Job Coach, Education ​/ Teaching, Special Needs ​/ Learning Disabilities

What skills and experience we're looking for

Working with our Careers and Enterprise team you will provide support to enable young people with learning difficulties and other disabilities to successfully engage with supported internships, work placements, carry out tasks at work and develop their independence and ability to progress to work in the future.

The role also includes engaging with and supporting employers to source and set up new placements and ensure that appropriate health and safety, safe guarding and monitoring processes are in place.

You must be able to engage with potential employers and secure work opportunities for students. You will need a car and business insurance.

In return we offer a great benefits package and excellent learning and development opportunities.

• Meet the person specification
• Have experience and/or a keen interest in the subject matter
• Have good communication skills
• Good levels of literacy & numeracy
• Be able to meet key accountabilities set out in Job Description
• Have good organisational skills

• Eye care and free flu vaccination voucher
• Staff awards and gift card nominations
• Cycle to work scheme & IT equipment scheme (salary sacrifice)
• Gym, food, entertainment, shopping and holiday discounts
• Family-friendly policies
• Generous pension and life assurance schemes
• Diversity and inclusion & staff wellbeing groups
• Christmas party and social events
• Free confidential mental health and wellbeing coaching and counselling services
• Continuous professional development and sponsorship for professional qualifications, apprenticeships and free training – opportunities for growth

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.