Job Title: Job Coach Salary Band: 14 to 17 ... - Jobsgopublic

Job Title:
Job Coach
Salary Band: 14 to 17
Responsible to:
Purpose of the Post:
Location:
Liaison with:
Curriculum Team Manager - Foundation
To provide coaching to students relating to seeking employment
enabling them with the skills to succeed in the workplace
The post holder will be required to work at any site from which
the College is offering or providing services and in accordance to
the needs of the students.
College students and their families, external employers, all
College employees and management
Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Establish good working relationships between families, students and the College;
2. Conduct interviews for students;
3. Secure employment for these students;
4. Support students into independent employment;
5. Provide, or organise, any necessary training for students going into employment;
6. Help employers in the adaptation of the working environments;
7. Plan and implement independent travel programmes for students;
8. Carry out the regular assessment of students;
9. Promote health and safety awareness to students going into employment;
10. Work flexibly as needed, including evenings and weekends;
11. Offer any further support to students in employment as necessary.
The above list is neither exhaustive nor exclusive, and the post holder will be expected to
undertake any other duties within his / her capability and experience that may be relevant
and necessary to fulfill the post effectively.

Personal Specification (Essential criteria):
Proven experience of working with students with learning disabilities who are not in
employment, education or training
Good communication skills
Flexible approach, with a willingness to work outside of normal working hours.
Proven experience of conducting interviews
Proven experience of finding and arranging paid employment
Proven experience arranging support strategies for adults with learning disabilities
and/or difficulties to work independently
Ability to work to targets
Ability to undertake risk assessment for students in the field
Willingness to travel
Awareness of behavioral modification techniques
Understanding of equal opportunities
A minimum level 2 in literacy and numeracy
General Duties:
All duties must be carried out to comply with:
1. Health & Safety at work act
2. Acts of Parliament, Statutory Instruments and Regulations and other legal
requirements, and nationally agreed Codes of Practice which are relevant.
3. All duties will be carried out in the working condition normally inherent in the
particular job. The postholder will be required to undertake other duties as directed
by the Principal (or his/her delegated representative) appropriate to the
administration of the College and within the abilities of the postholder. Additional
evening duties may be required from time to time.
This is a description of the job as it is presently constituted. It is our practice to review all job
descriptions regularly and update them where necessary to ensure that they are a true
reflection of the job that is being done, or to incorporate changes where they are found to be
inaccurate. This procedure is conducted jointly by the manager and the job holder. You will,
therefore, be expected to participate fully in such discussions with a view to reaching
agreement on any changes felt to be necessary. If agreement is not possible, management
reserves the right to insist on changes to your job description in line with your grade/level in
the organisation, after consultation with you.

Signed:
Date:
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