Dedicated Progression Advisor

Seetec Group Ltd.; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays +

Birthday day off

Pension 5% employee

Healthcare Cash Plan

Life assurance 3x salary

Annual salary review

Refer a Friend

Benefit Hub discounts

Cycle to Work

Professional supervision & development

Job summary

Pluss in the South West is seeking a Dedicated Progression Advisor to support participants across a large geographic area from Devon. You will work in a multidisciplinary team to build confidence, wellbeing and employment readiness through personalised coaching and trusted relationships.

You’ll coordinate access to Occupational Therapists and wellbeing specialists, with a focus on meaningful progression. This permanent role offers full-time hours, a competitive salary and extensive benefits

Qualifications

• Willingness and ability to travel across a large geographic area.
• Own car and full driving licence required.
• Experience delivering coaching, mentoring or wellbeing support.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with participants.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with participants to support change.
• Deliver personalised, wellbeing and progression coaching to improve confidence and independence.
• Assess strengths, barriers and support needs; help develop healthy routines and coping strategies.
• Deliver one-to-one coaching to build confidence, resilience and motivation.
• Coordinate access to community activities and employment planning where appropriate.
• Support participants to use digital tools including remote platforms.
• Develop and review in-work support plans to promote sustainable employment outcomes.
• Coordinate referrals to specialist services and maintain records with stakeholders.

Skills

Travel extensively

Car owned + licence

Independent working

Organisational skills

Coaching experience

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

One-to-one coaching

Microsoft 365

Job description

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Are you passionate about helping people overcome barriers, build confidence and achieve positive change?

We're looking for aDedicated Progression Advisor to join our specialist team. This is an exciting opportunity to work within an innovative employment and wellbeing model, supporting people whose health conditions, disabilities, wellbeing challenges or life circumstances have impacted their confidence, participation and progression.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you'll support participants to build confidence, capability, participation and independence through trusted relationships, personalised support and behaviourally informed coaching.

Unlike traditional employability roles, this position focuses on supporting participants to make meaningful and sustainable progress at a pace that reflects their individual circumstances. You'll help people develop healthy routines, improve wellbeing, build resilience and increase their confidence to participate in their communities and explore future opportunities, including employment where appropriate.

You'll be the participant's primary point of contact throughout their journey, building strong relationships over time and coordinating access to specialist Occupational Therapists, Wellbeing Specialists and external support services when required.

Dedicated Progression Advisors work with relatively small caseloads, enabling them to provide personalised support and maintain regular face-to-face contact across a large geographical area. This allows you to focus on quality relationships and meaningful progress rather than simply managing high volumes.

This is a rewarding opportunity that combines wellbeing support, behaviour change, community engagement and employability coaching, allowing you to make a genuine difference to people's lives.

In return for your dedication, knowledge and commitment,we're offering a competitive salary of £31,000 per annum (dependent upon experience) together with these great benefits:

• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays + Birthday Day off (with the opportunity to buy an additional 5 days)
• Pension - 5% Employee / 5% Employer
• Healthcare Cash Plan, including 3x salary life assurance
• Annual salary review
• Refer a Friend Scheme
• Free access to Benefit Hub, including retail discounts, Cycle to Work Scheme and additional voluntary benefits
• Professional supervision, training and ongoing development opportunities

Location: Devon - Field Based. Regular travel throughout the designated area will be required.

Hours:Full Time, 37 hours per week

Contract:Permanent

We have roles available across:

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with participants, creating a safe and supportive environment for change.
• Deliver personalised, behaviourally informed coaching and support that builds confidence, wellbeing, participation and independence.
• Assess strengths, aspirations, barriers and support needs, helping participants develop healthy routines, self-management skills and practical coping strategies.
• Deliver one-to-one wellbeing and progression coaching that builds confidence, resilience, motivation and readiness to engage with opportunities.
• Facilitate access to community activities, volunteering opportunities, learning and wider support networks. Deliver practical employability support including CV development, interview preparation, labour market exploration and employment planning where appropriate.
• Support participants to build confidence using digital technology, including remote working and virtual platforms.
• Develop and review in-work support plans to support sustainable employment outcomes.
• Coordinate referrals to specialist services when additional support is required.
• Maintain accurate records and work collaboratively with employers, stakeholders and partner organisations.

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Ability and willingness to travel extensively across a large geographical area.
• Own car and full driving licence.
• Experience working independently and managing a geographically dispersed caseload.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Experience supporting people to achieve positive change through coaching, mentoring, employability, wellbeing or similar support activities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to build trusted relationships and maintain participant engagement.
• Experience delivering one-to-one support and developing personalised action plans.
• Understanding of how health, wellbeing, confidence and life circumstances can impact participation and progression.
• Understanding of behaviour change principles and person-centred support approaches.
• Microsoft 365 proficiency.

Desirable

• Experience delivering outreach or community-based support services.
• Knowledge of local health, wellbeing and community support services
• Knowledge of behavioural coaching, motivational interviewing or strengths-based approaches
• Experience within employability, welfare-to-work, employment support or supported employment services

Additional Information

Pluss is a Community Interest Company (CIC) and part of the employee-owned Seetec Group. We are committed to creating positive social impact through employment, health and wellbeing services, helping people overcome barriers and achieve sustainable outcomes.

We combine our knowledge, skills and expertise across employability, health and wellbeing to deliver interventions that support people furthest from work. Our aim is to help individuals improve their confidence, wellbeing, independence and employment prospects, enabling them to build better futures for themselves and their communities.

Please note that this role is subject to a Standard DBS check. Pluss supports the recruitment of ex-offenders and will not discriminate unfairly against any applicant on the basis of a criminal conviction

We are committed to creating an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know.

Pluss is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity