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Job Coach (Ref: LCC3698)

Job Coach (Ref: LCC3698)

Luminate Education Group

Leeds

Salary:
Commencing at £20,987 PA with Progression to £22,200 PA Pro Rata
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
2 February 2023

Job overview

This vacancy is based at our Joseph Priestley Centre in Beeston, Leeds

What We Do

Our role is to develop the confidence and work-related skills of students with identified disabilities, learning difficulties and behavioral changes, wishing to make their next move out of college and into independent or semi - independent living.

What You Will Do

  • Undertake training/orientation prior to beginning of work placement/voluntary placement.
  • Provide on-going support in the workplace/voluntary placement as required.
  • To be negotiated with the student and employer on an individual basis.
  • Contribute to reviews providing feedback on progress in line with the RARPA process. .
  • Support students in and out of class to help them to achieve a positive destination once the course has been completed.
  • Where appropriate work with employers / organisations to secure progression opportunities.
  • Complete workplace / community setting risk assessments.
  • Support progression to appropriate destination (supported living, work or community settings)
  • To support a caseload of identified students who have been identified as wishing to make progress into paid work or voluntary work/ community setting.
  • Establish and maintain contact with the students’ carers, parents or personal tutor, keeping them informed of progress and issues, to secure their support and involvement.
  • Help induct the student into the workplace / community setting.
  • Liaise with internal and external agencies/services/employers to provide useful support and opportunities for the student.

Your Profile

  • Strong ability to develop effective relationships with employers, students, parent and carers
  • Strong ability to develop rapport and empathy
  • Solution-focused approach
  • Able to work in a team, hiring responsibilities and duties Enhanced communication and interpersonal skills
  • Good organisational and administrative skills
  • Able to work in a team towards the EHCP outcomes and in line with the RARPA model of delivery.
  • Experience of working with SEND learners

If you have any questions regarding this role, please contact Trace Hoddell at Tracey.hoddell@leedscitycollege.ac.uk or Richard Jones at Richard.jones@leedscitycollege.ac.uk

About Luminate Education Group

Luminate Education Group consists of; Harrogate College (HC), Keighley College (KC), Leeds City College (LCC), Leeds Conservatoire (LC), University Centre Leeds, Leeds Sixth Form College and Yorkshire Centre for Training & Development.

Luminate Education Group is a collective of education providers based in Yorkshire with one clear purpose: to make a positive difference to people’s lives through genuinely transformative education and training.

We offer a curriculum as diverse as our students within a vibrant and multicultural learning environment. Our goal is to deliver excellent and innovative education which supports and inspires every student to achieve their ambitions.

You’ll be part of a positive, progressive and collaborative team, where you’ll play an important role in helping to transform lives and communities through education.

We offer a wide range of job vacancies, and our large size and diverse range of member organisations means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.

As an education provider, we are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our workforce, and you’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development courses designed to help you continually develop and grow.

Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.

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