Employment Coach

Pure Insight 1628; Stockport; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Friendly working environment

Flexible working

Professional development

Employee Assistance Programme

Birthday leave

Medicash healthcare

Job summary

Pure Insight is seeking an Employment Coach to help care-experienced young people gain paid employment, working 50/50 between Salford and Stockport. You will profile, match, engage employers, arrange training, monitor progress and address barriers with strong relationship-building skills.

This outreach-based role requires travel around Salford and Stockport and offers a friendly, supportive environment with flexible working options and development opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Support young people to access education, training, and volunteering opportunities
• Proactively source opportunities through external providers and schemes
• Build strong, trusting relationships with young people
• Identify and address barriers to employment, education or training, either directly or through referrals to partner agencies
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and external organisations to help young people progress into EET (Education, Employment or Training)

Job description

Pure Insight supports young people leaving children’s homes and foster care (care leavers) aged 14–28. We provide a wraparound offer that helps young people take control of their lives, feel connected, and develop a strong sense of belonging in their communities.

Over the past 10 years, we have grown across Greater Manchester, delivering services in Stockport, Salford, Cheshire East, Halton, and Warrington. We are proud to deliver nationally recognised best-practice programmes for young care leavers, with exciting plans to expand into new local authority areas in the coming year.

The Role

To support our continued growth, we are looking for a passionate and motivated Employment Coach to join our team splitting their time (50/50) between Salford and Stockport.

This role focuses on supporting care-experienced young people to secure paid employment within agreed timescales. You will do this through profiling, job matching, employer engagement, training, monitoring progress, and using effective sales and relationship-building techniques.

• Support young people to access education, training, and volunteering opportunities
• Proactively source opportunities through external providers and schemes
• Build strong, trusting relationships with young people
• Identify and address barriers to employment, education or training, either directly or through referrals to partner agencies
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and external organisations to help young people progress into EET (Education, Employment or Training)

This is an outreach-based role, so flexibility and the ability to travel around Salford and Stockport is essential.

What We Offer

• A friendly, fun and supportive working environment
• Flexible working options
• Extensive learning and professional development opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• An extra day of annual leave for your birthday
• Option to join our Medicash healthcare scheme

Why Join Us?

At Pure Insight, you’ll be part of an organisation that truly believes in the potential of care-experienced young people. You’ll have the opportunity to make a meaningful difference every day while being supported to grow and develop in your own career.

Hours

35 hours per week

Flexible WorkingEmployee Assistant Programme

08-10-2026