Progression Job Coach- Restart

Progression Job Coach

Location: Restart, Coventry, CV1 5DR
Salary: £30,000 per annum plus excellent benefits
Schedule: 37.5 hours per week, Monday- Friday, 9am-5pm

Ready to impact a better future?

As a Progression Job Coach in our Employment, Skills and Enterprise team, you’ll support people to overcome barriers and move into sustainable employment, delivering meaningful outcomes that create lasting change.

You’ll manage a caseload of participants on the Restart scheme, working closely with each individual to understand their goals, build confidence, and develop practical skills that help them succeed in today’s job market. Your work will have a real, positive impact – helping people build brighter futures while strengthening communities.

What you’ll do as a Progression Job Coach

You’ll be entrusted to:

• Manage a caseload of participants, providing tailored one-to-one coaching and support throughout their employment journey


• Complete needs assessments and develop personalised action plans to help participants achieve sustainable work


• Deliver practical employability support, including CV writing, job applications, interview preparation, and job search strategies


• Build strong, trust-based relationships that motivate participants and support long-term progress


• Engage with employers to identify suitable opportunities and match participants to roles aligned with their skills and aspirations


• Maintain accurate records and ensure all activities meet compliance and quality standards

Does this sound like you?

You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have:

• Experience of coaching, mentoring, or supporting individuals to achieve personal or professional goals


• A genuine passion for helping people and making a positive impact in communities


• Experience working in a target-driven or performance-focused environment


• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships across teams and with external partners

Vetting and checks:

An Enhanced DBS check is required for this role. This includes spent and unspent convictions, cautions, and any relevant information held by local police, in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and safeguarding requirements. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire to allow us to provide any support needed for you to succeed in the role.

Discover all you need to keep growing

We’re one of the top 1% of international employers, so you can have confidence you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them.

What we offer

• Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays (and the option to buy up to five additional leave days each year)


• Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme


• Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (including L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression


• Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service


• Discounts: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel


• Charity: Paid volunteering day, tax-free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity


• Employee networks: Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and people from all cultural backgrounds.

Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today

About Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services.  We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging. 

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Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. 

At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.  For help with your application please contact 0345 010 4000.
 

At Serco we support fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions through the ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some may be exempt due to the nature of the role and the security clearance required). Please contact our recruitment team directly on 0345 010 4000 to discuss.