Job Coach - Buxton, United Kingdom - University of Derby

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Buxton, United Kingdom

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Job details:

College

Buxton & Leek College

Responsible to

Senior Curriculum Leader - High Needs

Location

Buxton & Leek College (Buxton/Leek Campus)

Salary

£24,870 to £27,195 per annum (For exceptional performers, there is scope for further progression up to £31,274 per annum).

Closing date

Sunday 4 June 2023

Contract type

Permanent

Post type

Full-time

Reference

0735-22


About the role:


Buxton & Leek College are seeking 3 fulltime Job Coaches to assist in enhancing our student experience, building strengths, and improving their work skills.

You will support our students with specific needs and disabilities who require assistance in the workplace, planning with them a strategy to develop their independence in work.

As a job coach you will work on and off site and be prepared to travel to various settings.


You will work closely with curriculum staff, our Work Experience and Job Coach Coordinator and with employers to create opportunities for students with SEND to develop meaningful work skills and experience, supporting them on their pathway to employment.

This role will see you working with individuals delivering work preparation courses, and supporting people to find employment, also tasked with engaging local employers sourcing work placements, voluntary roles and paid work.


Principal accountabilities:


  • Interview learners, complete employment /job profiles, tutorials/1:1s, act as a key worker to a group of young people with learning difficulties / barriers to work and lead on tasks/projects as required.
  • Prepare young people for employment, developing employability skills in the classroom, through small group sessions, on enterprise activities, 1:1 work, on work placements or in paid work, including apprenticeships.
  • Develop creative and innovative ways of working with young people to engage, motivate, equip and progress them into the world of work.
  • Build relationships with other providers and support agencies in holistically supporting young people.
  • Working alongside BLC's Work Experience and Job Coach Coordinator, actively help promote employment related projects and support on them where necessary.
  • Build a relationship with and liaise with employers to find paid employment for young people with Learning Difficulties/barriers to work.
  • Complete task analysis on prospective jobs, support young people when they start work and produce any support materials/adaptations required.
  • Provide regular, ongoing and easily accessible support for the employer and trouble shoot any potential problems.
  • Develop and maintain an indepth knowledge of the local job market to identify trends and opportunities for employment.
  • Work towards given targets around caseloads of young people and in progressing them into paid employment, including apprenticeships.
  • Maintain accurate records and assist in the preparation, collation, and presentation of statistical and other information, and to prepare reports.

Person specification:


Essential Criteria:


Qualifications:


  • Level 3 qualification or equivalent experience.
  • Level 2 qualification in literacy and numeracy (e.g. GCSE English and Maths at grade A*C).
  • Hold / be willing to work towards Specific training in TSI (Training in Systematic Instruction), in addition to further training that may be required as part of the role.

Experience:


  • Experience of supporting young people in education/ workplace settings and experience of working with young people with Learning Difficulties and Disabilities including SLD and ASD, implementing effective supportive strategies and adjustments.
  • Experience of forming active relationships with employers, account management and progressing young people into paid work/apprenticeships through these
  • Experience of networking and forming links with other providers, support agencies and potential referral points

Skills, knowledge & abilities:


  • Ability to support young people with their learning and work preparation including the development of support materials
  • Focused on the provision of excellent services to all young people.
  • Ability to use systems and technology to effectively and efficiently undertake the role
  • Solutions provider, focused on outcomes, selfmotivated and able to work on own initiative
  • Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to adapt communication to meet the needs of young people and to communicate effectively with employers
  • Ability to work towards deadlines, targets and be able to manage own work/diary
  • Commitment to and promotion of safeguarding the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and an understanding of the safeguarding practices applicable to working within a College.
  • An inclusive approach to Individuals with differences.
  • The skills to advocate for young people with additional needs.

Benefits:

As well as competitive pay scales, we offer generous holiday entitlement. We also offer opportunities for furt
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