Job Coach - SEND Internships & Employer Engagement

Orchard Hill College; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Scheme (LGPS or TPS)

Cycle Scheme

Employee Wellbeing

Employee Discounts

Season Ticket Loan

Training & Development

Job summary

Orchard Hill College is seeking a dedicated Job Coach for its Sutton area to provide personalised coaching and classroom support, guiding learners through work rotations and job matching. You will collaborate with tutors to develop tailored employability plans and liaise with external employers to secure work opportunities for students with SEND.

The role focuses on employing evidence-based coaching and promoting inclusive employability outcomes, with a strong emphasis on safeguarding and

Qualifications

• Support young people to develop employability skills and job search capabilities.
• Deliver workshops to enhance learners' employability.
• Continually assess and personalise employability plans for each learner.
• Provide ongoing guidance to help learners progress into employment.

Responsibilities

• Provide personalised job-coaching, classroom support, and workplace rotation guidance to help learners develop skills and achieve vocational goals.
• Collaborate with learners to create and regularly review tailored vocational profiles, ILPs, targets, and required documentation including evidence tracking and risk assessments.
• Engage with external employers to identify work rotations, promote employment for people with SEND, and support training, job analysis, and job-matching activities.
• Support learners as they transition into employment, coordinating with tutors and the curriculum team to prioritise support and uphold safeguarding, equality, and health and safety requirements.
• Support progression into employment and apply job analysis, job matching, and embedded workplace coaching practices.
• Develop innovative employer engagement strategies through marketing to identify opportunities for paid employment and work experience placements.

Job description

Orchard Hill College is seeking a dedicated Job Coach for its Sutton area to provide personalised coaching and classroom support, guiding learners through work rotations and job matching. You will collaborate with tutors to develop tailored employability plans and liaise with external employers to secure work opportunities for students with SEND.

The role focuses on employing evidence-based coaching and promoting inclusive employability outcomes, with a strong emphasis on safeguarding and