Health and Employment Coach - Brent & Islington Boroughs only

Shaw Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused health organization in Westminster is seeking a Health and Employment Coach to support individuals in their journey towards health recovery and employment. The role involves providing effective support and collaborating with specialists in a community hub. Candidates should have experience in health and employment support, and skills in guiding clients. This position offers a contract with various benefits, including annual leave, pension, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Paid volunteering leave

Enhanced pension scheme

Life assurance

Learning and development opportunities

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Flexible working from day one

Qualifications

• Experience providing support to individuals in health or employment contexts.
• Ability to guide clients through their recovery and employment journeys.
• Skills in collaborating with health specialists.

Responsibilities

• Support individuals in their journey to return to work.
• Enhance clients' health and wellbeing.
• Work collaboratively with specialists to address MSK barriers.

Skills

Effective communication

Health and wellbeing support

Collaboration with specialists

Education

Relevant experience in health and employment support

Job description

Overview

Trailblazer is a government funded programme that offers intensive MSK and employment support. This service has been designed to integrate someone's health recovery journey and their employment support journey into one holistic pathway.

Trailblazer sits within our Community Health & Wellbeing division and is a growing part of the business and our wider employment support offer to our beneficiaries. We work in partnership with Musculoskeletal (MSK) teams, GP practices and other referral partners who refer participants who are currently unemployed or in employment but are experiencing difficulties in the workplace. If they require assistance to help them return to work, remain in work or find new employment we will offer that support directly.

Role Overview

We need a Health and Employment Coach to provide highly effective support to individuals and guide them on their journey to returning, remaining or finding new employment while also supporting them to improve their health and wellbeing. The Health and Employment Coach will also be instrumental in supporting participants to manage their MSK related barriers by working in collaboration with our team of specialists in a community hub environment.

Responsibilities

Provide highly effective support to individuals and guide them on their journey to returning, remaining or finding new employment while also supporting them to improve their health and wellbeing. The Health and Employment Coach will also be instrumental in supporting participants to manage their MSK related barriers by working in collaboration with our team of specialists in a community hub environment.

Contract Details

This contract is currently commissioner for 12 months and being reviewed regularly. We are considering all options for recruited staff including retention incentives to reward those who join us.

Employee Quote

“Shaw Trust promotes team spirit, inclusiveness and it is an organisation where everybody is somebody. I am proud to be part of this great organisation.”

About Shaw Trust

At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility. For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference. Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco-system of purpose-led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years' service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday
• 2 days paid volunteering leave each year
• An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months
• Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate
• Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters' levels qualifications, and management development programmes
• Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Neurodiversity Peer Support Network, Women's Network, Managing Network, Menopause Network Group)
• Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan
• Opportunity to request flexible working from day one

Our Strategy

To find out more about Shaw Trust’s aims in our 2030 Strategic Directive available here: https://www.shawtrust.org.uk/content/uploads/2020/09/Vision-2030-Strategic-Directive-5-9.pdf

Diversity and Inclusion

Join a diverse and inclusive organisation. Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career.

Additional Diversity Credentials

• We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK.
• We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government's Access to Work scheme.
• Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation.