Employment and Skills Coach

• Inspire
• Address: Working across Mid Suffolk area
• Salary: £24,762 - £28,117 pro rata
• Hours: 22.5 hours a week (although we are open to considering requests for fewer hours where possible)
• Contract: Fixed term for 1 year. Required as soon as possible
• Reference: 0760

Inspire is looking for an Employment and Skills Coach (Mid Suffolk).

We are looking to recruit an Employment and Skills Coach to join our team, supporting young people across Suffolk to build confidence, develop skills, and progress into education, employment or training.

What will the job entail?

• Diverse youth support: work with young people with diverse needs to support them into education, employment or training, tailoring assistance to address individual challenges and aspirations
• Caseload management: efficiently manage a caseload of young participants, ensuring 100% engagement and progression and track progress through data entry via the VIEWS CRM system
• Delivering guidance: deliver impartial Information, Advice, and Guidance (IAG), offering support in crafting CVs, navigating job searches, and preparing for interviews
• Workshop delivery and engagement: conduct 1-to-1 and group workshops, emphasising employability skills, job search techniques, and consistent engagement with a caseload
• Vacancy matching: screen and match candidates with local job and training opportunities, as well as recruiting for internal programmes
• Rural engagement: find innovative methods to connect with rural youth who face transport challenges, ensuring accessibility to our services beyond the main hub
• Outcome-driven performance: proactively achieve KPIs, targeting 55% of young people placed into employment and 25% progressing to further training or education
• Stakeholder relationship management: serve as the primary point of contact for local youth, referral partners, and parents/guardians, fostering strong community relationships
• Labour market monitoring and expertise: actively engage with external partners and local employers to maintain current and relevant Labour Market Information (LMI).

You will:

• build positive, trusting relationships with young people
• inspire and motivate individuals to achieve their goals
• deliver engaging employability and skills support
• work independently and manage a varied caseload
• you will ideally have experience working with young people in youth work, education, or employability settings, and have knowledge of delivering information, advice and guidance (IAG)
• due to the nature of the role, a full driving licence and access to a vehicle will be required along with an Enhanced DBS.

Benefits:

• Career development: we invest in your future with access to training and opportunities for career advancement within the organisation
• Your birthday off: after a successful probation period you will be awarded an additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday so you can enjoy your special day without having to worry about work
• Gifted leave: we understand the importance of quality time with loved ones and that is why we gift additional annual leave over the Christmas period to staff, allowing you to fully enjoy the festive break
• Annual leave and pension contributions accrual: we recognise and reward your commitment. The longer you stay, the more annual leave and pension contributions you will accrue because loyalty deserves to be celebrated
• Childcare support: we understand and recognise the importance of family and that's why we offer your children free places (aged between 5-11 years) at our holiday clubs, making it easier for you to balance your work and family life
• Uniform: we make sure you feel part of the team with a professional, high-quality uniform provided at no cost to you
• Free parking: enjoy the convenience of free car parking at all of our sites.

We believe in equality, diversity and inclusion. We are committed to welcoming, respecting and valuing people for who they are as individuals, learning from their differences, embracing their uniqueness, and providing a positive workplace for all.