Project Search Trainer/ Job Coach - Term Time

TN United Kingdom; Poole; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Poole seeks a DFN Project SEARCH trainer to support interns with learning disabilities and/or autism. The role focuses on facilitating training and integration in a work environment, ensuring interns acquire marketable skills while working closely with various stakeholders. This position offers a good work-life balance with term-time hours and a supportive work culture.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Discounts on shopping and meals

Salary advance scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Learn to Drive scheme

Life Assurance

Qualifications

• Facilitate training and integration of students with disabilities.
• Communicate effectively with various stakeholders.
• Perform specific task analysis for students.

Responsibilities

• Provide individualized support for interns during their internship.
• Assist with completing the Vocational Profile for interns.
• Train co-workers, employers, and families.

Skills

Communication

Training

Task Analysis

Job description

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Client:

Discovery

Location:

Poole, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

14.05.2025

Expiry Date:

28.06.2025

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Department

Business Support Roles

We’re all here to make a positive difference to people with learning disabilities and/or autism in Somerset.

The post holder will be part of DFN Project SEARCH programme working in partnership with Host Business Amazon and SWRAC educational provider to deliver the specific DFN Project SEARCH programme to interns.

The post holder will be based in Amazon. Interns are young adults who have a learning disability and / or autism. Interns are recruited by all three parties over the summer months, in readiness to start the programme in September. This role works to the academic year so is mainly term time. The DFN Project SEARCH trainer provides individualised support for interns during the internship rotation in order for the interns to acquire competitive and marketable skills.

This could include: Systematic Instruction to teach and break down tasks, building natural supports, developing reasonable adjustments, identifying appropriate assistive technology, etc. The DFN Project Search trainer also provides training and support for co-workers, employers and families.

The successful candidates will work term time only which equates to 41 working weeks. This will offer the successful candidate a good work life balance.

The hours are 33.42 when working during term time and the pro-rata salary equates to £23,825.95. Full time salary £26,734.68

Interviews will take place face to face in Poole on the 06/06/2025.

About the role

Your main duties will include:

• To facilitate the training and integration of a student with disabilities in a worksite rotation and/or competitive work environment.
• Communicates effectively with tutor, other skills trainers, internship department managers /mentors, co-workers, family members, and college personnel as it relates to the student being trained.
• Perform specific task analysis, especially when students are challenged to learn and perform tasks to a productive and quality level.
• Assist with completing the Vocational Profile to determine the abilities of the intern, the demands of the internship tasks and assist the team to make meaningful matches

Discovery are committed to developing skills and rewarding our staff. We offer:

• 30 days’ annual leave entitlement (including bank holidays)
• Access to discounts on high street shopping, cinema tickets and meals out
• We offer a salary advance scheme where you can access up to 50% of the money you've earned before payday.
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Supported ‘Learn to Drive’ scheme (up to 10 driving lessons paid for by us)
• Life Assurance

Who we are

Discovery exists to help each person we support to live a fulfilling life, to be equal in society and to be active in his or her local community. That’s a big deal. It means being able to have choice and control in life. It means choosing to go out or to stay in, making friends and having relationships, finding and developing skills and interests. It also means managing a home, voting, staying healthy and being able to pursue employment or volunteering opportunities. If you think you can help the people we support get more from life, in a direct support or office based role, we want to hear from you.