Employment Coach

Activate-Learning-1; Reading; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive holiday entitlement

Excellent career pathways

Excellent onsite facilities

Job summary

Activate Learning Group is seeking an Employment Coach to support adults facing barriers to employment at Reading College. This permanent, full-time role will involve helping participants become work-ready, building relationships with local employers, and guiding learners toward sustainable employment.

You’ll work to deadlines, manage a caseload, and collaborate with a dynamic team to deliver impactful outcomes for participants and local employers.

Qualifications

• Ideally you will have previous coaching and/or teaching experience.
• Ability to influence and support participants using different techniques.
• Experience of working with neurodiverse and vulnerable adults.
• Caseload management experience.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet targets.
• Experience with high performance and compliance standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide support and guidance to adults with barriers to employment to become work-ready.
• Build connections with local employers to create opportunities for participants.
• Identify employee recruitment needs and engage local employers onto the project.
• Work to deadlines to achieve targets.
• Address complex needs with local interventions and support packages to ensure skills and confidence for employment.
• Guide, motivate, and encourage participants to secure sustainable employment.

Skills

Ability influence and support

Neurodiverse awareness

Caseload management

High performance & compliance

Targets orientation

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Employment Coach

Reference: SEP20262005

Expiry date: 22:59, Wed, 21st Oct 2026

Location: Reading

Benefits: Competitive holiday, excellent career pathways and fantastic onsite facilities

Our Employment coaches are responsible for providing support and guidance to adults with barriers to employment, such as long-term health conditions, neurodiverse, physical and other disabilities, in becoming work-ready; by moving them into sustainable and meaningful employment.

You will build connections with local employers to help them understand the barriers faced by our participants. You will identify employee recruitment needs and actively engage local employers onto the project to create opportunities for our participants to aid a smooth transition for them into work.

This will be a challenging yet rewarding role, working to deadlines to achieve targets. Working closely with project participants to overcome their barriers to employment and address any complex needs using and identifying a raft of local interventions and support packages to ensure they have the skills and confidence to secure and sustain employment.

This is a permanent, full-time role working 37 hours per week based at our Reading College campus.

You will be part of a dynamic team striving to make a positive difference to our participants lives. This role gives you the opportunity to change participants lives through building strong positive relationships and developing participants trust and rapport to guide, motivate, challenge, and encourage participants to securing sustainable employment.

Ideally, you will have previous coaching and/or teaching experience along with,

• Ability influence and support participants by using different techniques.
• Experience of working with neurodiverse and vulnerable adults
• Can demonstrate effective caseload management
• Experience of working to high performance and compliance standards and the ability to work under pressure.
• Performance driven and able to achieve set targets.

Who we are:

We see our employees as individuals, empowering them to make the right choices for their ambitions and careers. We value our people as vital to our continued success and aspire to a diverse, open and inclusive environment that provides the motivation for everyone to pursue their career goals and flourish.

When you work for Activate Learning, you’re working for an organisation that provides you with the advantages of a large employer, a trusted partner in your career development, and a transformational way of working whilst also investing in building a community environment for everyone.

Activate Learning is committed to safeguarding and expect all our staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check at the appropriate level.

Applications are encouraged from all candidates who meet or exceed minimum criteria, regardless of age, disability, gender, orientation, race, religion, or ethnicity. Activate Learning are committed to employing people with disabilities and will ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible. If you require any reasonable adjustments either at application or interview stage, please contact the talent team directly.

Note: Some positions may require a legally mandated health surveillance check for exposure to hazardous conditions.

Why work with the Activate Learning Group?

Activate Learning Group Employee Benefits:

• Monthly Staff Appreciation Awards: Celebrating staff for their dedication and accomplishments aligned to our award-winning Learning Philosophy.
• Wellbeing & Resources Groups: Comprehensive range of resources, guides and tools to support staff wellbeing.
• Company benefits: Including free eye tests and will writing, plus access to a Health Cash Plan covering optical, dental, health screening, and therapy treatments for you and your dependents.
• Learning and Development: continuous opportunities for professional growth and skill enhancement through our in-house L&D team.
• Teaching Support: Tailored induction and development programs for teaching staff.
• Pension Schemes: Teacher and Local Government pension schemes for Activate Learning staff.
• Generous Annual Leave: Up to 6 weeks paid leave.
• Competitive salaries: Annual incremental progression and a twelve point pay scale for teachers.
• On-Site Facilities: Free parking at all campuses, refectories, hair and beauty salons & gym access.