Youth Employability Trainer & Skills Coach (Regional)

Ingeus UK; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Ingeus is seeking a Youth Employability Trainer to deliver practical, site-based sessions across Coventry & Solihull, helping young people build confidence and essential employability skills through engaging group work and coaching conversations.

You will tailor support to individual needs, work with Employment Advisors to align training with action plans, and uphold safeguarding standards in a strengths-based, inclusive approach.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with young people through youth work, employability, training or education programmes.
• Strong facilitation and group delivery skills to engage, motivate and positively challenge young people.
• Ability to build positive relationships with young people facing barriers to employment.
• Sound knowledge of employability skills, employer expectations, youth progression routes and local opportunities into work, training or further support.
• Experience of adapting delivery for young people who may face additional barriers, low confidence, disrupted education, limited work experience or complex personal circumstances.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills, including accurate record‑keeping.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and a commitment to inclusive, trauma‑informed and youth‑centred practice.
• Ability and willingness to travel to deliver training and engage with participants and partners.
• - Candidates with Full UK Driving Licences & access to vehicles is Desirable -

Responsibilities

• Deliver lively, accessible training sessions that help young people build confidence, motivation and practical employability skills.
• Adapt your approach to different learning styles, confidence levels, abilities and support needs.
• Work closely with Employment Advisors so training links directly to each young person’s action plan and progression goals.
• Create a safe, inclusive and motivating space where young people feel listened to, positively challenged and supported to move forward.
• Cover topics such as communication, CVs, interviews, job search, employer expectations, digital skills, wellbeing and workplace behaviours.
• Keep accurate records, gather feedback and use it to improve the learning experience.Meet programme standards, safeguarding requirements and reporting obligations while maintaining a youth-centred, strengths-based approach.

Skills

Facilitation

Group delivery

Youth engagement

Communication

Relationship building

Employability knowledge

Barriers awareness

Organisational skills

Safeguarding

Travel willingness

Driving licence

Job description

Ingeus is seeking a Youth Employability Trainer to deliver practical, site-based sessions across Coventry & Solihull, helping young people build confidence and essential employability skills through engaging group work and coaching conversations.

You will tailor support to individual needs, work with Employment Advisors to align training with action plans, and uphold safeguarding standards in a strengths-based, inclusive approach.