Pathways Job Coach

Job Title: Pathways Job Coach

Location: Hulme, Manchester

Salary: £23,000 per annum

Job Type: Temporary, Full-time (37 hours per week)

The Role:

We are recruiting for the role of Job Coach to work with learners who have special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to support them in work placements as part of a supported internships programme at Loreto College. The Job Coach will report to the Head of Inclusion at Loreto College, as well as the ESA 4. Liaising with relevant staff with cross college responsibilities, e.g., Senior Management Team, Head of Hall Team, College Management Team, teaching staff, personal tutors and support staff. Supported internships are a structured, work-based study programme for 16 to 24-year-olds with SEND, who have an education, health and care plan. The core aim of a supported internship study programme is a substantial work placement, facilitated by the support of an expert job coach.

The Job Coach will support learners during their placement, including helping the learner to travel to their workplace, providing daily contact, encourage and support the learner and facilitate learning alongside the employer. The Job Coach will actively embrace Loreto College core principles to ensure an inclusive and positive environment for our students with SEND.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

General Responsibilities

• Actively support young people aged 16-19 who are looking for employment, providing them with job search skills, support within workplace rotations, training and support in the classroom and experience to facilitate their achievement of identified goals
• Continually assess and collaborate with each young person both formally and informally to create an adaptable, personalised vocational profile and individual learning plan
• Provide individualised support for interns at the host business, including job coaching, identifying placements, performing job analysis and job matching activities
• Continual support and guidance, ensuring the progression of students after entering paid employment
• To attend and feedback in 6 weekly review meeting with Head of Inclusion employers, and students
• Demonstrate innovative approaches to employer engagement through marketing and promotion to identify and secure potential opportunities for paid employment both within and outside the host employer
• Provide training and coaching to partner business and actively promote the benefits of employing people with SEND
• Create and maintain necessary paperwork and documentation to support and evidence the programme using IT based systems
• Coordinate with other Job Coaches and meet with the supported internship teacher daily to prioritise and distribute workload ensuring that each young person is provided with the appropriate levels of support and discuss intern’s progress
• Demonstrate a commitment to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults
• Supporting people to learn how to travel independently

Staffing

• Staff Development
• To take part in staff development as appropriate.

About you:

Experience:

• Experience of working effectively with students with barriers to learning including; SEND.
• Experience of developing and delivering programmes of activities with young people both individually and in groups which enables them to pursue their learning to enhance their future development and progress into paid employment

Skills and Knowledge:

• Ability to communicate effectively with students with barriers to learning, including those who may communicate using challenging behaviour and with SEND needs
• Ability to communicate effectively with staff, parents, carers and other external contacts, at all levels, using a variety of media
• Ability to approach prospective employers and other stakeholders to create and maintain all necessary links and partnerships in support of the supported internship
• Ability to communicate a commitment to the view that students with SEND can and do achieve
• Training in Systematic Instruction (TSI) accreditation

Qualifications:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent, or substantial relevant experience that demonstrates a high order of literacy, numeracy and analytical skills

Personal

• Enhance DBS clearance & two satisfactory references (to follow an initial offer of employment).

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Career Coach, Careers Advisor, Job Coach, Job Advisor, Student Career Advice, College Careers Advisor, Youth Careers Assistance will be considered for this role.