Job Coach/Travel Trainer

Job Coach/Travel Trainer

Based at Glasshouse College, Stourbridge with regular

travel to Argent College, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham.

Term Time Only

40 hours per week, 37 weeks per year

Salary: FTE £23,886 (Actual Salary pro rata £19,493) per annum

Glasshouse College is part of Ruskin Mill Trust, a leading charitable organisation providing innovative and experiential education and training for young people marginalised by disadvantage, exclusion or special learning needs. Inspired by Rudolf Steiner, William Morris and John Ruskin, the college actively promotes the industrial heritage of the Black Country, craftsmanship and entrepreneurship in traditional and contemporary industry and crafts.

The College provides an innovative and diverse Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) curriculum and our students benefit from an extensive range of education, health and care support in each college. Each core element of the educational cycle is designed to establish active and positive relationships with nature and the community through a holistic approach to human development. This supports three key stages: overcoming barriers to learning; becoming skilled and being ready to engage and give back to the community.

We are seeking to appoint a Job Coach/Travel Trainer to support our students attending both internal and external work placement opportunities to include responsibility for training in respect of travel arrangements to and from work placements.

In this role you will play an integral role in supporting placements, building relationships with employers and key staff within internal and external work placement organisations and will provide valuable support to students to ensure that they are able to access placements in order to further enhance their learning experience and employability.

You will work with students to role model the skills required for independent employment by way of experiential learning within the placement setting and help to equip students with the skills needed for sustainable employment through structured learning in the workplace.

Applicants must have:

• Experience of working with learners with learning difficulties and/ or learning disabilities
• Ideally have experience of working in an education or other public sector environment and possess a high degree of personal resilience and emotional and social intelligence.
• A full driving licence is essential due to the nature of the role.
• Cross-site working will be expected, which includes our satellite provision, Argent College based in the heart of Birmingham’s vibrant Jewellery Quarter.

Working with us is rewarding and our holistic approach extends to the staff body where we achieve a strong sense of community within our exceptional educational settings. We also offer competitive salaries with progression in pay once qualified, and an auto-enrolment private pension scheme.

In addition, staff benefit from:

• A comprehensive induction programme, an excellent personal development plan and extensive training to include Safeguarding, Autism, Attachment, Emotional Resilience, Holistic Support, Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE), CPI safety intervention training.
• A beautiful and unique setting in which to work, with free organic, healthy and nutritious lunches during term time.
• A healthcare cash plan (Medicash).
• 33-38 days annual leave (including bank holidays) increasing with your length of service with us.
• A Cycle to Work Scheme.
• A free employee assistance programme with BHSF.

The post is subject to satisfactory references, an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for both adults and children, medical check, evidence of qualifications, and verification of the right to work in the UK. Ruskin Mill Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

INDLP

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: INDLP