F/T Employability Coach - Company wide

Outline of the Role

Journey Enterprise’s Employability Coaches support a small caseload of adults with intellectual disability.  Working with these adults,  our Employability Coaches support them in to part-time employment or self-employment.  Through skills development, training and work experience placements we want our Clients to achieve real work outcomes.  To achieve this our Employability Coaches and Volunteering Manager work across a wealth of external partnerships.  Good knowledge of the local area and of relevant employer partnerships is essential.

Whilst based from our Newcastle Hub, your role will involve daily travel in our area of operations.  Together with your colleague on the Employability Team, you will be supporting Clients at any of our four Hubs, working in collaboration with our specialist Learning Disability Support Workers and Seniors (Team Leaders), as well as building your networks outside Journey.  Access to your own transport, or Access to Work within work travel package if disabled, is therefore essential for this role.

Benefits Package

We offer an attractive benefits package including 36 days leave/annum pro rata, a contributory pension scheme, a healthcare package, holiday buy-back scheme, Cycle2Work Scheme and a Journey promotional items welcome pack.   Staff are also offered discounted lunches and free refreshments.  

Location and Operating Hours

The Charity operates between 08.30 and 16.30 from Mondays to Thursdays and from 08.30 – 16.00 on Fridays.    

Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis, closing date is the 30th June, 2025.