an accessible, engaging, supportive approach. Support will ideally be provided in a combination of one-to-one and group settings, and will preferably be delivered in local, community settings across the delivery area.

The successful tenderer will ideally be able to deliver across Rugby, Stratford and Warwick, but proposals from organisations delivering only in specific areas will be considered. In these circumstances the full budget may be distributed across a number of successful tenderers.