Job Coach – Dorchester

Skills

At SWRAC we support individuals to thrive through real-life and relevant education programmes. Our intention is to provide everyone with the skills, knowledge and experience to:

1. Be independent and resilient
2. Grow into education, employment or meaningful activity
3. Live healthily and sustainable
4. Develop and maintain healthy relationships
5. Grow socially and contribute positively to communities and local economies
6. Be safe

Location: Dorchester

We are looking for a Job Coach to help support our learners with pre-placement planning and ongoing support during their placements. In this role, you will be working closely with learners, centre staff, and local employers who offer placements.

Job Description

Responsibilities and Duties:

1. Work with the learners in a classroom setting to establish rapport and support needs.
2. Attend work placement interviews with learners and support with preparation of interviews.
3. Engage with employers to establish learner work placement roles and responsibilities and identify support requirements.
4. Carry out work placement Health and Safety check (HASP), if required.
5. Support learners with travel training necessary for them to be able to travel between home and work placement.
6. Support learners with the purchase of appropriate work wear, if required.
7. Plan pre-work placement visits with learners to work placement/employer, if necessary.
8. Encourage learners to adopt a good standard of personal hygiene and presentation.
9. Liaise with parents, carers, and external agencies to form a good working relationship which will help to support the learner in placement.
10. Become familiar with the learner’s Access To Work hours planner and support needs identified in the Access To Work application.
11. Check with the tutor whether parental/carer consents have been given for photographs/videos, etc., to be taken.

Desired Skills:

1. Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work under pressure.
2. High attention to detail and strong timekeeping skills.
3. Ability to follow the strict guidelines and procedures required.

Experience:

1. Working with young adults with SEND
2. Teaching or coaching

Start date:

ASAP

Job Type:

Part time

Hours:

Will vary due to demand

Salary:

£12.97 to £43,000 per hour, plus £1.89 holiday pay per hour

For more information, please email: jobs@swrac.ac.uk

Closing date:

9th May 2025

SWRAC are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks. We are committed to securing genuine equality of opportunity in all aspects of our activities as an employer and education provider.