Ambition Coach

Salary: ??£30,559 to £33,366

While professional experience and qualifications are key for this role, make sure to check you have the preferable soft skills before applying if required.

Working Arrangements: Full Time

Hours of Work: 37 hours Core Hours: Monday to Thursday 9.00 am to 5.00 pm Friday 9.00 am to 4.30 pm.

Status of Employment: Fixed Term until 31.03.2026

This post closes at 11.59 pm on the date specified.

At Berneslai Homes, we strive to be an ambitious, forward-thinking social housing provider and employer. Working for us offers you a chance to play a real part in improving homes and communities throughout Barnsley.

Managing around 18,000 homes on behalf of Barnsley Council, our ‘3 Cs’ values are at the heart of all we do here – we promise to always put the Customer first, have a Can do attitude to make change happen, and stay Curious to make sure we get things right.

We’re proud to announce that we are the first local authority to achieve the highest C1 grading from the Regulator of Social Housing following our recent inspection. This outcome means that we meet consumer standards as a landlord, identify when issues occur, and implement plans to prevent recurrence—demonstrating our commitment to providing high-quality homes and prioritising tenant safety, needs, and well-being.

The Ambition Coach role:

We have an exciting opportunity for an Ambition Coach to join our team!

As an Ambition Coach, you’ll identify, assess and provide holistic, targeted support to customers, working towards the achievement of positive sustainable outcomes and?provide expert advice and practical support to allow participants to move forwards.

Key duties and responsibilities of our Ambition Coach:

Support eligible participants through 1-2-1 meetings to review their situation and jointly set achievable objectives to assist the participant to move forward and achieve their goals.

Work with participants to understand their barriers and refer to partner organisations to receive interventions.

Ensure paperwork and evidence is received in a timely manner and in accordance with the UKSPF guidance. Maintain robust information in line with service requirements to enable effective case management and performance management.

Undertake research activity alongside participants to find training, workshops or employment as identified in action plan.

Provide expert advice and support in the production of CVs, interview skills and completing applications.

Please refer to the full Job Description and Employee Specification upon completing your application.

What we’re looking for in our Ambition Coach:

Level 3 qualification or equivalent and relevant experience

Demonstrate a positive, flexible approach to team working

Ability to communicate with residents and colleagues effectively

Ability to provide customer focussed and responsive services

What you might be asking is, why work for us?

We are proud to put our people first! By joining Berneslai Homes, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

Agile Working Packages

Excellent Pension Scheme

Discounted Gym Membership

Health & Wellbeing Checks

Fantastic Training and Development Opportunities

This post requires a Basic Criminal Record Check.

Berneslai homes values diversity in its workforce and encourages applications from all sectors of the community