Job Coach - SEND Employability; Maternity Cover

As one of the fastest-growing Colleges in the UK, delivering courses from entry level right up to Masters degrees, Weston College is an inspiring place to work.

Why not join us as a Job Coach - SEND Employability ?

This is a full-time role, working 37 hours per week, on a maternity cover basis.

Interviews for this role will take place on-site, at one of our college campuses in Weston-super-Mare.

Day to day duties of the role

• Carrying out high quality Initial Needs Assessments and Vocational Profiling along with other appropriate assessments to establish support needs and effectively track progress.
• Proactively deliver Job Coaching and implement the SEND Code of Practice and adherence to the Supported Employment National Occupational Standards.
• Plan and review individual programmes of support ensuring all aspects of provision and support specified within a student's Education Health and Care Plan is in place and progress is effectively tracked and monitored.
• Close liaison with the EHCP co-ordinator to ensure a seamless process of applying for an EHCP, producing the necessary documentation and ensuring the statutory requirements are in place.

Required skills and qualifications

• LDD or SEND qualification. All candidates must possess a recognised LDD qualification or be prepared to gain (with the assistance of the College) a qualification within the first two years of service.
• A professional qualification that is appropriate to the work.
• Relevant successful learning support and job coaching experience with evidence that these have led to sustainable paid employment outcomes.
• Knowledge and understanding of learning difficulties and disabilities and how these may affect the way students learn, gain and sustain paid employment.

Weston 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.

Please be aware that Weston College reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

Due to the volume of recruitment, we are unable to offer feedback to any unsuccessful candidates.

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received.