EMPLOYABILITY COACH

Employability Coach – Dudley
37 hours per week
Salary £29,958.00 per annum
Location: Dudley

We are looking for a highly motivated individual who has proven work experience with a range of unemployed young people and adults in a targeted environment.

This role involves working in a payment by results target driven environment so it is essential that you can manage your time and prioritise your workload effectively in order to meet given targets.
As part of this role you will:

• Work closely with external organisations to ensure you achieve referrals onto programme
• Assess, plan and regularly review with customers to ensure they have a bespoke plan for securing sustainable employment.
• Identify and deal with complex customer barriers to employment;
• Identify training and ‘route ways’ to employment;
• Support and manage a caseload of customers;
• Engage customers in activities and help them progress into sustainable employment;
• Establish and maintain relationships with individuals referred, undertaking interviews, compiling CV’s, support with applications forms etc;
• Seek out employment opportunities at new and existing sites of employment;
• Work collaboratively with the employer engagement officer to match customers to secured vacancies.
• Develop and maintain excellent relationships with partner organisations, employers and funding bodies;
• Maintain accurate and up to date records;
• Report regularly to your line manager on your performance.

You must have proven experience of developing productive relationships with partners and external agencies and are able to provide high quality employability focused assessment.

At Groundwork West Midlands we pride ourselves in being a family friendly organisation and offer a competitive salary, flexible working hours, a health cash plan scheme, a generous workplace pension and free refreshments. We are committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity amongst our workforce.

Closing date: 18th September 2026

An Enhanced DBS check will be carried out for this post.

Please note, we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier, if a high number of applications are received.

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Interview Details

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