Work and Health Coach (Fixed-term)

LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Pension scheme

Disability confident employer

Job summary

London Borough of Bromley is recruiting a Work and Health Coach to deliver the NHS-funded Work Well employment support service. You will help residents overcome health barriers to work, coordinate with GP practices, health services, and partners, and support job search and retention.

The role involves one-to-one coaching, group workshops, and liaising with employers to promote inclusive recruitment and reasonable adjustments. Fixed-term until Nov 2027 with potential extension.

Qualifications

• Proven experience helping people with barriers into sustained paid work.
• Experience coordinating with health, employment, and community services.
• Ability to plan and deliver employability skills sessions.

Responsibilities

• Provide tailored one-to-one employment support and action plans.
• Establish referral pathways with health and social care partners.
• Deliver group employability skills workshops and job search sessions.
• Build strong relationships with employers and negotiate opportunities.
• Deliver in-work coaching and retention support, addressing workplace challenges.

Skills

Career coaching

Employer engagement

Stakeholder management

Job search support

IT literacy

Job description

Are you ready to help deliver an ambitious new “Work Well” Employment and Health support programme for Bromley residents find support to improve their health and employment situations or find and retain employment. If so, we want you to join our team as a Work and Health Coach.

Job Title: Work and Health Coach

Contract Type: Full Time / Fixed term until November 2027 (Extension dependent on continuation of funding)

About the Role

As a Work and Health coach within Bromley’s NHS funded Work Well employment support team (delivered under the Bromley Works service), you will provide early intervention work and health support to people experiencing health-related barriers to employment. The coach will work alongside GP practices, mental and physical health services and community partners to help people stay in work, return to work after sickness absence, find new employment, or improve health and wellbeing alongside employment outcomes

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide tailored one-to-one employment support, developing action plans and helping residents secure, sustain or retain paid employment.
• Build relationships with clinical and community lead health support services in order to establish clear referral pathways.
• Plan and deliver group focused employability skills workshops and supported Job Search sessions
• Build and maintain strong employer relationships, promoting inclusive recruitment and workplace adjustments.
• Deliver in-work coaching and job retention support, acting as a liaison between residents and employers to resolve workplace challenges and support reasonable adjustments.
• Ensure programme compliance by maintaining accurate records, tracking outcomes and progressions.
• Collaborate with GP Surgeries, Local Council, Job Centre Plus, and community partners to generate appropriate participant referral numbers.

About You:

• Proven experience of helping people with disabilities, health conditions or other barriers into sustained paid work, including career coaching, job search and in-work support.
• Strong employer engagement and relationship management skills, with the ability to promote inclusive hiring and negotiate job opportunities.
• Experience of managing caseloads and working collaboratively with multiple stakeholders
• Knowledge of employment programmes, along with understanding of employment law, workplace adjustments and the Equality Act 2010.
• Excellent organisational, problem-solving and IT skills, with the ability to track outcomes and ensure compliance.

Why Join Us?

• Make a real difference in people’s lives by improving access to employment and health support.
• Work with a dynamic and supportive team.
• Access to a generous package including competitive pay, career average pension scheme, flexible working practices and the Bromley REAL benefits scheme; Childcare Vouchers, Cycle2Work and a wide range of unique discounts.

Applications will be assessed based on the criteria set out in the Job Description and Person Specification, which can be found here .

For more information or an informal discussion about the position please contact Joe Baker, Senior Employment and Skills Manager on 0208 461 7006.

We are forces family friendly and are part of the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme (Bronze Award). We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

We are committed to achieving equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and as a disability confident committed employer we encourage applications from people with disabilities. As part of this commitment, we will consider reasonable adjustment to support disability employment.

We offer a generous package including competitive pay, career average pension scheme, flexible working practices and the Bromley employee benefits scheme; Cycle2Work, Salary Sacrifice Lease Car, Technology Scheme, GymFlex and a wide range of local and national discounts.