Engagement & Inclusion Coach - Scotland

Are you passionate about helping individuals rebuild their futures through education and employment

Do you have the confidence enthusiasm and creativity to engage and inspire learners within a prison setting

We are looking for a dynamic and motivated Engagement and Inclusion Coach to join our prison education team in Scotland.

Youll work across multiple touchpointsincluding learner inductions residential halls and prison events like careers fairsusing a trauma-informed approach to build trust understand individual goals and guide learners towards education and employment opportunities.

About the Role

As an Engagement and Inclusion Coach you will:

• Lead engaging learner inductions ensuring a supportive introduction to prison education and employment pathways.
• Advocate for education as a tool for rehabilitation and career development helping learners see how it aligns with prison employment opportunities.
• Engage learners across different settings from residential halls to prison events fostering motivation and participation.
• Support initial assessments including BKSB Maths & English ALN assessments and the Employability Diagnostic Questionnaire (EDQ).
• Work closely with Careers Information Advice and Guidance (CIAG) SPS staff Vocational/Industries teams and employability partners including the DWP to ensure a structured and supportive learner journey.
• Provide pastoral care addressing barriers to engagement and supporting emotional and academic growth.
• Encourage participation in learner forums and lived experience sessions empowering individuals to share and contribute to their development.
• Champion restorative practices helping learners take accountability for their actions and develop constructive behaviours for rehabilitation.

We are looking for:

• A relevant qualification in coaching mentoring or education (or working towards one).
• Level 2 Maths & English (or Scottish National Level 4 equivalent).
• Experience in coaching mentoring or teaching ideally within a prison rehabilitation or employability setting.
• An excellent communicator with strong relationship-building and collaboration skills and a strong presence with the ability to inspire learners.
• Able to develop innovative ways to engage learners.
• Able to manage multiple priorities effectively.

Here at People Plus we make a positive difference to peoples lives every single day.

We use our experience to support hundreds of thousands of people each committed teams work across Britain to deliver a range of public services including employment support skills training independent living prison education starting a business and support to help employers grow.

To put it simply we:

• Support people to find and keep jobs
• Help people to set up their own businesses
• Deliver skills training to further peoples careers
• Work with employers to build a skilled and happy workforce
• Rehabilitate people with convictions
• Tackle the root causes of offending
• Help people to live independently
• Support carers

We are extremely proud to be a Silver accredited Investors in People organisation. This means that at PeoplePlus the right principles are in place but more than that it means our people and leaders are making active efforts to make sure that theres real consistency and everyone in the organisation can feel the effects.