Employment Coach – Northern Futures

Are you ready to empower young people aged 18–24 to take their first real steps into employment?

We are recruiting for a: Employment Coach – Northern Futures

As an Employment Coach, you will manage a caseload of participants aged 18-24 years old, and provide them with 1:1 support, helping them overcome barriers to employment and training.

Job Purpose

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

We want someone like you with the confidence to positively engage and motivate people from a wide range of backgrounds. We're 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

To find out more about the role or for an informal discussion please contact Mary Blackwell (Youth Programme Manager) on 07930 330725.

Please note, should we receive a high volume of applications, we may look to close the role early, therefore we recommend an early application.

Make yourself at home
We want you to be yourself at Groundwork and we value everything that makes you unique. We recognise and celebrate your difference and together we make Groundwork a special and great place to work. As a Disability Confident employer we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role.
At Groundwork we ensure that we provide a safe environment for adults, children and young people to take part in any activity or service that we organise. We are committed to creating a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk. Our 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 we appoint are suitable to work with our children, young people and adults

This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.

We reserve the right to close this advert at any time.


Vacancy Files

Interview Details

To be confirmed after the closing date.

Language English
Job type Other
Work location Available posts within the North East Combined Authority region
Region Groundwork North East & Cumbria
Working hours Full Time - 37 hours per week
Role type Full time
Contract type Fixed Term (Paid) - Fixed Term initially until March 2027
Salary £26,239 - £28,554 per annum
Application closing date 30th September 2026
Apply Now