Job Title: SEND Transitional Coach
Location: Highbury
Salary: £30,931 – £35,864 (Full-Time Equivalent)
Job Type: Part Time, Fixed Contract
Working Hours: 30 Hours per week, 52 Weeks per year, Fixed Contract until October 2024.
About City of Portsmouth College:
As the newly merged City of Portsmouth College, we aspire to be the employer of choice in the Portsmouth area, with a progressive, supportive, and rewarding workplace culture and one that offers competitive benefits for its staff. By joining us, you will personally be part of the change we are driving and will play a pivotal role in supporting the growth and development of our brilliant students, turning them into future leaders and innovators. Everyone at City of Portsmouth College is part of the bigger picture and together, each role makes an impact and in turn a difference to our students learning journey.
We have an unrivalled curriculum of courses on offer for students of all ages and stages covering A-levels, Apprenticeships, Vocational & Technical courses. We also offer Higher Education, Online learning and Community courses that appeal to the needs of the local community.
What we offer:
- Annual Leave: 41 days which includes 25 days, 8 days for Christmas closure plus 8 bank holidays
- Local Government Pension Scheme 26.10%
- Learning & Development programmes by The Community Adult Education Department
- Onsite discounts: COPC Hair Salon & 50% off at the COPC Sports Centre
- Online discounts: Unidays, Student Beans and Totum with a COPC email address
- Free car parking across all campus sites
About the role:
Reporting to the Assistant Principal Foundations Learning Support, you will support and shape the future of young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities through their transition from school to further learning, training and employment. They will develop outstanding enrichment and enterprise programmes to enhance students learning, confidence and employability skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Liaise and engage with parents/carers, students, staff, and external organisations such as partner schools and other support services
- Support students on a one-to-one basis with their transition and progression opportunities as well as meeting and supporting parent/carers on a one-to-one basis
- Supporting employers when employing SEND learners
- Provide on-going information, advice, and guidance on future progression opportunities such as employment, external SEND providers and support services
- Responsible for the organisation, management and promotion of cross-college SEND events specifically for the benefit of SEND students and their parents/carers. Examples may include SEND career fairs, live performances, and parent evening events
- Plan and deliver a range of enrichment and enterprise projects to enhance skills relevant to the student’s future progression
- Working with the marketing team and students in designing/creating information and guidance resources in relation to progression and opportunities for both students, parent/carers and a wider audience
- Representing the college at local school liaison, career fair and SEND networking events
To be successful in this role, below is what we would need from you:
- Experience of working with young people within a SEND environment
- Experience of delivering Careers, Information, Advice and Guidance specialising in SEND
- Experience of co-ordinating events, enterprise projects, enrichment activities for those with SEND
- Significant experience of designing and developing promotional materials in support of stakeholder events
- Ability to work effectively with colleagues to achieve faculty and college objectives
- Computer literacy qualification including word-processing and spreadsheets element
- Enthusiastic, committed, and flexible in approach to their work and can manage their own time and work under pressure
Diversity and Inclusion:
Equality, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion are central to the work of City of Portsmouth College. This underpins the vision of the College to transform lives through providing exceptional education and training.
The College’s commitment to Equality, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion is reflected in the continued successful promotion of these strands through the curriculum, enrichment activities and the range of direct and indirect student support services.
Pre Employment Checks:
The City of Portsmouth College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in our college. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and two references.
We reserve the right the close the job advert when we have had successful applications, and it may not run for the full duration of the advert.
We do not accept CV’s from agencies for these roles.
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