SEND Work Experience Coach

eTeach UK Limited; Blindley Heath; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A notable educational organization is looking for a SEND Work Experience Coach to empower young disabled adults in achieving their aspirations. The ideal candidate will mentor learners, secure work experience placements, and provide tailored support to foster independence. Strong communication skills and experience in education or care settings are essential. This role offers an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on learners' lives within a creative and inclusive setting.

Benefits

Opportunities for professional development

Make a tangible impact on learners’ lives

Qualifications

• Experience in education or care settings with young disabled adults.
• Strong communication and positive relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and motivate learners to achieve vocational goals.
• Secure and manage meaningful work experience placements.
• Provide tailored in-work support for independence.
• Collaborate with employers to create opportunities.

Skills

Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Experience working with young disabled adults

Ability to manage a caseload

Full driving licence

Education

Level 2 English and Maths

Willingness to work towards Level 3 Certificate for Supported Employment Practitioners

Job description

Are you passionate about empowering young disabled adults to achieve their aspirations? Do you thrive on building meaningful connections with learners and employers? If so, we’d love you to join our team at the Orpheus Centre, where creativity and personal development go hand in hand.

Location: The Orpheus Centre, Godstone, Surrey
Salary: £25,750 per annum
Hours: 35 hours per week, 44 weeks per year

About Us

The Orpheus Centre promotes independence and personal growth through the arts. Our values—joyful, bold, inclusive, resilient, and determined—shape everything we do. We believe in creating opportunities that transform lives.

The Role

As a SEND Work Experience Coach, you’ll play a vital role in supporting learners on their journey toward employment and community inclusion. You’ll:

• Mentor and motivate learners to achieve their vocational goals.
• Secure and manage meaningful work experience placements with external employers.
• Provide tailored in-work support, using systematic instruction techniques to build independence.
• Collaborate with employers and stakeholders to create bespoke opportunities.
• Drive learners to placements and assist with progression planning.

This is a dynamic role where no two days are the same—you’ll be problem‑solving, networking, and making a real difference.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience working with young disabled adults in education or care settings.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage a caseload and build positive relationships with employers.
• A full driving licence.
• Level 2 English and Maths (essential) and willingness to work towards Level 3 Certificate for Supported Employment Practitioners.

Why Join Us

• Be part of a creative, inclusive organisation that values your growth.
• Opportunities for professional development and training.
• Make a tangible impact on learners’ lives and futures.

Ready to make a difference? Apply now and help us create pathways to independence and success for our learners.

Orpheus is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. All posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and satisfactory references. This post is classed as having a high degree of contact with vulnerable adults and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

As part of our safer recruitment process and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, online searches may be undertaken as part of due diligence.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

In order to be considered you must be eligible to work in the UK.

The Orpheus Centre is proud to be a disability confident employer. We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people. Reasonable adjustments will be made to the recruitment procedure as required in consultation with the applicant to ensure no‑one is disadvantaged because of their disability. If a disabled person is selected for a position, reasonable adjustments will be made to the workplace, including premises and equipment, work duties and practices or policies, as appropriate. All disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role as set out in the role profile and person specification will be considered for interview.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are:

• Challenging attitudes towards disability
• Increasing understanding of disability
• Removing barriers to disabled people and those with long‑term health conditions
• Ensuring that disabled people have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspiration