Lead Job Coach

Salary information: Scale 5; £19,494 - £ 20,566 per annum plus Special schools allowance £1,026;
Working hours: 32.5 hours per week, Term time only plus 5 training days (39 weeks);
Start Date: ASAP.

Meadow High School is a special needs school which provides education for secondary aged students aged 11-19 years with complex and moderate learning difficulties, including challenging behaviour and autism.

You must have:

• Previous experience of worked based learning and at least basic understanding of pupils with SEN.
• Relevant coaching experience.
• The ability to support interns in securing internal and external placements.
• Be a driver and willing to drive to fulfil the requirements of this role.

Specific duties may include:

• Identifying and developing students’ skills as needed for specific jobs and in building opportunities for the skills to be developed within the school environment and off site in placements.
• Coaching students at their internal / external placements.
• Planning and delivering sessions to groups or individual students.
• Arranging appropriate placements for students, both internal and external.
• Ensuring that a range of transactional resources are created (e.g. visual cue and sequences) for students to help them learn processes and gain independence in these skills.
• Ensuring that pupils are adequately supported in learning the route to placements so they can independently travel to a job.
• Supporting pupils in aspects of their personal hygiene and grooming to ensure they are appropriate and presentable for the work environment, including understanding any job specific requirements.
• Sharing previous experience and knowledge of different working environments.
• Providing in house training to job coach TA’s and relevant members of the team to develop their coaching  skills.
• Assessing and keeping records of students’ progress and achievements in line with the school’s policy and procedures.

Closing Date: Monday 17th May 2021.
Shortlisting: Friday 21st May 2021.
Interviews: Wednesday 26th May 2021.

CVs will not be accepted.

Meadow High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.