Work & Health Coach (Hastings & Rother)

CXK has an exciting opportunity to Lead an innovative programme supporting Adults with health conditions to overcome barriers and progress into positive futures.  You will deliver engaging activities, coaching, mentoring, careers guidance and employer-focused opportunities that enable people to develop the skills, resilience and aspirations needed to thrive. We are looking for passionate, empathetic and proactive individuals who believe in the potential of every person, can build trusted relationships, and are committed to making a lasting difference in their communities. If you are motivated by meaningful work, thrive in a collaborative environment, and want to be part of an ambitious new project with real social impact, we would love to hear from you.

Work & Health Coach

Salary: £27,870 – £31,086 per annum (depending on experience)

   Location:  CXK Hastings, covering Hastings and Rother

Contract: Permanent, Full Time, 37 hours per week

Reports to: Area Manager (Work & Health)

CXK has an exciting opportunity to work on an innovative programme supporting adults with health conditions to overcome barriers and progress into positive futures.   You be part of a team of Work and Health Coaches, delivering engaging activities, coaching, mentoring, careers guidance and employer-focused opportunities that enable people to develop the skills, resilience and aspirations needed to thrive.

We are looking for passionate, empathetic and proactive individuals who believe in the potential of every person, can build trusted relationships, and are committed to making a lasting difference in their communities. If you are motivated by meaningful work, thrive in a collaborative environment, and want to be part of an ambitious new project with real social impact, we would love to hear from you.

About CXK

CXK empowers people to succeed in employment, education and training. The charity strives for a fairer society where everyone can grow and realise their potential. “The CXK Way” embodies the following core values:

• Ethical – We work with professionalism, honesty and integrity
• Passionate – We reach out enthusiastically to all who need out support
• Innovative – We inspire, enhance and improve
• Collaborative – We engage, support and share with others

You can click here to learn more about us.

The Role

CXK is looking for a Work & Health Coach to help support adults in it's new Work & Health programme across East Sussex.   The role covers the Hastings and Rother areas.  The main responsibilities of the role are to:

• Manage a caseload of approximately 30 participants, providing personalised one-to-one employment and wellbeing support for up to 12 weeks.
• Complete in-depth assessments and co-produce strengths-based action plans that address participants’ employment, health, wellbeing and wider barriers.
• Support participants to remain in work, return following sickness absence, move towards employment or progress into education and training.
• Work with employers to identify reasonable workplace adjustments, support successful returns to work and create accessible employment opportunities.
• Deliver outreach-based support and coordinate referrals with health, employment, skills and community partners across East Sussex.

Skills and Knowledge

At CXK we are proud to be a disability confident and equal opportunities employer. We actively promote diversity within our workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Please click here to view the job description and person specification.

Employee Experience

A career with CXK is rewarding work, enabling you to fulfil your potential. This fulfilling and exciting role provides the opportunity to develop and grow meaningful relationships with a range of services and employers whilst supporting individuals in their journey.

Benefits of working with us

Our employee benefits include:

• 30-33 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Defined contribution pension scheme (matched by CXK up to 10% depending on length of service criteria)
• Benenden private healthcare cover
• Flexible working
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Training and development programmes and opportunities
• Mental and physical healthcare initiatives and more

Useful Information

If you have any questions or wish to have an informal conversation before submitting your application, please contact the Recruitment Team 

Please note: Applicants will need to complete an enhanced DBS check and provide references.

Recruitment Timeline

Vacancy closing date: 10pm, Monday 23 November 2026

Application review date: Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 November 2026

Interview dates: In the week commencing 30 November (at CXK's Hastings office)

We review applications on a rolling basis and highly encourage applying early! We do reserve the right to close this vacancy ahead of the advertised deadline if we receive a high volume of candidates, so please don't wait to get in touch.