Skills Coach

Mencap; Ealing; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization for learning disabilities in Ealing seeks a passionate Skills Coach to support learners with SEN. This full-time role involves coaching individuals to develop employability skills and achieve paid employment. Ideal candidates will have experience in delivering goals and supporting those with learning disabilities. Competitive salary of £30,395 per year and numerous employee benefits, including 32 days of annual leave.

Benefits

32 days paid holiday

Discounts at leading high-street retailers

Access to health cash plans

Interest-free loans

Qualifications

• Experience of supporting and advising clients with learning disabilities.
• Ability to manage and deliver against set targets.
• Strong understanding of safe working practices.

Responsibilities

• Support learners in achieving skills necessary for employment.
• Deliver tailored support in classroom and community settings.
• Accountable for learner progression.

Skills

Experience of supporting people

Experience of delivering against targets

Knowledge of safe working practices

Knowledge of sector

A-C/9-4 English & Maths GCSE (or equivalent)

Good ICT skills

Effective communicator

Effective record keeping and reporting

Job description

Skills Coach

CAPTION: Job details

• Posting date: 03 November 2025
• Salary: £30,395 per year
• Hours: Full time
• Closing date: 03 December 2025
• Location: London Arena, London, W5 3TA
• Company: Mencap
• Job type: Permanent
• Job reference: 58367866

Summary

Do you have experience of working with people with a learning disability? Are you passionate about working for an organisation that drives change? Then we may have the role for you within our Supported Internship team. An exciting opportunity for a passionate and self‑motivated Skills Coach to join our Supported Internship programme team in Ealing on a full time (37.5 hrs per week) basis.

As a Skills Coach, your role is central to the delivery of our Mencap Training Academy. You will support learners with SEN to complete all elements of the programme in line with requirements by providing tailored support. The role will be based in the community classroom of our supported internship programme supporting learners with mild to moderate learning disabilities and difficulties.

What you will do as a Skills Coach

• Be accountable for learner progression and ensuring the young adults achieve the skills they need to make progress onto paid employment.
• Deliver support in various ways: 1-1 job coaching, working with learners in the classroom to develop employability skills, and embed English and Maths learning in the workplace.
• Support people to learn the skills they need to go on and achieve sustained paid employment.

Do you have the key skills and requirements to be a Skills Coach? (essential)

• Experience of supporting people
• Experience of delivering against targets
• Knowledge of safe working practices
• Knowledge of sector
• A-C/9-4 English & Maths GCSE (or equivalent)
• Good ICT skills
• Effective communicator
• Effective record keeping and reporting

All candidates offered an interview for this role will need to provide evidence of their GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent) at interview stage. Please have your certificates ready to be emailed across if you are contacted for an interview.

Benefits

Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated. Our benefits package offers 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro‑rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high‑street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest‑free loans, and many more exciting offerings. For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team!

About Mencap

Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live happy and healthy lives. We're here to support people with a learning disability, their families and their carers. We fight for a kinder, fairer and more inclusive society for people with a learning disability to live in.

At Mencap, everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues. Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.

• Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.
• Everyday we grow and learn. It's okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes.
• Everyone will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.

We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long‑term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies.

We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We're not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you're applying for.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.