Progression Coach

St Basils Charity Ltd; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Training & development

Supportive team

Job summary

St Basils Charity Ltd is recruiting for a Progression Coach to work within the Supported Housing and Progression team in the UK. The role involves helping young people facing homelessness to build confidence, develop life skills and move towards independent living.

You'll support individuals in accommodation, education, employment or training, while delivering personalised plans, recording progress and maintaining safeguarding standards.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting young people or vulnerable adults within housing, youth work, social care, education or similar environments.

Responsibilities

• Support young people to build confidence and life skills.
• Create personalised support plans and provide practical guidance.
• Promote wellbeing and ensure safeguarding in all activities.
• Maintain accurate records and collaborate with the multidisciplinary team.
• Assist transitions to education, employment or training.

Skills

Relationship building

Empathy

Inspire others

Calm under pressure

Teamwork

Safeguarding & inclusion

Job description

37.5 hours per week

Every young person deserves someone who believes in them.

At St Basils, our Progression Coaches do just that. Every day, you'll help young people experiencing homelessness, or at risk of homelessness, build confidence, develop life skills and take positive steps towards independent living. It's challenging work, but it's also some of the most rewarding you'll ever do.

We're looking for passionate, resilient and motivated people to join our Supported Housing and Progression team. If you're looking for a career where every day has purpose and every success, no matter how small, can change a young person's future, we'd love to hear from you.

About the role

As a Progression Coach, you'll work alongside young people to create personalised support plans that help them overcome challenges and achieve their goals. You'll provide practical guidance, emotional support and encouragement, helping them build the confidence and resilience they need to thrive.

One day you might be helping a young person settle into their accommodation; the next, supporting them into education, employment or training, celebrating a new job, or simply being the trusted person they need during a difficult time. Every day is different, but every day you'll have the opportunity to make a genuine difference.

Working as part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team within a Psychologically Informed Environment (PIE), you'll build positive relationships with young people, colleagues and partner organisations. You'll contribute to creating safe, welcoming accommodation, deliver activities that promote wellbeing and personal development, maintain accurate records, and ensure safeguarding remains at the heart of everything you do.

About you

We're looking for someone with experience supporting young people or vulnerable adults within housing, youth work, social care, education or a similar environment.

You'll be someone who:

• Builds positive, trusting relationships.
• Communicates with empathy and confidence.
• Can motivate and inspire others to achieve their goals.
• Remains calm and professional when faced with challenges.
• Works well as part of a team.
• Is committed to safeguarding, equality, inclusion and person-centred support.

Most importantly, you'll believe that every young person deserves the chance to build a brighter future.

At St Basils, you'll become part of one of the UK's leading youth homelessness organisations, helping more than 5,000 young people each year. We don't just provide accommodation; we help young people discover their strengths, realise their potential and build brighter futures.

You'll be joining a supportive, values-driven team where your wellbeing matters, your ideas are welcomed, and you'll have opportunities to learn, develop and progress your career.

In return, we offer:

• Generous annual leave.
• Ongoing training and professional development.
• A supportive team that celebrates success and supports one another.

If you're looking for more than just a job and want a career where you can genuinely change lives, we'd love to hear from you.

"There's so much uncertainty for our young people. I've always wanted to support people who've had a harder start in life. Seeing so many young people struggling with the cost-of-living crisis made me want to be part of something that actually makes a difference. It's so rewarding."

St Basils is committed to creating and maintaining an environment for young people, colleagues, volunteers and partners that is free from discrimination, harassment and victimisation, where diversity is valued, equity is promoted and everyone is treated with dignity, fairness and respect.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences and are committed to making reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and during employment where required.

We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and particularly welcome applications from groups that are currently under-represented within our workforce, including people with disabilities, care-experienced people, people with lived experience of homelessness, and people from ethnically diverse backgrounds.

All appointments will be made on merit, based on the skills, experience and behaviours required for the role. Where appropriate, we use inclusive recruitment practices designed to reduce bias and provide all applicants with an equal opportunity to demonstrate their suitability for the role.