The Colebridge Trust Ltd (registered charity)
Work and Health Coach
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Colebridge Trust
Location: Birmingham & Solihull
Salary: £30,000 per annum
Contract: Fixed-term until March 2027, with potential for extension
Hours:
- 2 × Full-Time positions
- 1 × Part-Time position – 22.5 hours per week
WorkWell supports people who are experiencing health conditions or disabilities that may affect their ability to remain in work, return to work or find suitable employment.
Working closely with NHS multidisciplinary teams, employers, community organisations and other partners, the programme provides personalised support to help people overcome barriers and achieve sustainable employment.
We are now looking for three enthusiastic and compassionate Work & Health Coaches to join our team.
The Role
As a Work & Health Coach, you will manage a diverse caseload of participants, providing personalised employment and wellbeing support.
You will work with individuals to understand their circumstances, identify barriers to employment and develop practical action plans that reflect their aspirations and goals.
You will support participants to remain in work, return to employment following ill health or secure new employment that is appropriate to their skills, circumstances and health needs.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage a diverse caseload of WorkWell participants.
- Conduct holistic assessments to understand participants' health, wellbeing and employment needs.
- Identify barriers to employment and work collaboratively with participants to develop personalised action plans.
- Provide information, advice and guidance around employment, health and workplace issues.
- Support participants with CV preparation, job searching, applications, interview preparation and careers guidance.
- Help participants identify suitable employment opportunities and develop their confidence and skills.
- Support individuals who are at risk of losing their employment due to a health condition or disability.
- Provide return-to-work support following sickness absence.
- Work with employers to identify solutions to workplace barriers and, where appropriate, negotiate reasonable adjustments.
- Provide ongoing in-work support to help participants sustain employment.
- Identify wider support needs, including welfare, benefits, mental health, physical health and wellbeing, and make appropriate referrals.
- Work closely with referral partners including GPs, social prescribers, NHS teams, mental health services, community organisations, colleges and training providers.
- Develop positive relationships with local employers to identify job opportunities and promote the WorkWell service.
- Support employers to understand the needs of employees experiencing health conditions or disabilities.
- Deliver presentations, information sessions and promotional activity as required.
- Maintain accurate, timely and compliant electronic participant records.
- Meet programme performance targets, KPIs and contractual requirements.
- Attend partnership meetings, team meetings, supervision, training and 1-to-1s.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with commissioning organisations and partner agencies.
- Promote employment as a positive intervention in an individual's health and recovery journey.
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About You
We are looking for someone who is passionate about helping people overcome barriers and achieve their employment goals.
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You will ideally have experience in employment support, vocational rehabilitation, employability, careers guidance, health and wellbeing, advice and guidance, or a related field.
You will have:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience of supporting individuals with complex or multiple barriers.
- An understanding of how physical and mental health conditions can affect employment.
- The ability to build trusting relationships with participants and employers.
- Strong coaching, motivational and problem-solving skills.
- The ability to assess individual needs and develop effective action plans.
- Confidence working with employers and external partners.
- Good knowledge of employment support, job searching and recruitment processes.
- The ability to maintain accurate records and work towards targets.
- A flexible, person-centred and solution-focused approach.
- The ability to work independently while also contributing positively to a wider team.
What We Offer
- £30,000 per annum salary
- Fixed-term contract until March 2027, with potential for extension
- Full-time and part-time opportunities
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- The opportunity to make a genuine difference to people's lives and employment prospects
- The opportunity to be part of a new and developing WorkWell service across Birmingham and Solihull
If you are passionate about supporting people to overcome health and employment barriers and would like to be part of the WorkWell programme, we would love to hear from you.
Please get in touch with Ume (umef@colebridge.org) for further information or to be considered for the role.
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