Employment and Skills Coach

Overview

Inspire is a charity dedicated to helping young people discover their purpose and fulfil their potential. Each year, we support thousands of young people through education programmes, wellbeing services, and employment support.

Responsibilities

• Work with young people with diverse needs to support them into education, employment or training, tailoring assistance to address individual challenges and aspirations.
• Efficiently manage a caseload of young participants, ensuring 100% engagement and progression; track progress through data entry via the VIEWS CRM system.
• Deliver impartial Information, Advice, and Guidance (IAG), offering support in crafting CVs, navigating job searches, and preparing for interviews.
• Conduct 1-to-1 and group workshops, emphasizing employability skills, job search techniques, and consistent engagement with a caseload.
• Screen and match candidates with local job and training opportunities, and recruit for internal programmes.
• Connect with rural youth who face transport challenges, ensuring accessibility to our services beyond the main hub.
• Proactively achieve KPIs, targeting 55% of young people placed into employment and 25% progressing to further training or education.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for local youth, referral partners, and parents/guardians, fostering strong community relationships.
• Engage with external partners and local employers to maintain current and relevant Labour Market Information (LMI).

Qualifications and Requirements

• 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.
• Have experience working with young people in youth work, education, or employability settings, and have knowledge of delivering IAG.
• Hold a full driving licence, have access to a vehicle, and possess an Enhanced DBS.

Benefits

• Career development: access to training and opportunities for career advancement within the organisation.
• Birthday off: after a successful probation period, you will be awarded an additional day’s leave to celebrate your birthday.
• Gifted leave: additional annual leave over the Christmas period.
• Annual leave and pension contributions accrual: longer tenure leads to more annual leave and pension contributions.
• Childcare support: free places (aged 5‑11 years) at our holiday clubs for your children.
• Uniform: professional, high‑quality uniform provided at no cost.
• Free parking: convenience of free car parking at all sites.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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.

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