The Growth Company’s (GC) Education and Skills team have an exciting new opportunity for a Progression Coach To provide quality careers support for young people. If you are passionate about empowering learners to achieve their full potential and thrive in their chosen careers, we invite you to apply for the position of Progression Coach. Join us in making a difference in the lives of our learners and shaping the future of our community. As one of the largest providers of skills and training in the UK, we are dedicated to supporting businesses and individuals with apprenticeships, higher education, and commercial training. We help people to develop their skills across a diverse range of sectors and levels, with our work with leading businesses to ensure our curriculum boosts the career prospects of individuals and productivity of businesses. Key Responsibilities: Provide one-on-one coaching to learners, assessing their strengths interests and career aspirations to develop personalised action plans for academic and career progression. Completing progress reviews ensuring parents/care givers have copies ahead of open evenings. Design and deliver workshops and seminars on topics such as CV writing, interview preparation, networking strategies and job search techniques to enhance learners’ employability skills. Offer expert advice and guidance on career exploration, industry trends, job market insights and educational pathways, helping learners make informed decisions about their academic and career pursuits. Complete reviews timely ensuring career, progression pathways and aspirations are discussed, reviewed, and continually referenced throughout the learning journey. Cultivate relationships with employers, industry professionals, signposting agencies, guest speakers and educational partners to create internship opportunities, well-being champions, job placements and networking events for learners. Creating, refreshing, and delivering sessions around awareness, PHSE and ensuring latest trends and themes are embedded into curriculum. Provide ongoing support and mentorship to learners alongside their keyworker, addressing their concerns, challenges and barriers to employment success and connecting them with relevant location specific resources and support services. Maintain accurate records of student interactions, attendance, progress, and outcomes, utilise data analytics to assess the effectiveness of career development initiatives and identify areas for improvement. Completing parent/carer evenings to provide feedback to support structures around next steps planning. About you: A warm, approachable style to delivery is required to build relationships and rapport. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to negotiate with learners, managing expectations and dealing with complaints. Networking and communication skills, both written and oral. Flexible approach to work including willingness to travel and working occasional unsociable hours. Well-developed IT skills, including an understanding of the Microsoft office suite and career development software/tools. Proven ability to develop and deliver engaging workshops, presentations, and educational programmes. Excellent interpersonal, communication and educational skills, with the ability to build rapport and establish trust with learners from diverse backgrounds. Skills Required: Teaching qualification – above level 4. Certificate in Youth career coaching. Careers Guidance Qualification Minimum Level 3. PTTLS (L4). Recent experience of working alongside learners with additional and or SEND requirements. Previous experience in career coaching or a related field, preferably with an educational or youth development setting. Strong knowledge or career development theories, assessment tools and job market trends. Good knowledge of welfare to work and the customer base. Location Manchester Business Area Logo EducationAndSkills.jpg Company Logo Skills Company Company Education and Skills Contract type Permanent/ Full- time Salary Up to £26,000 per year Advert Brand skillscompany.png Closing Date 27/06/2025 Ref No 4687 Documents (Word, 42.01kb) At GC, safeguarding the welfare of all individuals including vulnerable adults and young people is a top priority, and we expect all staff to uphold this standard. All appointments follow Safer Recruitment Procedures, including a DBS check carried out by Due Diligence Limited (DDC Ltd), at no cost to the successful candidate. Please note: It is a legal offence to apply for a role involving regulated activity if you are on the Barred List. We are committed to increasing workforce diversity and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the essential criteria and either have a disability or are from a diverse ethnic community. If this applies to you, you can request consideration under this scheme during the application process. Your request will be shared only with the Hiring Manager and Internal Recruitment Team. We also aim to make our recruitment process inclusive and accessible. If you need reasonable adjustments or have any general enquiries at any stage or the recruitment process, please contact or call us on 0161 237 4447. Examples include: Meeting the hiring manager or touring the venue in advance Extra time for tasks Interview questions shared beforehand Accessibility software or equipment for assessments We’re proud to support the Ban the Box campaign, which helps people with convictions access job opportunities. As part of this, we’ve removed questions about convictions from the initial application stage. GC is committed to fostering a culture of flexibility and agile working. Many roles will increasingly support full agile arrangements. If you require more permanent flexibility, we encourage you to discuss this during your interview so your request can be considered early in the process. All GC colleagues will work inline with the Health & Safety at work act and the GC Health & Safety Policy. The Growth Company. Location : Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom