Placement & Employability Coach

Octave Recruitment Ltd; Wales; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Placement Officer to support participants aged 16+ during meaningful work placements. You will provide 1-to-1 mentoring, coaching, and employability support, ensuring that placements improve future employment prospects. The role requires strong interpersonal skills and experience working with individuals facing barriers to employment. This is a hybrid position, requiring 3 days per week in the office, and offers an hourly rate of £17.00.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting individuals facing poverty and barriers to employment, including complex needs.
• Ability to build positive relationships with participants, employers, and partners.
• Experience of joint working and performance monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Provide mentoring, coaching and employability support during work placements.
• Ensure placements are meaningful and improve future employment prospects.
• Support participants with CVs, interview preparation and job search activity.
• Complete reviews, risk assessments and outcome-focused action plans.
• Maintain regular contact with employers to ensure placements are successful.
• Work collaboratively with partner organisations and internal teams.
• Accurately record data, monitoring information and performance outcomes.

Skills

Mentoring and coaching skills

Empathetic approach

Strengths-based approaches

Relationship building

Performance monitoring

Job description

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Placement Officer to support participants aged 16+ during meaningful work placements. You will provide 1-to-1 mentoring, coaching, and employability support, ensuring that placements improve future employment prospects. The role requires strong interpersonal skills and experience working with individuals facing barriers to employment. This is a hybrid position, requiring 3 days per week in the office, and offers an hourly rate of £17.00.