Job Coach - SEND Employability (Fixed-term for 1 Year)

Do you have experience working with students with SEND? Are you looking for your next career opportunity? Weston College is seeking to appoint a full-time Job Coach - SEND Employability to join the team.

As the Employability Job Coach, you will be required to work as part of a team developing and delivering high quality individualised programmes of support to learners on a 1:1 basis and/or small groups with a focus of ensuring sustainable paid employment outcomes providing Job Coaching within the work place environment. The post-holder will be required to work within Foundation Learning with learners with SEND. You will be expected to develop individualised learning programmes in partnerships with local employers and curriculum staff.

The Faculty delivers a wide range of courses aimed at widening participation particularly for groups of people whomight not otherwise access opportunities for learning. We are committed to meeting the lifelong learning needs and aspirations of learners through the development of an inclusive and progressive curriculum provision that supports learners in overcoming barriers to learning. We seek to address social exclusion by helping learners to become active citizens with a range of employability skills.

This role is fixed-term for 1 Year.

To find out more about this role, please view the job description and person specification which is attached above.

When you join the team at Weston College, you will be joining a multi-award winning organisation which is one of the fasted growing colleges in the UK.

As an employee of Weston College you will have access to a huge range of benefits and support, including but not limited to:

• Wellbeing @ Weston hub, providing well-being support for all;
• A staff welfare officer;
• Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (available 24/7, 365 days a year);
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders, and the opportunity to complete this training yourself;
• Training and development opportunities;
• Regular staff conferences, with guest speakers;
• Staff social events;
• Great progression opportunities;
• Generous pension schemes.

Although we are an education provider, you don’t necessarily need experience within education to apply for a role with us, if you have relevant and transferable skills, we would welcome your application.

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 note that due to the number of applications we receive we are unable to provide feedback to unsuccessful candidates.

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