Life Coach jobs in Patchway

As one of the fastest-growing Colleges in the UK, delivering courses from entry level right up to Masters degrees, Weston College is an inspiring place to work. Why not join us as a SEND Job Coach?

This is a full-time role, working 37 hours per week, all year round.

Interviews for this role will take place on-site, at one of our college campuses in Weston-super-Mare.

As a SEND Job Coach, you may be based at any of our Weston-super-Mare campuses.

Day to day duties of the role

Carrying out high quality Initial Needs Assessments and Vocational Profiling along with other appropriate assessments to establish support needs and effectively track progress leading to successful outcomes.

Proactively deliver Job Coaching and implement the SEND Code of Practice and adherence to the Supported Employment National Occupational Standards. Plan and reviewing individual programmes of support ensuring all aspects of provision and support specified within a student's Education Health and Care Plan is in place and the progress is effectively tracked and monitored.
• Close liaison with the EHCP Coordinator to ensure a seamless process of applying for an EHCP, producing the necessary documentation and ensuring the statutory requirements are in place.

Required skills and qualifications

LDD or SEND qualification. All candidates must possess a recognised LDD qualification or be prepared to gain (with the assistance of the College) a qualification within the first two years of service.

Relevant successful learning support and job coaching experience with evidence that these have led to sustainable paid employment outcomes. Knowledge and understanding of learning difficulties and disabilities and how these may affect the way students learn, gain and sustain paid employment.
• Knowledge and experience of current evidence-based job coaching and learning strategies.

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.

We value equality, diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. As a Disability Confident employer, we will support applicants who require reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact or 01934 411441.

Please note: this vacancy may close early if sufficient applications are received, so we encourage early applications.