SEND Job Coach – Internships & Employer Engagement

eTeach UK Limited; Uxbridge; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS or TPS pension scheme

Salary sacrifice schemes

Employee wellbeing and support

Job summary

Orchard Hill College Academy Trust is seeking a dedicated Job Coach in Sutton to join our Supported Internship team. You will deliver personalised coaching, support learners in work placements, and collaborate with tutors to develop ILPs and targets.

You will engage with external employers, plan workshops, and promote opportunities for young people with SEND. The role is 36 hours per week, Term Time plus 3 weeks, with salary band £30,508 to £34,737 p.a. inclusive of London Weighting.

Qualifications

• Actively support young people who are looking for employment opportunities, providing job search skills, support within work rotations, training and guidance in the classroom to facilitate achievement of goals.
• Plan, prepare and deliver workshops for learners to enhance employability skills.
• Continually assess each learner to create an adaptable, personalised employability plan.
• Provide continual support and guidance, ensuring progression of students entering employment.
• Understanding of Job analysis, Job matching and embedding workplace coaching practice.
• Demonstrate innovative approaches to employer engagement to identify opportunities for paid employment and work experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide personalised job-coaching, classroom support, and workplace rotation guidance using Systematic Instruction to help learners develop skills and achieve their vocational goals.
• Work collaboratively with each learner to create and regularly review tailored vocational profiles, ILPs, targets, and required documentation, including evidence tracking and risk assessments.
• Engage proactively with external employers and stakeholders to identify suitable work rotations, promote the benefits of employing people with SEND, and support employers with training, job analysis, and job‑matching activities.
• Provide continuous support as learners transition into employment, work closely with tutors and the curriculum team to prioritise support, and uphold safeguarding, equality, and health and safety requirements.

Skills

Job coaching

Interpersonal skills

Collaboration

Safeguarding

Systematic Instruction

Tools

Systematic Instruction

Job description

Orchard Hill College Academy Trust is seeking a dedicated Job Coach in Sutton to join our Supported Internship team. You will deliver personalised coaching, support learners in work placements, and collaborate with tutors to develop ILPs and targets.

You will engage with external employers, plan workshops, and promote opportunities for young people with SEND. The role is 36 hours per week, Term Time plus 3 weeks, with salary band £30,508 to £34,737 p.a. inclusive of London Weighting.