Youth Coach in Glasgow

Support young people. Build confidence. Create pathways into work.
PeoplePlus, together with our expert delivery partners, is recruiting for a range of roles to support the delivery of the Jobs Guarantee programme across North & East Scotland.
We are looking for a passionate, supportive and motivated Youth Coach to join our team and help young people move towards meaningful, sustainable employment.
This is a remote/home-based role, but it is not a fully remote/no-travel position. You will need to be based in Scotland and able to travel regularly across the Scottish region, particularly across North and East Scotland, to meet participants, employers, delivery partners and local stakeholders, as well as attend recruitment activity and events.
As part of our coordinated recruitment campaign, applications will be managed by the relevant expert delivery partner based on the area and role to which you have applied.
As a Youth Coach, you'll be the named point of contact for your participants, providing personalised support from their first meeting through to job start, in-work support and successful transition or exit.
You'll get to know each participant as an individual, understanding their strengths, aspirations, barriers and support needs. Working closely with Employer Engagement Officers, delivery partners, employers and local services, you'll help participants build confidence, develop their skills, overcome barriers and connect with the right employment opportunities.
Most importantly, you'll be there to support participants once they start work, helping them settle into their new role, overcome challenges and progress towards sustained employment, apprenticeships, education or further training.
What you'll be doing
You will:
· Act as the named point of contact for participants from initial engagement through to completion or exit, providing continuity and building a positive participant experience.
· Contact referred participants within agreed timescales, arrange initial meetings and support engagement using their preferred communication method.
· Complete a thorough diagnostic assessment to understand each participant's strengths, aspirations, barriers, support needs, job goals and any safeguarding or adjustment requirements.
· Co-produce and regularly review Individual Support Plans, matching profiles and risk plans, ensuring these...