We have an exciting new opportunity for a Job Coach to work with our amazing learners supporting them into employment.
Joining our experienced Job Coach team, you will be working with our learners with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities to find opportunities and support them on their internal work placements including the regular housekeeping of our 2 bedroom cottage and glamping pods on site.
Based primarily at our main site in Ullenwood on the outskirts of Cheltenham, you will work with the individual learner to develop their skills, confidence and independence to take their first step into their work placement. Your role will be varied and will include supporting learners to acquire and maintain practical employability skills through training and work experience, on a 1:1 basis or in small groups. Training and support will of course be provided to develop your skills.
With a background of working with individuals with disabilities and ideally commercial housekeeping, you will bring enthusiasm, energy and commitment You will use your communication skills, initiative, self-motivation to build rapport and support the learner with their work placement, whilst also linking with parent/carers and other National Star teams. Keeping sight of each learner’s individual goals, good written and administration skills will also be essential as you plan practical work and lifelong learning skills that meet their needs, administering accurate and detailed records of assessment and learner progress.
This role will be primarily based at Ullenwood campus but will include visits to our other locations within Gloucestershire from time to time.
Contract Type: Permanent | Contract: Full time (37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year) | Salary: £28,219 FTE | Location Status: On site (Ullenwood) with some travel as required | Interview Date: 20/11/2026 and 27/11/2026 | Closing Date: 14/11/2026

Mission Statement:
To enable people with disabilities to realise their potential through personalised learning, transition & lifestyle services.
National Star is a charity working with people with severe disabilities and acquired brain injuries. All have complex physical learning disabilities and face many challenges.
But with our support they access opportunities which improve their life chances and enhance their quality of life. We give them the skills they need to lead independent lives.
We focus on what they can do rather than what they can't do, and with your support we can make a huge difference to their lives.