Job Coach

The Sheffield College; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

The Sheffield College is seeking a Job Coach to help students gain employment skills through training opportunities. You will support and guide students, ensuring they develop independence in the workplace. This role includes monitoring placements and providing training, contributing to transformative learning experiences.

Benefits

Enhanced Pension contributions scheme with SYPA - 17.1%

30 Days annual leave + 8 Bank Holidays

Employee assistance programme through Bupa

Free eye tests for VDU users

Free Parking at most campuses

Qualifications

• Experience in providing training and support
• Analytical skills for job placements
• Ability to work with students and employers

Responsibilities

• Assist students in developing skills for employment.
• Match students with job placements.
• Provide on-the-job training and support.

Skills

Analytical skills

Support and guidance

Training

Monitoring performance

Job description

About Us

The Sheffield College is a further and higher education institution dedicated to providing academic, vocational, and professional qualifications to approximately 13,000 young people and adults annually. Our mission is to transform lives through learning, advocating for inclusivity and diversity at every stage.

About The Role

As a Job Coach you will assist students to develop appropriate skills relevant to open employment through training and workplace opportunities. As the student becomes more independent you will gradually withdraw support and a measure of success is the student obtaining and retaining successful and worthwhile employment.

Main Responsibilities

• Detailed analyses of potential job placements.
• Detailed job matching between students and work placements.
• Providing an appropriate level of support and guidance to students, their families/carers, employers and co-workers prior to, during and subsequent to placement.
• Providing on-the-job training to students in work settings and/or support to co-workers to enable students to become competent and independent.
• Promoting integration with other employees in the workplace.
• Monitoring the performance of workers and to keep appropriate records.
• Undertake necessary administrative duties relating to the role of the job coach.
  
  

What We Can Offer You

As the successful candidate, you will be offered a salary of between £27,654 - £32,272per annum based upon a combination of the skills, knowledge and experience that you can bring to the role.

Our Benefits

• Enhanced Pension contributions scheme withSYPA- 17.1%
• Annual leave -30 Days (222 hours) + 8 Bank Holidays (59.2 hours)- this includes a discretionary Christmas closure period
• Health and wellbeing, we offer:
• Employee assistance programme through Bupa
• Occupational Health through PAM
• Free eye tests for VDU users
• Free Parking is available at the majority of our campuses
  
  

Further information can be found on our Benefits andCareer Development pages.

Disability Confident

We are a Disability Confident employer and are committed to removing barriers for applicants with a disability during our recruitment process, upon appointment and as an employee. Please review ourRecruitment Guidelines for Disabled Candidates which provides further information on reasonable adjustments and how the Disability Confident scheme works in practice.If you require any reasonable adjustments or any support at any point throughout the process, please contact us

Armed Forces Covenant

As part of our commitment through the Armed Forces Covenant, were pledged to support the Armed Forces Community. Recognising the value Personnel, Veterans and military families contribute to our community and country.

Safeguarding

We are an employer who is?committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students. Successful applicants will be required to have an enhanced DBS check and will be subject to safer recruiting procedures. Further details on our safer recruiting procedures, including the employment of ex-offenders can be found here Safeguarding

As a Leader in Diversity employer, we encourage applications from everyone and value diversity in our workforce.

Closing date: 29 June 2025

Please be aware If we have a high number of applications, we may decide to close the vacancy earlier.

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