Employment / Vocational Specialist
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Ambitious College
Isleworth
- Expired
- Salary:
- £28,843 - £33,132 pa - Dependent on skills and experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 13 June 2018
Job overview
Have you got what it takes to make the ordinary possible for young people with complex autism who regularly experience discrimination?
Are you committed to hearing the voices of young people who regularly go unheard?
Have you drive, energy and ambition?
If you have answered ‘Yes’ to all of the above, we would be delighted to receive your application to be part of our team at Ambitious College.
Ambitious about Autism is the national charity for children and young people with autism. We provide services, raise awareness and understanding, and campaign for change. Our mission is to help children and young people with autism to learn, thrive and achieve.
Ambitious College is London’s first registered specialist day college, supporting young people with autism aged 16-25.
We are seeking an exceptional person to lead on our work supporting the charity to realise its ambitions to enable young people with complex autism to access work experience and employment opportunities. This exciting new post will be based in our West Thames campus in Isleworth.
A central part of this role is to develop and maintain high quality partnerships with employers and community-based partners. Your responsibilities will include:
- Managing employer engagement activity by developing and maintaining relationships with employers and local community partners
- Increasing the number of work experience and employment opportunities both internally and externally in line with set objectives
- Developing and implement individual employment related targets for learners and track their progress as part of the college Transdisciplinary Team
- Producing individual employability plans for all learners on the caseload
- Achieving employment related ILP targets according to the College KPIs
- Developing effective job coaching and employment plans
- Supporting the development of a new supported internship project and social enterprise initiatives.
Be extraordinary and join us in making the ordinary possible for young people.
Closing date: 5pm on Thursday 14 June 2018
Interview date: Friday 22 June 2018
About Ambitious College
- Ambitious College
- C/o West Thames College, London Road, Isleworth
- Middlesex
- TW7 4HS
- United Kingdom
Ambitious College is a specialist day college for autistic young people aged 16 –25.
The college has two campuses co-located within mainstream colleges in north and west London. These are the Pears Campus at the College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London (CONEL) in Tottenham and the Pears Campus at West Thames College in Isleworth.
At each campus, there is a team of dedicated and passionate professionals including teachers, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, employment specialists, behaviour specialists and specialist support staff. Using the Ambitious Approach to education, they work together to come up with learning and support approaches tailored to the individual.
Through a range of partnerships with local businesses, community groups and mainstream partners, the college also offer opportunities to learn in the community. This combined approach – personalised education, positive support and real work experience – delivers results. It allows young people to achieve their goals, fulfil their potential and go on to lead active lives in their community.
Head of College: Linda Looney
Values and vision
Ambitious about Autism is the national charity for autistic children and young people. We offer specialist education and support through Ambitious College, TreeHouse School, and The Rise School.
Ambitious College's values define how we work and ensure that children and young people with autism are at the heart of all that we do. We think everyone is entitled to lead a fulfilling, happy, and rewarding life; and this includes young people with autism.
Our learners are at the heart of everything we do, their curriculum is highly personalised to help them achieve their goals. We operate a person-centered approach. It is delivered by our highly skilled and friendly staff. We offer lots of opportunities to learn in the community through a range of partnerships with local employers, services, and our mainstream college partners.
As our name suggests, we are ambitious for our learners. We are a dedicated team of professionals who are passionate about our work in supporting young learners to live ordinary lives in their home community. We know that with the right opportunity and support they can achieve great things.
Ofsted
“Leaders, managers and governors have high ambitions and expectations for learners. Leaders and managers have developed a good curriculum offer which enables learners to study one of four pathways: engagement and interaction, maximum independence, preparing for employment, and vocational learning. As a result, most learners benefit from an individually tailored and well-taught programme that is based on their needs, aspirations and ambitions. Learners make good progress and are prepared well to move from college to the next stage of their life.”
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