SEND Job Coach: Placements & Support (Part-Time)

SWRAC; England; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 25,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Additional leave

Free parking

Health & wellbeing programme

On-site parking

Private medical insurance

Private dental insurance

Job summary

SWRAC in Bournemouth seeks a part-time Job Coach to support learners with pre-placement planning and ongoing support during placements. You will work closely with learners, centre staff and local employers offering placements.

This zero-hours contract involves coordinating with learners, families, and external agencies, ensuring health and safety checks and travel training where needed. Driving licence is required.

Qualifications

• 2 years working with young adults with SEND (preferred).
• Teaching or coaching experience.
• Experience of working in different business environments.
• Driving Licence required.

Responsibilities

• Work with the learners in a classroom setting to establish rapport and support needs.
• Attend work placement interview with learner and support with preparation of interview.
• Engage with the employer to establish learner work placement roles and responsibilities and identify support requirements.
• Carry out work placement Health and Safety check (HASP), if required.
• Support the learner with travel training necessary for them to be able to travel between home and work placement.
• Support the learner with the purchase of appropriate workwear, if required.
• Plan pre-work placement visits with the learner to the work placement/employer, if necessary.
• Encourage the learner to adopt a good standard of personal hygiene and presentation.
• Liaise with parents, carers and external agencies to form a good working relationship which will help to support the learner in placement.
• Become familiar with the learner’s Access To Work hours planner and support needs identified in the Access To Work application.
• Check with the tutor whether parental/carer consents have been given for photographs/video, etc. to be taken.

Skills

Teaching or coaching

Driving Licence

Working with young adults with SEND

Job description

SWRAC in Bournemouth seeks a part-time Job Coach to support learners with pre-placement planning and ongoing support during placements. You will work closely with learners, centre staff and local employers offering placements.

This zero-hours contract involves coordinating with learners, families, and external agencies, ensuring health and safety checks and travel training where needed. Driving licence is required.