Life Coach jobs in Ilminster

Job description

At SWRAC, we support individuals to thrive through real-life and relevant education programmes. Our intention is to provide people with the skills, knowledge and experience to BE resilient, confident & independent, to GROW into education, employment or meaningful activity, LIVE healthily, BE active & responsible citizens and BE safe.

Job Coach

We are looking for a Job Coach to help support RNAS, Yeovilton learners with pre -placement planning and ongoing support during their placements. In this role, you will be working closely with learners, centre staff and local employers who offer placements.

Location: Heathcote Rd, Yeovil BA22 8HT

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Work with the learners in a classroom setting to establish rapport and support needs.
• Attend work placement interview with learner and support with preparation of interview.
• Engage with the employer to establish learner work placement roles and responsibilities and identify support requirements.
• Carry out work placement Health and Safety check (HASP), if required.
• Support the learner with travel training necessary for them to be able to travel between home and work placement.
• Support the learner with the purchase of appropriate workwear, if required.
• Plan pre-work placement visits with the learner to the work placement/employer, if necessary.
• Encourage the learner to adopt a good standard of personal hygiene and presentation.
• Liaise with parents, carers and external agencies to form a good working relationship which will help to support the learner in placement.
• Become familiar with the learner’s Access To Work hours planner and support needs identified in the Access To Work application.
• Check with the tutor whether parental/carer consents have been given for photographs/video, etc. to be taken.

Experience:

• Working with young adults with SEND: 2 years (preferred)
• Teaching or coaching
• Experience of working in different business environments
• Driving Licence (required)

Job Types: Part-time, Zero hours contract

Hours will vary due to demand

Pay: £13.69 per hour plus £1.99 holiday pay per hour worked.

Start date: as soon as possible.

SWRAC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks along with other relevant employment checks. We are committed to securing genuine equality of opportunity in all aspects of our activities as an employer and education provider.

To find out more about this role, please contact us at jobs@swrac.ac.uk and we will send you a job application pack.

Work remotely:

• No

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Benefits:

• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Private dental insurance
• Private medical insurance

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Yeovilton: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Job Types: Part-time, Zero hours contract

Pay: £13.69 per hour

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Private dental insurance
• Private medical insurance

Work Location: In person