Employment Coach

Employment Coach
Salary: Circa £24,015 per annum
Hours: Full Time - 37 Hours per week
Contract: Fixed term until 31 March 2025
Based at Gateshead. Covering Newcastle, Northumberland & North Tyneside

About the organisation

Our client aims to be the UK’s leading regeneration charity, working through partnership to create communities in which people are proud to live and work. This programme will deliver their mission of supporting people to improve their prospects and reach their full potential.

About the role

As an Employment Coach, you will manage a caseload of participants and provide them with 1:1 support, helping them overcome barriers to employment and training. You will be responsible for supporting them through every stage of their journey, enabling participants to address their barriers and realise their aspirations.

Within this role you will be required to source new referrals who are predominantly Economically Inactive; complete the enrolment paperwork, including development plans and eligibility checks. You will also be required to attend events and present the delivery model to referral sources to attract additional referrals.

Successful employment coaches believe in the potential of every individual they work with.

This role is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure endorsed by the Disclosure and Barring Service

A bit about you

The charity wants someone like you with the confidence to positively engage and motivate people from a wide range of backgrounds. They are in search of individuals who have prior experience in employment coaching, case management, or related fields, ideally with a focus on economically inactive individuals. You will have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport whilst being empathetic, patient, and proficient in communicating with individuals from various backgrounds.

You will be passionate about empowering others to recognise their strengths, overcome obstacles, and achieve their goals. Believing that with the right support and guidance, individuals can take control of their own futures and succeed in the labour market

Closing date: Midnight on Thursday 25th April 2024

Interested?

To apply, please click the apply button. You will be taken to a simple CHM Recruit form where you can find out more information and complete your application by following the instructions.

Make yourself at home
Our client want you to be yourself and they value everything that makes you unique. They recognise and celebrate your difference and together you will make the organisation a special and great place to work. As a Disability Confident employer our client offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role.

The charity ensures that they provide a safe environment for adults, children and young people to take part in any activity or service that they organise. They are committed to creating a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk. Their safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and comprehensive process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all the people they appoint are suitable to work with children, young people and adults.

No agencies please.