Mental Health Employment Coach

Coventry City Council; Coventry; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

Job summary

Coventry City Council in Coventry is seeking an Employment Coach within the Connect to Work programme to support residents with disabilities and complex barriers to employment. You will operate in a person-centred way to help people find meaningful work, training, and independence.

You will act as a Key Worker, manage a varied caseload, deliver individual and group sessions in community settings, and collaborate with families, carers, employers, and partner agencies to coordinate interventions

Qualifications

• Experience delivering support packages and group work.
• Able to work evenings and weekends when needed.
• Person-centred approach to empower residents to find employment.

Responsibilities

• Act as a Key Worker, managing a caseload of clients with diverse support needs.
• Build trusted relationships and co-create tailored job search plans.
• Deliver individual and group support sessions in community settings.
• Work collaboratively with families, carers, employers, and partner agencies.
• Coordinate interventions and monitor progress to ensure lasting impact.

Skills

Caseload management

Relationship building

Coaching & guidance

Group facilitation

Partnership working

Anti-discriminatory practice

Job description

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias. The Skills, Employment & Adult Education Service is part of Coventry City Council. We work with a range of delivery partners to provide a wide portfolio of top-quality support to Coventry residents of all ages who are looking for work. We work with partners across the city and our Employer Hub actively works with local employers to generate opportunities for local people. We are a friendly and welcoming multicultural and diverse team based in the Job Shop situated in Coventry City Centre. We are here to support all Coventry's diverse residents, each with differing needs and tailor their support to help them search for employment, training, apprenticeships and work placements. People can explore a wide range of local vacancies that are updated daily and access training opportunities. We also provide ground-breaking specialist support for local residents who face multiple and sometimes complex barriers that make it hard for them to find a job. The Job Shop and our exciting range of specialist employment support programmes are among the very best support available in the UK Our Values In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.

• Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
• Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
• Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
• Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
• Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
• Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.

What is the job role?

This position is offered on a fixed-term basis until 31st March 2027, aligned with a Government-backed programme, with potential for future extension subject to continued funding and programme priorities.

Join a Team Making a Real Difference in Coventry

As a Employment Coach in our Connect to Work programme, you'll be at the heart of supporting residents with disabilities and complex barriers to employment. This is your chance to be part of a person-centred approach that empowers people to find meaningful work, training, and independence.

What You'll Do

• Act as a Key Worker, managing a caseload of clients with diverse support needs.
• Build trusted relationships and co-create tailored job search plans.
• Deliver individual and group support sessions in community settings.
• Work collaboratively with families, carers, employers, and partner agencies.
• Coordinate interventions and monitor progress to ensure lasting impact.

Why This Role Matters

• Breaking down barriers to employment for people with disabilities.
• Championing inclusion and equal opportunities across Coventry.
• Innovating support models that are flexible, responsive, and empowering.
• Understands the challenges faced by people with disabilities in accessing work and training.
• Has experience delivering support packages and group work.
• Can work independently and confidently manage a caseload.
• Is committed to equality, diversity, and anti-discriminatory practice.
• Is flexible to work evenings and weekends when needed.

If you're passionate about helping others overcome barriers and want to be part of a team with a bold vision, we'd love to hear from you.

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse. At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things. To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition