Contract Type: Contract / Temporary

Role Type: Employment

Hours: Full or Part time

Application deadline: Monday, December 1, 2025 - 09:00

Based: Northumberland

Salary: £26,641 Pro Rata

Salary Type: Fixed Salary

Location: Northumberland

Role description: Project Support

First Steps Project

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team to provide integrated support for economically inactive residents in the Hirst area of Ashington, to move towards work, education or training.

This role will engage with beneficiaries to provide individually tailored support enabling them to build personal transferrable skills and improve their mental health and wellbeing as part of a journey towards and into sustained training and the world of work as part of a new Economic Inactivity Trailblazer. This is a programme that helps people who are currently out of work because of health issues. It brings together health, employment, and skills services so that people get joined-up support to improve their wellbeing and move back into work when they’re ready.

Life Mentor/Employability Coach (up to 35 hours per week – part time and job sharing will be considered)- £26,641 pa (pro rata for part time)

This is an opportunity for an enthusiastic and experienced person to come into this exciting pilot project and put their mark on it and be part of making it a success

As the Life Mentor/Employability Coach for this new and exciting project, you will be working alongside our Community Links Social Prescribing team. You will play a key role in developing this project, engaging and supporting a team of beneficiaries.

The successful applicant will have excellent communication skills, be able to work independently and develop effective relationships with beneficiaries, community partners and colleagues in Cygnus Support.

For more information about the Life Mentor/Employability Coach please ring Jane McGee on 07311797935 or email janemcgee@cygnussupport.com

For an application pack please email: admin@cygnussupport.com

An Enhanced DBS check will be required for these posts.

Closing date for applications: by 9am on Monday 1st December 2025.

Interviews are planned for week commencing 8th December 2025 (Only those shortlisted will be contacted) and are looking for an immediate start.

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