Branch Co-ordinator

Maximus; Kirklees; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A global health and employment services provider is seeking a Branch Co-ordinator in Kirklees. The ideal candidate will act as the first point of contact for prospective candidates, ensuring they receive the information and support they need to embark on their journey to employment. Responsibilities include conducting screenings, scheduling appointments, and building strong relationships within the community. Strong communication and sales skills are essential. This is a full-time, 6-month fixed-term position with potential for extension.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in roles requiring sales, promotional, or influencing skills.
• Background in face-to-face customer service.
• Experience working to structured targets and deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal communication and relationship-building abilities.
• Customer-focused with a commitment to service.
• Ability to organize workload effectively.

Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for candidates, providing information and guidance.
• Conduct initial screenings and eligibility checks for candidates.
• Build relationships with candidates and manage expectations.
• Schedule candidate meetings with Employment Advisors.
• Liaise with the Branch Manager for performance management.
• Record referral information onto the Clientele database.

Skills

Sales skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Influencing skills

Numeracy and literacy

Organizational skills

Team player

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

General information

Job Posting Title Branch Co-ordinator Date Thursday, November 13, 2025 City Kirklees Country United Kingdom Working time Full-time

Description & Requirements

Be part of something great

Maximus is a global organisation that specialises in providing health and employment services to millions of people every year. Here in the UK we employ around 5,000 people across the country to deliver services that have a profound impact on people’s lives. From assessments and health services to employability programmes and specialist support, we do work that matters with people who care.

This is a 6-month fixed-term position, with the potential for extension.

To support the first part of the candidate journey in branch, providing information and guidance, promoting the available services, conducting initial screening and eligibility checks, and ensuring that the candidate experience commences in a positive and appropriate manner. This function is key to maximising the number of motivated candidates who go on to participate in branch and development services activities on their journey to sustained employment.

• To act as the first point of contact for candidates, providing a promotional and informative overview of the services offered by the branch and gaining candidate commitment regarding potential contracts delivered by Remploy to support their journey to employment.
• To conduct “pre-streaming” questionnaires and eligibility checking to ensure that candidates fit the criteria for Remploy contracts, ensuring that they are directed to the service stream that best fits their needs (including recruitment, development, development services and where appropriate signposting to other external providers).
• To build relationships and manage the expectations of candidates and anyone accompanying them to the branch, including parents, referral partners, carers and friends.
• To develop a detailed understanding of the roles of the Employment Advisors for - Recruitment, the function of Development Services and the services offered by external partners in order to direct the candidate to the right service first time.
• To schedule candidate meetings into the diaries of the relevant Employment Advisors in branch within appropriate timescales, and ensure that candidates leave the branch with clear information about the time and date of their next appointment.
• To liaise closely with the Branch Manager, providing information and statistics for reports and branch performance management information.
• To complete the appropriate documentation and record referral information onto the Clientele database system to the point at which the candidate is handed over to an Employment Advisor.
• To develop local relationships with JobCentre Plus, potential referral partners and recruitment and training organisations in the area to attract and engage eligible candidates.
• Demonstrable experience of working in role where, sales, promotional or influencing skills are required.
• Background in face-to-face customer service.
• Experience of working to structured targets and deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to adapt to a wide range of communication and learning styles.
• Strong interpersonal skills, specifically around listening, questioning and building relationships.
• Influencing skills that promote commitment and action.
• Customer focused with a strong commitment to customer care.
• Ability to plan and organise workload to meet required targets and deadlines.
• Computer skills including Microsoft Outlook.
• Numeracy and literacy skills to facilitate management reporting.
• Strong team player with a positive and flexible approach to both work and colleagues.

Key Business Priorities

• Reducing the time of the candidate's journey to employment through efficient scheduling of appointments (including submission of job ready candidates with an identified job goal on the day of registration).
• Ensuring that branch presentation is consistently in line with required branch standards.