Employability / Work Coach

KM Recruitment; Oakham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist recruitment agency is seeking an Employability / Work Coach to assist individuals in overcoming barriers to employment. Responsibilities include creating personalized learning plans, reviewing learner progress, and managing administrative tasks. The ideal candidate will have experience in recruitment or employability, a keen understanding of learner needs and a focus on performance against KPIs. This full-time role offers competitive salary and excellent benefits.

Benefits

Excellent Holiday Entitlement

Pension

Much More!

Qualifications

• Experience in a role aiding employability.
• Ability to support individuals with barriers to employment.
• Goal-driven and KPI-oriented.

Responsibilities

• Identify learner needs and create personalized learning plans.
• Review learner progress to ensure training effectiveness.
• Collect feedback from learners to improve curriculum.
• Manage administrative tasks and documentation.
• Encourage positive attitudes towards learning.
• Meet all KPIs under the Prison Education Service.

Skills

Experience in similar roles (Recruitment / IAG / Employability)

Ability to engage with individuals with complex needs

Experience working towards KPIs

Education

GCSE English Language Grade C (or Level 2 qualification)

Job description

KM Recruitment is a specialist UK wide recruiter for the Skills and Employability sectors.

Employability / Work Coach

Location: Centre based
Salary: up to £28,000
Package: Excellent Holiday Entitlement, Pension+ Much More!
Type: Full Time, Permanent

Essential Criteria

• Must have experience of working in a similar role (e.g., Recruitment / IAG / Employability).
• Must be able to engage with individuals who possess complex needs/barriers.
• Experience of working towards KPIs.
• GCSE English Language at a minimum of a Grade C (or equivalent Level 2 qualification).

Responsibilities

• To identify individual learner needs, and create personalised learning plans that support long-term employment goals.
• Regularly review learner progress to ensure training remains relevant and effective.
• Collect feedback from learners to continually improve curriculum content.
• Manage workbook distribution, collection, marking and provide clear, constructive feedback.
• Encourage positive attitudes and behaviours towards learning, training, and employment.
• Accurately update and maintain learner records.
• Complete all administrative tasks, including learner registrations, enrolment forms, ILPs, reviews, registers and awarding‑body documentation.
• Meet all contractual KPIs and performance expectations under the Prison Education Service Contract.

KM Recruitment receive a high number of applications for each role advertised and although we would like to we are not always able to deliver feedback to unsuccessful candidates. If you have not been contacted within 4 days then unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. Thank you for your interest and keep an eye on our website for future opportunities.