Send Coach (Navigator)

Shaw Trust; Bexleyheath; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

2 days volunteering leave

Enhanced pension scheme

Life Assurance

Learning and development opportunities

Flexible working from day one

Diversity networks and wellbeing

Job summary

Shaw Trust is seeking a SEND Navigator to support young people aged 16–24 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. Based in Bexleyheath, you will provide personalised, strengths‑based guidance to help participants progress towards Education, Employment or Training (EET) through career goal setting and practical employability coaching.

You will work to identify barriers, offer coaching, and support the development of workplace skills, ensuring meaningful progression aligned with each

Responsibilities

• Provide one‑to‑one guidance, coaching and practical support to SEND young people aged 16–24.
• Help participants identify career goals and progression routes aligned to their Career Action Plan.
• Support participants to develop employability and workplace skills and transition into Education, Employment or Training.

Job description

“Shaw Trust promotes team spirit, inclusiveness and it is an organisation where everybody is somebody. I am proud to be part of this great organisation.”

Purpose

The post holder will support young people aged 16–24 with Special Educational Needs and
Disabilities (SEND) to progress towards Education, Employment or Training (EET) through
personalised, strengths-based and outcome-focused support. The SEND Navigator will
provide one to one guidance, coaching and practical support, helping participants to identify
career goals, overcome barriers, develop employability and workplace skills, and
successfully transition into meaningful progression routes aligned to their Career Action
Plan.

Download the Job Description for full details.

Location:

You will be based in Bexleyheath

Employee Benefits

As an employee of Shaw Trust as well as positively impacting people’s lives, you will have access to the following benefits:

• 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), with incremental increases post 3 years’ service up to 28 days, and the option to purchase additional holiday
• 2 days paid volunteering leave each year
• An enhanced pension scheme after 6 months
• Life Assurance at 3 times your annual salary rate
• Access to a suite of learning and development opportunities including paid for apprenticeship and masters’ levels qualifications, and management development programmes
• Opportunities to connect with our employee diversity networks (LGBTQ+ Support Network, Racial Equality Network, Disability Equality Network, Neurodiversity Peer Support Network, Women’s Network, MANaging Network, Menopause Network Group)
• Health and Wellbeing initiatives including internal support, employee assistance programme and health cash plan
• Opportunity to request flexible working from day one