Sen Job Coach - London, United Kingdom - Generate

Generate

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job title:
Job Coach - Supported Internship

Reports to:
Internship Coordinator

Salary:
£ 12.42 per hour, (pro-rated, term time 39 weeks per year) additional hrs available

Hours: 9:00 - 16:00, Mon - Fri, 35 hours per week, term time only

Location:
Businesses across Newham

Introduction to Generate
Generate has been creating opportunities and offering support to people with a learning disability since 1972.

We are committed to improving the lives of people with a learning disability by supporting and encouraging them in a creative way to access opportunities in their communities, take their place as citizens and reduce their reliance on services.

In addition to our youth and community services targeted at people with a learning disability, we also provide an Access to Work service.

The Internship is a partnership with Generate, Newham Council, Newham College and local Businesses.

The Internship is targeted at people with Special Educational Needs between the ages of As a job coach your role on the internship is to give vital experience to young people with learning difficulties/ difficulties and autism in a workplace and transition them to paid employment.

Main Purpose of the Job

To Support Interns in their work placements, helping them gain experience and teach them how to perform the tasks in their respective roles.

To coach Interns on essential skills that are needed to thrive in the workplace.

Detailed Responsibilities and Duties

Duties will include but are not limited to:

Supporting Interns in their workplace to perform all elements of their role to a high standard
Support and empower the Interns in all aspects of their work
Maintain confidentiality at all times
Support Interns with Travel Training
Mentoring and confidence building
Learning the job role in readiness for training the intern
Training the intern to proficiently learn and deliver tasks
Modelling workplace behaviours
Targetsetting, and monitoring, and reviewing progress
Encouraging intern selfassessment/reflection
Producing visual or written aids and reminders (e.g. stepbystep task list)
Rephrasing or repeating employer instructions
Troubleshooting or advocating for the intern when things go wrong
Identifying skills development needs and either addressing them or referring to other staff
Identifying additional and/or more challenging tasks or roles that an intern could take on and relaying recommendations
Suggesting appropriate ways to explain tasks, developing accessible resources of use to the wider workforce
Ensuring interns are on task and meeting workplace standards and expectations (e.g. for timekeeping/attendance)
Supporting interns to develop CVs or revise them
Helping interns prepare for interviews
Highlighting the relationship between classroom and workplace learning
Reporting on progress to coordinator/manager
Completing Feedback and other admin tasks

General Responsibilities

To be an active member of the Generate staff team.
To comply with all relevant Generate policies, procedures and guidelines, including but not limited to Equal Opportunities, Health & Safety, Children &Vulnerable Adults, and Confidentiality of Information.
To represent Generate positively in a variety of situations and respond professionally to general enquiries.
Although normal office/ retail/ hospitality sector hours will apply, the post holder must be flexible in his/her hours to meet the needs of Generate.
Keep records and report on outcomes of your work.
Keep up to date with current issues and good practice in the field of the Access to Work programme.
Engage with support offered by colleagues and undertake training as required.
Undertake any other reasonable task relevant to the work of the organisation that may be requested by the management team