Job Coach - SEND Employability

Weston College; West Wick; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution is seeking a full-time Job Coach for SEND Employability. The role involves conducting assessments, delivering job coaching support, and collaborating with coordinators to meet educational requirements. Candidates should have relevant experience in coaching and a recognized LDD qualification. The position offers generous holidays and potential hybrid working opportunities.

Benefits

Generous holiday entitlement

2-week Christmas closure

Potential for hybrid working opportunities

Free parking across sites

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Successful experience leading to sustainable paid employment outcomes.
• Understanding how disabilities affect learning and employment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct high quality Initial Needs Assessments and Vocational Profiling.
• Deliver Job Coaching and implement the SEND Code of Practice.
• Plan and review individual programmes of support.

Skills

Knowledge of learning difficulties

Experience in job coaching

Ability to assess support needs

Understanding of SEND Code of Practice

Education

Recognised LDD qualification or willingness to obtain

Professional qualification appropriate to the work

Job description

As one of the fastest-growing Colleges in the UK, delivering courses from entry level right up to Masters degrees, Weston College is an inspiring place to work. Why not join us as a Job Coach - SEND Employability ?

This is a full time role, working 37 hours per week.

Interviews for this role will take place on-site, at one of our college campuses in Weston-super-Mare.

Day to day duties of the role

• Carrying out high quality Initial Needs Assessments and Vocational Profiling along with other appropriate assessments to establish support needs and effectively track progress.
  
  
• Proactively deliver Job Coaching and implement the SEND Code of Practice and adherence to the Supported Employment National Occupational Standards.
  
  
• Plan and review individual programmes of support ensuring all aspects of provision and support specified within a student's Education Health and Care Plan is in place and progress is effectively tracked and monitored.
  
  
• Close liaison with the EHCP co-ordinator to ensure a seamless process of applying for an EHCP, producing the necessary documentation and ensuring the statutory requirements are in place.

Required skills and qualifications

• LDD or SEND qualification. All candidates must possess a recognised LDD qualification or be prepared to gain (with the assistance of the College) a qualification within the first two years of service.
  
  
• A professional qualification that is appropriate to the work.
  
  
• Relevant successful learning support and job coaching experience with evidence that these have led to sustainable paid employment outcomes.
  
  
• Knowledge and understanding of learning difficulties and disabilities and how these may affect the way students learn, gain and sustain paid employment.

For full details about the role and its responsibilities, please view the job description and person specification attached above.

Benefits

• Generous holiday entitlement
• 2-week Christmas closure
• Potential for hybrid working opportunities
• Dedicated staff welfare officer and wellbeing champions
• Generous pension scheme
• Local and national staff discounts
• Free parking across sites
• Various staff committees including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Autism and Menopause
• Focus on staff wellbeing
• Wellbeing@weston hub
• Eye care including free eye test and a contribution towards glasses
• Annual staff conference with guest speakers
• Employee assistance programme - available 24/7, 365 days a year
• Training and development opportunities with a focus on progression

Weston College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please be aware that Weston College reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

Due to the volume of recruitment, we are unable to offer feedback to any unsuccessful candidates.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received.