ABOUT THE ROLE:

We’re looking for a proactive and motivated Assistant Employment Coach to support the delivery of a new and exciting Job Club in Tameside, part of the Economic Inactivity Trailblazer initiative.

Working closely with the Senior Employment Coach, you will help ensure the Job Club runs effectively and offers a high-quality service for all participants.

In this role, you will support the programme launch and ongoing delivery by helping to recruit St Peter’s Ward residents, develop referral pathways, and build strong relationships with local stakeholders and employers.

You will also assist with caseload management and progression tracking, ensuring that individuals are supported to develop skills, connect with opportunities, and achieve their potential.

The role is initially for up to 13 hours across 2 days a week, for a period of 24 weeks. Further opportunities may be available beyond this but cannot be guaranteed.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:

This role is ideal for someone with a passion for helping people into work and who is keen to gain hands-on experience in employment support.

The successful candidate will work closely with the wider team to engage individuals, provide practical support, and help people build confidence as they prepare for work. You will assist with day-to-day delivery, including working with referral partners, supporting training and coaching activities, and helping to match individuals with opportunities that reflect employer needs.

No specific experience is essential, but it would be desirable if you have supported employment or skills provision, engaged with stakeholders, or helped individuals prepare for work in the past. More importantly, you will bring excellent communication skills, the ability to build rapport quickly, strong IT literacy, and the flexibility to adapt to the needs of both the project and the people you are supporting.

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career in employability while making a meaningful difference in people’s lives.

ACCESSIBILITY & SAFEGUARDING AT GROUNDWORK

As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role. As a Gold Award Employer Recognition Scheme holder with the Armed Forces Covenant, we also offer a guaranteed interview to veterans 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.

As a Disability Confident employer, we offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria for the role. As a Gold Award Employer Recognition Scheme holder with the Armed Forces Covenant, we also offer a guaranteed interview to veterans 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.

HOW TO APPLY

Please click this link https://www.groundwork.org.uk/jobs/assistant-employment-coach-sessional-worker/

Key information

• Employer: Groundwork Greater Manchester
• Locations: Tameside
• Role Type: Temporary
• Working Hours: Part-Time
• Working Hours Per Week: up to 15 hours per week