Lead Coach

Resurgo Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused charity in Islington seeks a Lead Coach to facilitate the Spear Programme. The role involves engaging young people, preparing and delivering sessions, and supporting their development towards work readiness. Ideal candidates are active Christians with coaching or youth work experience, passion for youth empowerment, and excellent interpersonal skills. The position offers professional development, training opportunities, and a supportive work culture centered around personal growth and community engagement.

Benefits

28 days annual leave

Health Insurance

Training opportunities

Staff retreats

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience as a coach or in youth work/teaching.
• Active Christian with commitment to values of Resurgo.
• Ability to adapt and deliver materials for trainees.

Responsibilities

• Oversee training room and group sessions with young people.
• Deliver weekly Spear Career sessions and workshops.
• Train and develop the Assistant Coach.

Skills

Coaching experience

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Emotional intelligence

Job description

Are you passionate about the vision of the church to transform communities? If so, this is the opportunity for you.

Location : Islington, office-based

Contract : Full-Time, Permanent

Hours : Monday - Friday, 9.30am - 5.30pm (With some out-of-hours work needed for events such as our Spear Celebrations)

Salary : from £27,000

We are interviewing on a rolling basis.

Application pack : Have a look at our application pack for more information about the role and Resurgo

Benefits

• 28 days annual leave (including Christmas Gift Days) plus bank holidays
• Excellent benefits including Health Insurance
• Amazing personal development and training opportunities, including our iLM‑accredited 5‑day Coaching for Leadership programme (worth £3,000)
• Regular staff prayer meetings, conferences and retreats (one residential)

We are now recruiting for a Lead Coach in Islington - an outstanding opportunity to work as part of a local church to deliver the Spear Programme.

You’ll be working with the local church to manage the delivery of Resurgo's award‑winning Spear Programme. Over the last 20 years, Spear has supported more than 11,000 young people across the UK with the work‑ready skills and mindset they need to succeed in employment, no matter the challenges they face. But we don’t want to stop there.

We believe each young person has huge potential. If you do too, and you have the skills and heart to see their lives transformed – join us.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for :

The Lead Coach is primarily responsible for overseeing the training room and group sessions with young people. You will help shape the training environment and will confidently adapt and deliver materials and sessions to work within the group’s development towards work readiness.

Delivery of Spear Programme - Group and 1 : 1 coaching [60%]

• Preparing and coaching Spear Foundation sessions and 1‑1s, ensuring that young people are engaged, retained and work‑ready by the end of this initial phase of the programme.
• Building relationships with young people on the programme and managing culture, and attitudes in the training room.
• Adapting the Spear coaching material according to the needs of the Trainees and managing behaviour effectively.

Delivery of Spear Career [20%]

• Delivering weekly Spear Career sessions (including running workshops with past Trainees), maintaining records and reporting on statistics, and creatively developing ongoing relationships with Spear Trainees.

Training the Asssistant Coach [10%]

• Contributing towards the training and developing of the Assistant Coach by modelling excellent coaching and giving regular feedback.

Trainee recruitment [10%]

• Developing relationships with Job Centres and local referral agencies to ensure that the maximum number of Spear Trainees are enrolled on each programme. This involves liaising with referral agencies, active face‑to‑face recruitment and monitoring recruitment statistics.

Continuous professional development

• Continually engaging in professional development, including being part of Resurgo’s wider coaching programmes and supporting the Church Partnerships Managers with overall team training and development.

Personal qualities we're looking for :

• An active Christian, passionate about personally representing the values and beliefs of Resurgo and the partner church
• You have demonstrable experience as a coach, or a background in youth work or teaching, and are keen to develop these skills further
• You have a heart for young people and releasing their potential, no matter what challenging circumstances they are facing
• Effective interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence with a sense of humour and fun
• You are great at building relationships, with solid communication skills
• Good administrative and organisational skills, working well under pressure with the ability to prioritise workload

You can expect :

• A genuine commitment to upskilling you through impressive training opportunities :
• Support and funding to complete your professional coaching accreditation
• Progression opportunities through professional development 1‑1s, and a dedicated Church Partnerships team.
• Equipping you to have autonomy in your role, through a culture of ‘high challenge, high support’
• A fun, supportive culture where you are encouraged to bring your authentic self to work
• A worshipping community, where you can pray and worship with your colleagues
• Summer and autumn staff conference days, plus a two‑night Christmas retreat

A couple of things to note :

• This role requires occasional evening work, for our termly Spear Celebrations (where we celebrate our trainees as they complete the initial six weeks of the programme)
• In the event of a job offer, a DBS check will be requested.

Resurgo is a charity with a mission to transform society, of which the Spear Programme is just one part. We use our expertise in coaching and impact management to equip other organisations to cultivate change. Find out more about our work here .