Youth Employment Coach: Darsham to Lowestoft area

This is an exciting opportunity to join one of Suffolk's most energetic charities. The Charity aspires to see generations of young people empowered to raise their ambitions and realise their potential through the work that they do.

As a Youth Employment Coach you will help to deliver a service that provides information, advice, signposting and practical support for any young person seeking information on employment, education and progression routes to help them into paid work, work placements, employment, voluntary work (as a stepping stone into work and a way to get 'work ready'), education, apprenticeships and/or training.

Key objectives of role:

1. Create innovative ways to engage and reach young people in rural areas that cannot access the main hub due to transport issues/links; 2. Proactively engage with external partners and local employers to ensure Labour Market Information (LMI) remains current; 3. Deliver impartial Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) and support with CV's, job searching and interview preparation; 4. To proactively achieve outcome KPI's of 55% of young people into employment and 25% onto further training or education; 5. To take personal responsibility for the understanding and application of the Inspire Suffolk Values

Main responsibilities:

1. Being the point of contact for local young people, referral partners and Parents/Guardians; 2. Understanding the labour market; 3. Working with young people who have a variety of different needs; 4. Deliver 1-2-1 and group workshops with specific focusing on employability skills, job searching and IAG – (Engaging with caseload 4/5 times a month via phone/face to face); 5. Work with the Youth Engagement Manager to screen and match candidates to current and relevant local vacancies; 6. Effectively manage a caseload of young people, ensuring 100% of participants remain engaged; 7. Actively monitor attendance to opportunities and ensure all registers of learning are recorded and customer records updated; 8. Keep internal systems up to date daily including the VIEWS Customer Record Management (CRM) system to record customer journey alongside other data entry required as part of the role; 9. Networking with local organisations, businesses, and community contacts in your area; 10. Working collaboratively with partners to facilitate access to a wide range of support options for high need customers; 11. Adhere to Health, Safety and Safeguarding guidelines and ensure these are prioritised as part of the planning and delivery of sessions; 12. Work with the Youth Engagement Manager to develop and maintain relationship with key stakeholders to maximise recruitment including attending monthly network meetings; 13. Support our Team programme Tutors on the 12-week programme within 121 coaching including attending residentials for 3 nights for 3 times a year; 14. Work alongside other Inspire teams to aid recruitment for programmes;15. Build knowledge of external courses/programmes to aid your young people.

Benefits for working for Inspire include: Free parking at all sites; additional annual leave gifted at Christmas; free places on school holiday camps for staff with children aged years old; annual leave increase aligned to length of service and Birthday Leave.

The postholder will need a full driving driving and car as this is essential for the role as they will be working in the Darsham to Lowestoft area. It is also a requirement of the role to have an Enhanced DBS check undertaken if one is not already held.

If you have the right skills and experience to fulfil this role we would love to hear from you. Inspire is committed to creating an inclusive and equitable workplace and we warmly welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract

Contract length: 27 months

Pay: £23,810.00-£27,036.00 per year

Benefits:

• Free parking
• On-site parking

Experience:

• working within youth sector: 1 year (required)

Licence/Certification:

• Full Driving Licence and car (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Lowestoft, NR33 9NB

Application deadline: 14/11/2025