Coach to Work

It is not always possible to return to the job or employer you were working for prior to your spinal cord injury. And it can feel difficult to know where to start, when thinking about what roles to explore going forward. We often get asked, “What can I do now that I have a disability.”.

If this is you, Coach to Work is for you. It has been developed to help support you and help develop your thinking about what is possible post-injury.

Coach to Work aims to support you in gaining clarity and confidence to start acting towards achieving your aspiration of returning to work following a spinal cord injury.  It is not about finding a job for you but about providing the time, space and support to explore what you’d like work to look like for you in the future, what might be stopping you from taking action and how you could make positive progress towards your employment goals.

This is all done in a supportive and encouraging environment, led by experienced professionals and coaching support volunteers.

What it covers

A chance to:

• Gain clarity around where work fits in with other key priorities in your life now
• Explore your current skills, talent and experience
• Develop a plan to explore future employment options
• Learn from and share experiences, concerns and ideas with others who are contemplating work options post injury

“At first I was very nervous but it’s a really good program and I would recommend it to anyone who’s looking to get into work but don’t know where to start “, past Coach to Work participant.

How it’s run

The course takes place online, using Zoom and telephone interventions, over an eight-week programme. It is made up of group coaching sessions, led by a professional coach, coursework exercises to help develop your thinking and 1-1 telephone support sessions with trained volunteers.