Adult Work Coach Employment and Volunteering

We are currently recruiting for a passionate and proactive Work Coach to join an organisation that supports adults with learning difficulties in achieving employment, volunteering, and self-employment goals.

Key Details:

• Salary: £25,081 – £27,453 per annum (SP4/5), plus an excellent benefits package and mileage reimbursement.
• Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week.
• Location: Durham/Newcastle/Hexham/Home Working, with travel across multiple sites and significant work within the community.

This exciting role offered on a permanent basis is generously funded by a charitable organisation and focuses on empowering individuals through tailored skills development, training, and work experience placements.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Collaborating with health, education, and employment services to identify and support clients into suitable roles.
• Preparing clients for the job market, including job applications, interviews, and workplace readiness.
• Securing work experience placements, volunteering opportunities, and paid employment for clients.
• Providing ongoing mentoring and in-work support for clients and guidance for hosting employers.
• Promoting services such as Access to Work, Disability Confident, and other DWP benefits to support client success.

About You

You’ll bring experience of supporting vulnerable adults into employment or volunteering, and ideally have worked with individuals with learning difficulties or complex needs. Partnership working with schools, employers, or community organisations is key, and you’ll have confident IT skills.

Essential Requirements:

• Career experience or qualifications in advice, guidance, social care, or education.
• A full UK driving licence and access to transport (or eligibility for Access to Work schemes).
• Strong organisational and communication skills.

Desirable Skills:

• Training in disability support, such as positive behaviour support or autism awareness.
• Familiarity with safeguarding practices and supporting complex needs.

What’s on Offer:

• Generous annual leave allowance (36 days including bank holidays).
• Pension scheme and healthcare package.
• Holiday buy-back scheme and Cycle2Work Scheme.
• Discounted lunches and refreshments.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.

This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of adults with learning disabilities, enabling them to achieve meaningful work outcomes and greater independence.
If you are ready to take on this challenge and join a dynamic team, we’d love to hear from you!

If you are interested in this role please email Genna.sinclair @ednetwork.co.uk with an up to date copy of your CV, or give us a call on 0191 823 97 52 for an informal chat about opportunities.

The Education Network Offer:
Our specialist team boasts extensive combined experience and an unrivalled reputation within the education sector. We take great pride in delivering consistently high service levels to both schools and candidates. Our approach is honest, efficient, and designed to offer a recruitment solution tailored to your needs. Additionally, we provide opportunities for further training and development to enhance your career.
You will work in a friendly, caring, and supportive environment where every child matters. Our highly committed and hardworking consultants will strive to find roles that suit your professional aspirations. We also offer excellent rates of pay and ongoing opportunities for professional growth.
The Education Network is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to our comprehensive vetting procedures, including enhanced DBS checks and references. We adhere to Safer Recruitment practices and maintain the highest standards of compliance.
We are an equal opportunities employer, and The Education Network operates as a recruitment agency for this role. Due to the high volume of applications, we will contact shortlisted candidates within three days.

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The Education Network Offer:

Our specialist team have a combined experience of over 25 years and have unrivalled reputation within the education market, taking great pride in the extremely high service levels that we provide to both our schools and our candidates. Our service is honest and efficient and, in addition to our recruitment solution, we offer the opportunity for additional training and development for our candidates. You will also receive personalised career support from the team.

The opportunity to work in friendly, caring and supportive atmosphere where every child matters. Highly supportive, committed and hard working Consultants who will endeavor to find assignments suited to your needs.
An opportunity to extend your professional development as well as excellent rates of pay.

The Education Network is committed to safe guarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Appointments will be subject to our stringent vetting procedures, including enhanced DBS checks and references.-
The Education Network is committed to Safer Recruitment and recruits to Compliance standards. Any appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS check in addition to other safeguarding checks. The Education Network is an equal opportunities employer. The Education Network is acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy.
Due to the expected high-volume of applications we receive only short-listed candidates will be contacted within 3 days.