Employment Skills Coach

FUSION HOUSING works across the Kirklees, Calderdale and Wakefield districts of West Yorkshire, providing help for our communities to find and maintain housing through legal advice, employment support, learning opportunities, supported accommodation and local food bank provision

Job Title: Employment Skills Coach

Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week - Monday to Friday

Salary: Band 3A £24,920 per annum

Contract: Fixed Term until March 2027 with a potential to extend

Location: North Kirklees (community venues, outreach locations and Fusion Housing offices)

Could you help build confidence, create opportunities and change lives?

At Fusion Housing, we believe everyone deserves the opportunity to thrive, regardless of the challenges they face.

We're looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate Employment Skills Coach who can help people build confidence, develop new skills and take positive steps towards a brighter future.

This is more than an employability role. You'll work alongside people facing a range of barriers, helping them develop confidence, resilience and independence. Through one-to-one coaching, group workshops and practical support, you'll empower individuals to achieve goals that matter to them, whether that's improving wellbeing, connecting with their community, accessing training, volunteering or moving closer to employment.

If you're passionate about helping people realise their potential and create lasting change in their lives, we'd love to hear from you.

The role includes:

• Providing one-to-one coaching and support to help individuals identify goals and move towards greater independence.
• Delivering engaging group workshops focused on employability, wellbeing, digital skills, financial resilience and life skills.
• Supporting participants to build confidence, motivation and resilience.
• Helping people overcome barriers that prevent them from progressing towards volunteering, education, training or employment.
• Assisting with CV writing, job searching, interview preparation and applications where appropriate.
• Encouraging people to engage in community opportunities and develop positive support networks.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues and partner organisations to ensure participants receive the right support at the right time.
• Signposting and referring individuals to specialist support services where required.
• Monitoring participant progress, recording outcomes and celebrating success.
• Promoting safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion throughout all aspects of service delivery.

About You

You are a great listener, an encourager and someone who genuinely enjoys helping people succeed. You'll be able to build positive relationships, inspire confidence and support individuals to take meaningful steps towards their goals.

You'll have experience of providing one-to-one support and/or delivering group activities, alongside strong organisational skills and an understanding of safeguarding and professional boundaries. Most importantly, you'll share our commitment to helping people overcome barriers and create positive change in their lives.

Experience of supporting people into employment, volunteering, training or education would be an advantage, as would knowledge of employability, financial inclusion or life skills development.

Further Information

Further information, including the Job Description and Person Specification, can be downloaded from our website or requested by emailing . If you would like to speak to someone about the role before applying please contact Kean Turner, Customer Services Senior Team Leader at .

CLOSING DATE: Monday 17 th August 2026 at 23.59 pm.We encourage you to apply early as your application will be reviewed as soon as it is received, and we reserve the right to close this job advert sooner subject to finding a suitable candidate.

INTERVIEWS: TBC

Fusion Housing has a commitment to safeguarding children and adults at risk and will ensure that all its policies reflect this. This recruitment is taking place under our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy and Procedures.

An Enhanced DBS check will be required

As an employee of Fusion Housing, all successful applicants benefit from the following:

• 30 days annual leave, 2 floating days & statutory bank holidays (all pro-rata for P/T staff)
• Free eye tests and contribution towards prescription glasses for display screen users.
• Pension salary sacrifice scheme
• Inclusive maternity and parental policies and pay
• Health cash plan

£24,920 to £25,926 per annum

Hours

37.00

• 30 days annual leave; 2 floating day; statutory bank holidays (all pro-rata for P/T staff)
• Flexible working
• Hybrid working policy
• 30-minute paid break per day
• 5% employer pension contribution
• Pension salary sacrifice scheme
• Sick pay scheme
• Inclusive maternity and parental policies and pay
• Health cash plan
• Access to corporate KAL membership
• A full range of staff and peer support networks

17-08-2026