Work Experience and Progression Coach

Prospects; Norwich; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave + bank holidays (

Volunteer leave

Enhanced pension scheme

Life Assurance

Learning & development opportunities (

Diversity networks access

Health & wellbeing initiatives

Flexible working from day one

Job summary

Shaw Trust is seeking a fixed-term Careers and Placements Support Officer based in Norwich. You will help 16–19 study programme learners source high-quality work placements, ensuring health, safety, and learning suitability, and foster strong relationships with employers to create meaningful opportunities.

You will also provide tailored careers guidance and advice to empower learners to progress confidently into their chosen career sectors.

Qualifications

• Supports 16–19 study programme learners in sourcing high-quality work placements.
• Ensures health, safety and learning suitability.
• Drives collaborative relationships with employers.
• Provides tailored careers guidance and advice to empower learners.

Responsibilities

• Support 16–19 study programme learners in sourcing high-quality work placements.
• Ensure health, safety and learning suitability for placements.
• Drive collaborative relationships with employers to secure high-quality opportunities.
• Provide tailored careers guidance and advice to empower learners to progress into their chosen career sectors.

Job description

“Shaw Trust promotes team spirit, inclusiveness and it is an organisation where everybody is somebody. I am proud to be part of this great organisation.”

At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility.

For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference. Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco-system of purpose-led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all.

Purpose

You will support 16–19 study programme learners in sourcing high-quality work placements, ensuring health, safety, and learning suitability, and driving collaborative relationships with employers. Additionally, you will provide tailored careers guidance and advice to empower learners to progress confidently into their chosen career sectors.

Please note this is a fixed-term role for 9 months

Location

You will be based in Norwich

Employee Benefits

• 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years’ service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday
• 2 days paid volunteering leave each year
• An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months
• Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate
• Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters’ levels qualifications, and management development programmes
• Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Neurodiversity Peer Support Network, Women’s Network, MANaging Network, Menopause Network Group)
• Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan
• Opportunity to request flexible working from day one

Our Strategy

To find out more about Shaw Trusts aims in our 2030 Strategic Directive available here: Vision-2030-Strategic-Directive-5-9.pdf

Join a diverse and inclusive organisation

Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career.

• We are proud to be certified as an employer who meets the National Equality Standard, the accepted standard for inclusiveness in business across the UK.
• We are Disability Confident Leaders, support the guaranteed interview scheme and use of the government’s Access to Work scheme.
• Living our values, we are keen to reflect the diversity of UK society at every level within our organisation.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion.

If you have accessibility requirements and/or would like further information about the role, please contact: [e-mail]

Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.