Development Coach

Groundwork Cheshire, Lancashire & Merseyside; Wigan; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Disability Confident employer scheme

Job summary

Groundwork Cheshire, Lancashire & Merseyside is seeking a Development Coach to deliver a mix of wellbeing, employability and community support programmes from its Wigan base. You will work with individuals facing barriers to employment, training or volunteering, combining group delivery with one-to-one support to boost wellbeing and resilience.

The role requires strong partnership-building with health, voluntary and employment services, meeting targets and funder requirements while offering

Qualifications

• Planning, delivering and assessing programmes of activity
• Experience leading groups or volunteers
• Experience with people who have complex needs or mental health barriers
• Knowledge of barriers to learning for people with mental health issues

Responsibilities

• Plan, deliver and assess programmes of activity.
• Lead groups or volunteers and coach participants.
• Support individuals with complex needs to build confidence and resilience.
• Establish partnerships across health, voluntary, community and employment services.
• Ensure programme targets and funder requirements are met.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Experience with complex needs

IT skills

Attention to detail

Growth mindset

MS Office

Education

GCSEs incl. English & Maths

Youth & Community qualification or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Job description

The Development Coach is responsible for the delivery, coordination and continuous development of Groundwork's wellbeing, employability and community support programmes.

Working with individuals who may experience complex barriers to employment, training, volunteering and social inclusion, the role combines group-based programme delivery with personalised one-to-one support to help participants improve their wellbeing, build confidence, develop resilience and progress towards positive outcomes.

The postholder will establish effective partnerships across health, voluntary, community and employment support services, ensuring participants can access the right support at the right time while meeting programme targets, outcomes and funder requirements.

• Planning, delivering and assessing programmes of activity
• Proven experience of leadership, preferably leading groups of people and/or volunteers
• Experience of working with people who have complex needs, mentalh health barriers and personal wellbeing challenges
• Knowledge of barriers to learning for people with poor mental health and learning disabilites
• Able to utilise word processing, email, power point, spreadsheets and databases in the course of your work
• Attention to detail and highly organised
• Ability to coach, mentor and guide individuals with complex needs, to transform ways of thinking and enable positive growth mindset
• 5 GCSE Grade A*- C, 9-4 or equivalent, including English and Maths
• Youth & Community qualification or equivalent

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Development Coach

Company: Groundwork Cheshire, Lancashire & Merseyside Salary: £26,228 to £30,933 a year Hours: Full-time Location: Wigan , WN1 1HP Working pattern: On-site Job type: Permanent Posting date: 28 Oct 2026 Closing date: 20 Nov 2026

Summary

The Development Coach is responsible for the delivery, coordination and continuous development of Groundwork's wellbeing, employability and community support programmes.

Working with individuals who may experience complex barriers to employment, training, volunteering and social inclusion, the role combines group-based programme delivery with personalised one-to-one support to help participants improve their wellbeing, build confidence, develop resilience and progress towards positive outcomes.

The postholder will establish effective partnerships across health, voluntary, community and employment support services, ensuring participants can access the right support at the right time while meeting programme targets, outcomes and funder requirements.

Essential requirements

• Planning, delivering and assessing programmes of activity
• Proven experience of leadership, preferably leading groups of people and/or volunteers
• Experience of working with people who have complex needs, mentalh health barriers and personal wellbeing challenges
• Knowledge of barriers to learning for people with poor mental health and learning disabilites
• Able to utilise word processing, email, power point, spreadsheets and databases in the course of your work
• Attention to detail and highly organised
• Ability to coach, mentor and guide individuals with complex needs, to transform ways of thinking and enable positive growth mindset
• 5 GCSE Grade A*- C, 9-4 or equivalent, including English and Maths
• Youth & Community qualification or equivalent

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.