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Job Title: Progression Coach - Thrive

Location: Lowestoft

Hours: Full time - 37 hours per week

Contract: Fixed Term to 31/03/2026

Salary: Band H - £(phone number removed) to £(phone number removed) FTE (dep on qualifications and experience)

Do you have a passion for supporting Adults in their pursuit of work? Do you enjoy shaping career aspirations? Can you encourage, motivate and inspire?

The amazing Projects Team here at East Coast College, are looking for a Job Coach to help support young people as part of the Thrive Project delivery.

Funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, and being delivered on behalf of a consortium of Suffolk Local Authorities, this is a highly localised and responsive programme of support to Adults who are not in work.

You will find yourself joining a supportive team environment that is committed to giving young people and adults the best experience possible and, as a Job Coach, you will have the responsibility for supporting people who have barriers to successful progression to develop their plans for employment or training within the East Suffolk district, offering access to the college’s network of employers, training programmes, other education providers and apprenticeships as well as to obtain an education, employment or training (EET) outcome.

Key needs from you and the role;

* Access to personal transport – travel between campuses and within the community

* Coaching/mentoring – Inspire and train

* Networking – Build links with providers and support agencies

* IT literate – Engagement, skills development

East Coast College will offer you;

* 37 days holiday FTE (inc. bank holidays)

* Generous pension scheme – Employer contribution of 22%

* Excellent CPD opportunities

* Discounted use of Gym, Salon, and Restaurant

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications

East Coast College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, we therefore expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

We will hold and process any personal data, including sensitive (special category) personal data, relating to you in accordance with our legal obligations, in the manner set out in the Privacy Notice for Staff and in accordance with our Data Protection Policy, which is set out on the College’s website. You should familiarise yourself with our Data Protection Policy (and all other subsidiary policies to it) and comply with them at all times. Neither the Privacy Notice for Staff nor those policies form a part of your contract of employment