Job Coach (Foundation Learning)

Educators Wales; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established educational institution is looking for a passionate Job Coach to empower young adults with Additional Learning Needs and disabilities. This role is pivotal in guiding learners through their work placements, helping them overcome barriers to employment. You will collaborate with employers to ensure a supportive environment while fostering confidence in learners. Join a dynamic team dedicated to making a difference in the lives of young people, and enjoy a rewarding career with excellent benefits, including a generous pension scheme and access to health plans. If you're committed to supporting the next generation, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Generous Pension Scheme

Cash Health Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Access to Headspace App

Money Saving Benefits

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Job Coach with knowledge of barriers faced by disabled individuals.
• Strong communication and computer literacy skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Support learners during work placements, ensuring they are ready for independent work.
• Liaise with employers to provide job carving and support.

Skills

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Computer Literacy

Person-Centered Approach

Education

Experience as a Job Coach

Knowledge of ALN and Disabilities

Job description

About the Role:

Cardiff and Vale College's Foundation Learning department is seeking a Job Coach to support learners whilst on group and individual work placements. This role will be vital in ensuring that young people leave their placements ready to make appropriate choices about progressing to independent or supported work. This role will offer the candidate the opportunity to develop their skills in a growing team recognised for their impact on working to ensure that learners with ALN and/or disabilities progress towards their intended outcome.

As well as working to directly support the learners' success on placement, the Job Coach will liaise with host employers. This will involve job carving, to ensure that workplace mentors feel confident with how to structure tasks for learners and working with host businesses to solve problems as they occur on placements. For this reason, the successful candidate will be confident and calm in challenging situations, and able to communicate with people confidently that work at a range of levels within businesses.

Who you'll be working with:

You'll work within our Foundation Learning Department and be based at our City Centre campus with requirement to also travel to other CAVC sites as when required. Cardiff and Vale College's Foundation Learning department deliver courses for young people with Additional Learning Needs and/or Disabilities and those at risk of becoming NEET. The department grows year on year and our curriculum for 2023/24 includes 31 courses for 400+ potential learners.

You'll work directly alongside our departmental staff including Lecturers, Tutors, Departmental Technicians and Engagement Officers.

About You:

You will display a person centred and solution focused approach, working with learners to overcome both real and perceived barriers to work. You'll be an outstanding communicator with strong computer literacy skills.

You'll have proven experience of working as a Job Coach alongside knowledge of the barriers faced by disabled and disadvantaged long term unemployed in accessing employment.

Whilst the ability to speak Welsh is not essential for the role, we would love to hear from candidates who are fluent and can engage with learners through the medium of Welsh.

Why should you apply for this role?

If you're someone who is passionate about working with Young Adults with ALN and/or disabilities and committed to supporting learners finding rewarding and exciting work placements then this is the role for you!

In return for your hard work and dedication to our learners we offer fantastic benefits including a generous pension scheme, cash health plan, employee assistance programme, access to our Cycle to Work, Headspace app and access to money saving benefits through our Reward Gateway scheme.

Applications are to be made using the Cardiff and Vale College application form only. The college welcomes applications in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application in English. If we invite you to interview, let us know if you would like us to conduct the interview and assessment process in Welsh.

The closing date for completed applications is 28/02/2025 at 12:00pm.

To find out more or apply go to www.cavc.ac.uk or contact the Human Resources Department on 02920250311 or [e-mail].

All vacancies are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and employment will not commence without a valid up to date DBS check. This is a contractual agreement that must be in place before your employment starts. The College's procedure for the Suitability of Ex-offenders for Employment is available upon request.

These are contractual agreements that must be in place before your employment can commence.

We are committed to the recruitment and retention of disabled people, and are a positive disability confident scheme employer.