SALARY: £29,085.00 per annum
HOURS: 37 hours per week
CONTRACT TYPE: Full time
OPERATIONAL AREA: West Midlands
LOCATION: Dudley
ROLE DESCRIPTION: Employability Coach JD Dudley
AUG25E002
Job Role
Do you want to work in a role where you make a difference every day? As an Employability Coach you will be making a real difference by supporting our customers into employment.
We are looking for a highly motivated, target driven individual who has experience in a recruitment/sales 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.
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.
If you are interested in applying then please send an up to date CV and covering letter stating how your experience/qualifications meet the requirements of this role to: [email protected]
Closing date: 30th August 2025
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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Job Reference: AUG25E002
