SEND Job Coach

London South East Colleges; Bromley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in England is looking for a Job Coach to assist young adult learners with special educational needs in accessing the workplace. The role involves sourcing potential employers, supporting CV development, and preparing interns for job interviews. Ideal candidates will have SEND experience, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to mentoring and supporting young people. This position offers a chance to make a significant impact on learners' lives.

Benefits

43 days annual leave

Excellent pension schemes

Free onsite parking

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to work scheme

Discounts for Teachers portal

Qualifications

• Experience working with young adult learners with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
• Strong communication skills to liaise with interns and employers.
• Capable of mentoring and building confidence in interns.

Responsibilities

• Assist in sourcing potential employers and internships.
• Support interns with CV writing and interview preparation.
• Monitor and review interns' progress in the workplace.

Skills

SEND experience

Communication skills

Mentoring skills

Organizational skills

Job description

About the role

We are recruiting a Job Coach with relevant SEND experience to support young adult learners to access the workplace, develop relevant skills and progress into employment. The Job Coach will also assist in sourcing potential employers, identifying possible internships through cold calling, visits and liaising with other departments.

Please note we don't have a fixed closing date but instead will close the role when we have sufficient applicants to interview so apply soon to not miss out!

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in sourcing potential employers, identifying possible internships through cold calling, visits and liaising with other departments
• Undertake job matches and job analysis
• Assist interns to prepare for work interviews
• Support interns to develop CVs and writing skills
• Provide travel and mobility training
• Accompany interns on visits to the workplace prior to starting a job

Employer Support

• Explain an intern's strengths and support needs
• Share successful strategies (e.g. for communication or disciplining an intern)
• Share information about a particular condition of impairment
• Introduce the intern to his/her colleagues and offer advice on how to best support and include him/her
• Identify additional and/or more challenging tasks or roles that an intern could take on
• Work with employers by suggesting appropriate ways to explain tasks and accessible resources
• Ensure interns are on task and meeting workplace standards and expectations (e.g. for time keeping/attendance)

Workplace Support

• Attend workplace inductions and first day or first few weeks at work (offering reassurance, how to perform work duties)
• Mentoring and confidence building
• Learn the job role in readiness for training the intern
• Train the intern to master tasks
• Model workplace behaviours
• Target set, monitor and review progress as well as encouraging intern's self‑assessment/reflection
• Make regular workplace visits

About the College

London South East Colleges (LSEC) is a leading further and higher education provider, with seven campuses across Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, and Lambeth and c1000 staff. The College delivers a wide range of vocational courses, apprenticeships and degree programmes to over 13,000 students, designed to meet employer and industry needs.

Committed to transforming lives through the power of learning, the College plays a vital role in promoting social mobility, creating opportunities for learners of all backgrounds to achieve their potential. With state‑of‑the‑art facilities and strong partnerships with employers and universities, the college equips students with the skills, confidence and opportunities needed for success in their careers and their lives.

As part of London & South East Education Group, the College is also the sponsor of London South East Academies Trust. This growing and successful Multi‑Academy Trust currently has a network of 13 mainstream, special and alternative provision schools across Bromley, Bexley, Surrey and Lambeth.

The Group has also recently launched a charity – the LASER Education Foundation. This organisation supports disadvantaged children and their families across the region, through a wide range of programmes and initiatives.

With a combined turnover of c£100m, the Group has ambitious growth plans. There has never been a better time to join this exciting organisation – and really make a difference to people's lives.

Benefits

Our benefits package includes annual leave of 43 days (excluding bank holidays) plus a further three days over the Christmas break. We provide up to two more additional College closure days throughout the year, and also offer leave for volunteering.

Excellent pension schemes are offered, including employer contributions (Teachers' Pension Scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme or Nest). Other benefits include:

• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Free onsite parking
• Cycle to work/bike loan scheme
• Annual season ticket loan
• Access to the 'Discounts for Teachers' portal
• Free Wifi access in over 10,000 locations worldwide Eduroam
• Access to our onsite gym at Bromley, discounts in our in‑house restaurants and on our hair and beauty treatments

Accreditations

As employers, we recognise and embrace our legal and quality‑assurance framework responsibilities. We use these frameworks, as well as other accreditations and schemes, to further develop our development and progress of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

We acknowledge that there is always more that we can learn and use these accreditations to provide us with an external lens and share/gain best‑practice information.

Equal Opportunities

London South East Colleges is fully‑committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer, and creating a diverse and inclusive workspace, free from discrimination and harassment. We welcome and encourage applications from all, regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion/belief, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, parental status and/or marital/partnership status.

As a Disability Confident‑Committed employer, we will offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum job role criteria.

If you have accessibility needs and/or require any adjustments for the application and interview process, please email us at [emailprotected]

In line with KCSIE (Keeping Children Safe in Education) guidance we conduct social media checks for all candidates who are shortlisted for roles in order to ascertain their suitability to work with children and young adults.

As the College supports a number of children and vulnerable adults, all staff are exempt from Section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Accordingly, all staff will be subject to an 'Enhanced' DBS (formerly CRB) check, along with a Children's Barred List check if in regulated activity. Any offers of appointment may be withdrawn if these checks prove to be unsatisfactory to the College. Self‑disclosure will be required as part of the recruitment process. If you fail to make a full disclosure or provide sight of your DBS certificate then your offer is likely to be withdrawn. The College's DBS policy covers the recruitment of ex‑offenders which is available upon request.