Send Job Coach - Ilford, United Kingdom - Astrum Mat

Description

Job Title SEND Job Coach

Pay Grade/scale OUTL Not NJC

Hours 8.30am - 4.30pm Mon - Fri 37.5 hours per week

Weeks Term Time plus 3 weeks

Location King George Hospital

Responsible to Tutor/ Project Manager


Job Purpose:

• To identify a student's strengths, interests, and abilities related to skill acquisition, job development and employment.
• To use Job Coaching techniques to support young people's development towards employability, including Systematic Instruction
• To seek appropriate employment consistent with the student's interests and skills and to work with local business and industry to meet their employment needs.
• To determine and refer young people on the programme to appropriate support services for training and successful employment.

Performance Responsibilities:


To facilitate the training and integration of Project SEARCH student into a department rotation and/or competitive work environment.

• Provide individual training and support to the intern at the host business worksite (Barking Havering &

Redbridge University Trust Hospital (King George's Hospital Goodmayes) or competitive job which includes:Skills Training, building natural supports, identifying Reasonable Adjustments, assistive technology, etc.

Finance Officer, maintain thorough records for internal and external audit

• Communicate effectively with any other staff, subcontractors, coworkers, family members, college and supported employment agency personnel as relates to the intern being trained.
• Perform specific department analysis, job analysis, task analysis, and job matching activities.
• Carry out steps of employment plan with intern and other parties as appropriate and attend individual employment planning meetings to know intern's strengths, interests and challenges
• Work with interns, employers, families, job development specialist, steering group partners and other appropriate parties to problem solve issues related to training and employment where necessary.
• Practice positive feedback techniques with interns, colleagues, and other staff.
• Raise Host Business' and potential employers' understanding of Reasonable Adjustments and implementation
• Train interns to the required standard in the areas of personal hygiene, communication, interviewing, and self management as they relate to successful employment at the host business.
• Track the progress of interns in relation to their employability skills and identify areas for improvement using both written and statistical reports.
• Provide travel training to job site if necessary.
• Communicate with other partners to make final decisions regarding any issues that may affect intern's success at a worksite or competitive job site. These decisions may be related to continued Skills Training, self

- management, job tasks, etc.

• Explore jobs that match intern's interests and skills and communicate with all team members about job options.
• Attend training programmes provided
• Participate in decisionmaking process to identify and implement training strategies and/or services with other partners and host business staff.
• Coordinates Skills Training and other job details with all team members and provide reports for other team members when required.

Professional Responsibilities:


Responsible for performing those duties and activities that ensure interns learn skills required for full time employment prospects.

• Adhere to and promote the standards of the host business and/or competitive work site in order to promote job productivity and efficiency.
• Submit and complete appropriate Job Coach paperwork.
• Recognise and act on the legal responsibilities concerning the safety and welfare of the interns and promote

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion practices

• Act as the Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead if the Project Manager is unavailable.
• Demonstrate daily work assignment responsibilities: is accountable for all hours assigned, is punctual and regular in attendance, and attends appropriate training activities.

Professional Development

• To take part in staff meetings and training opportunities
• To attend relevant training courses and share good practice and knowledge gained with members of the staff team as appropriate
• To participate in the Statutory Performance Management/Appraisal arrangement.
• The abovementioned duties are neither exclusive nor exhaustive and the post holder may be required to carry out other relevant and/or reasonable duties as directed by the CEO/their Line Manager commensurate with the skills, abilities and grade of the post.

Personal Characteristics Key Results Area:


Responsible for personal characteristics necessary to collaborate with other partner team members and accomplish job responsibilities.

• Participate in professional growth activities such as workshops, conferences, inservices, etc. and uses information gained to improve performance.
• Act as an effective role mode