What skills and experience we're looking for
Tees Valley Collaborative Trust, based in the North East of England, is a well established organisation with social inclusion, educational excellence and widening participation at the heart of its values.
At the Prior Pursglove College site, we are seeking to appoint a Job Coach to work with students aged 16-24 with an EHCP studying on the Supported Internship Programme to support them in their transition into employment.
You need to have excellent communication and organisation skills, enabling you to identify, contact and speak to potential employers to discuss placements with them and provide support for the young person in the early stages of their placement. You must be able to travel to a workplace with a student.
You must be able to work on a one to one or group basis with our students and have an understanding of the needs of, and empathy for, students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities. You will have experience of delivering literacy and numeracy support and will hold a Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification, or other relevant level 3 qualification.
Normal working hours are between 8.45 am and 4.00 pm but actual working hours will be discussed at interview and job share arrangements will be considered. Please indicate on your application form how many hours a week you are applying for.
What the school offers its staff
Employee Benefits include:
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme for all our support staff
• Opportunities for training and professional development
• Childcare Vouchers
• Cycle Scheme
• On-site canteen for both staff and students
• Free on-site parking
• Discounted nursery provision on the Prior Pursglove College site (available to all Trust employees)
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.