Career Coach

• Catch22 exists to help build a society where everyone has a good place to live, good people around them, and a fulfilling purpose. We call these our '3Ps'.

We achieve this in two ways. First we improve lives on the frontline through delivery of public services. Secondly, we use our knowledge to change 'the system', to fix the complex web that can trap and disempower those it was set up to help. 

Where you fit in

Working within our Employability division, this is a remote and outreach-based role. You will be an experienced Career Coach working within local communities to support service users to progress into apprenticeships, employment, education and training opportunities.

Main Duties & Accountabilities

• Recruit, engage, and onboard participants into employability programmes within set timescales, providing high-quality Information, Advice and Guidance throughout.

• Deliver personalised employability support, including mindset and confidence development, strengths-based interview preparation, job-search assistance, and creation of CVs and application materials. Match participants to opportunities by shortlisting, preparing job packs, arranging interviews, and supporting applications for jobs, apprenticeships, and work experience.

• Provide sustained in-work support, maintaining regular contact to ensure participants achieve and maintain employment or apprenticeships for at least six months.

• Work collaboratively and operationally, contributing to job fairs, workshops, community partnerships, and ensuring effective use of case management systems, timely communication, and compliance with all contractual and organisational requirements.

• Maintain professional standards, including safeguarding, health and safety, equality and diversity, continuous self-development, and undertaking any other relevant duties..

• Comply with Safeguarding/Prevent, Health and Safety policies and procedures and ensure the implementation of Catch22’s policies and procedures.
• Carry out other such other relevant duties, as required.

What does good look like for this role?

·        Developing strong relationships with referral partners, customers, training providers and employers

·        Strong interpersonal skills. Approachable, adaptable and supportive to the range of stakeholders involved           in this programme.

·        Ability to develop strong rapport

·        Service is delivered in line with contract requirements and all targets are met.

·        Service is delivered in budget and margin is met.

·        Service is delivered safely, and risks/areas of underperformance are identified and managed appropriately.

·        Hub outcomes are achieved.

·        Service users have a positive experience and achieve their goals.

Full Job description: 

Full Job Description

Organisational Relationships: 

Reports to the relevant Service Manager

• 5 GCSE's, at grade C or above, or equivalent
• Relevant professional qualification
• Desirable: qualification in IAG (L3), ERS (L3), Coaching, IEP membership

Salary: £28,000 - £32,000

Hours: 37 Hours per week

Contract: Full time Permanent 

See the benefits of working for Catch22 here.

Unless otherwise stated, interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised.

We aim to review applications as quickly as possible. However, due to the volume of interest we receive, we may not be able to contact all applicants individually. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful this time.

At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live.

Catch22 is committed to rigorous safeguarding and safer recruitment practices; ensuring that every individual within the organisation has been safely and appropriately checked.

Please note, we will conduct an online search as part of our due dilligence checks for successful candidate(s). This will involve a search of all publicly available information online and in social media. 

Catch22’s Commitment to Ban the Box

Catch22 is proud to have “Banned the Box”. This means that we do not ask for candidates to disclose criminal convictions at the application stage. Instead, we invite disclosures at interview stage, and encourage them at the offer stage. Please see our statement of commitment on hiring people with convictions for more information.