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AKG; Grantham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

AKG in Grantham is seeking an Employment Coach to support individuals in progressing into their chosen career paths. You will provide advice, assessments and tailored support plans, delivering employability sessions, interview skills guidance and effective job search methods.

You will also work with diagnostics to remove barriers and maintain participant records in the AKG CRM system to monitor progress. As a proud Disability Confident employer, you will build local employer connections, support

Qualifications

• Experience delivering employability coaching and guidance.
• Ability to carry out assessments to tailor support plans.
• Proven skills to boost participant motivation and confidence.

Responsibilities

• Coach participants face to face to support employment journeys.
• Deliver employability sessions and interview skills advice.
• Guide job search methods and rebuild confidence after unemployment.
• Maintain participant records in the AKG CRM system and report progress.
• Work with diagnostics and skills analysis to inform guidance.
• Know local labour market and employers to connect participants with opportunities.

Skills

Coaching

Assessments

Tailored support

Interview skills

Job search methods

Motivation & confidence

Record keeping

Tools

AKG CRM

Job description

Employment Coach

Company: AKG

Salary: from £31,000 a year

Hours: Full-time

Location: Grantham

Working pattern: On-site

Job type: Permanent

Closing date: 30 Oct 2026

Summary

As an Employment Coach, you will be supporting individuals to progress into their chosen career paths by providing advice, support and guidance by use of assessments and implementing tailored support plans, which would need to be smart, tailored to individual needs.

Working with participants face to face, you will coach and support their journey to employment by providing employability sessions, interview skills advice, job search method, re-building participant confidence following a period of unemployment and identifying correct interventions that will remove barriers and enable them to regain employment as monthly targets will be a part of your role for you to achieve.

You will maintain participant records using the AKG CRM system and record regular contact with your participants, keeping them motivated and focused for the duration of the programme.

Working with diagnostic screening, assessments and skills analysis will be critical to the guidance you provide, allowing participants to consider all options available to them to gain employment.

To be familiar with the local area labour market, training opportunities and relevant support agencies is essential for success in the role. You will get to know the local employers in your community, understanding what they are looking for in an employee and encouraging them to interview your participant.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident

Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.