SEN Internships Coordinator & Mentor

SWLStG; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust is offering a role within Choices College, a supported internship programme helping young adults with learning difficulties to become employment ready. You will work with the Area Manager to deliver outcomes and ensure high transition rates.

The post requires a teaching qualification or recent experience with SEN, strong communication, organisation, and willingness to travel.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent.
• English and maths qualifications at level 2 or equivalent.
• TSI trained with evidence of outcomes or similar experience.
• Teaching qualification or relevant experience related to young people with learning disabilities difficulties/Autism.

Responsibilities

• Directly support the Area Manager ensuring interns have placements and are fully supported.
• Ensure TSi Methodology is appropriately applied to the workplace learning.
• Support, develop and track progress of the young people.
• Support mentors in placements to develop appropriate roles and responsibilities for the interns.
• Responsibility for identifying appropriate potential progression opportunities for interns and for carrying out regular progression assessments and planning.
• Responsibility for implementing action plans and for the delivery of agreed outcomes.
• Responsibility for ensuring up to date accurate record keeping in line with the programme requirements.
• You will be involved in supporting the teaching of interns in the classroom.
• You will be expected to train mentors and attend various awareness information events as required, sometimes outside of normal working hours.
• You will be expected to support interns into positive progression into employment/apprenticeship opportunities.
• Direct responsibility for reporting any identified safeguarding concerns to the Area Manager.

Skills

Motivating skills

Confident communicator

Organisation

Education

Degree level

English & Maths level 2

TSI training / equivalent

Teaching qualification or SEN experience

Tools

MS Office

Job description

South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust is offering a role within Choices College, a supported internship programme helping young adults with learning difficulties to become employment ready. You will work with the Area Manager to deliver outcomes and ensure high transition rates.

The post requires a teaching qualification or recent experience with SEN, strong communication, organisation, and willingness to travel.