Job Title: SEND Job Coach

Location: Middlesbrough College Main Campus, TS2 1AD

Department: Additional Learning Support

Reporting to: Director of Inclusive Learning

Salary: £19,727 - £20,628 per annum (actual salary)

Contractual hours: 37 hours per week, 38 weeks

Basis: Term time, Permanent

Pension: Local Government Pension Scheme

Join Our Team

We’re looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join our Inclusive Learning Department, supporting learners with special educational needs across our Supported Internship Programme and wider work experience activities. This rewarding role involves providing effective, personalised support both in college and in the workplace, working closely with employers to create inclusive environments, and helping learners overcome barriers to employment. By nurturing their personal development and building their confidence, you’ll play a key role in enabling learners to progress into meaningful and sustainable employment.

What You’ll Be Doing:

As a SEND Job Coach, you will:

• Support and coach people with learning difficulties and disabilities into and at work using systematic instruction techniques to teach roles and tasks.
• Utilise systematic instruction and job analysis to create effective training plans for interns and to develop independence in work.
• Work with external stakeholders and employers to understand reasonable adjustments are and accommodations to create a supportive and inclusive workplace for interns.
• Educate employers on the benefits of hiring individuals with disabilities and provide ongoing support and consultation.
• Promote and model professionalism and excellent working behaviours and interpersonal skills with students/interns at and into work.
• Continually assess each young person both formally and informally to create an adaptable, personalised vocational profile and contribute to individual learning plans.
• Keep accurate records of job coaching support provided and liaise closely CTL for PFA & Supported Internship and Associate Director for Inclusive Learning/ALS to agree appropriate levels of support for learners.

What We’re Looking For:

We seek candidates who:

• Have a relevant Level 3 qualification (or above) relating to children, young people and adults with SEND
• Have accredited training via BASE relating to Supported Employment Techniques and/or Training in Systematic Instruction (TSI) (desirable)
• Hold GCSEs at Level 4/Grade C or above in English and Maths, or equivalent.

What’s in it for you?

The college offers an excellent benefits package which includes:

• Excellent Training and Development Opportunities
• Dedicated Teaching & Learning Coaches for New Staff.
• On-site staff parking available
• Contributions to a variety of role-based pensions schemes including Teachers Pension, Local Government Pension Scheme and NEST Pension
• On site restaurant and food outlets including Costa Coffee
• Extensive wellbeing provision including, but not limited to:
  -24 hour Employee Assistance Programme (free counselling support for staff and their immediate family)
  -Occupational Health
  -Free Flu jabs
  -Free Gym Membership for all staff
  -Discounted hair and beauty salon treatments

For further details and to discuss the role in more detail, please contact Craig Duggan, Director of Inclusive Learning on C.Duggan@mbro.ac.uk

Ready to Make a Difference? Apply Early!

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we can appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closing date. We therefore encourage applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible.

To learn more about working at Middlesbrough College, please visit our Work For Us page.

SAFEGUARDING

Middlesbrough College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students, including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment.

This role involves regulated activity and direct contact with children and young people. The successful candidate will be expected to uphold the highest standards of safeguarding practice.

We follow Safer Recruitment practices in line with the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, an online search, and proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All convictions, cautions, and bind-overs, including those regarded as ‘spent’, must be declared, subject to the DBS filtering rules.

It is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.

Middlesbrough College is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

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