Work Placement Co-ordinator & Job Coach

About the role

Since 1996, we've been empowering people with learning disabilities in Devon to achieve their dreams and build fulfilling lives. Our core values of kindness, respect, and positivity guide everything we do.

Responsibilities

• As a Work Placement Coordinator & Job Coach, you will play a pivotal role in the success of our students through:
• Generating and maintaining new and exciting work placements for students, completing the necessary health and safety and safeguarding checks, as well as arranging and supporting with student interviews.
• Supporting students into & during their work placements and being point of contact for employers.
• Monitoring and ensuring that students have positive outcomes through their work placements.
• Working alongside colleagues within the college with work placement diary management and students' individual learning plans.

Requirements

• You'll be a motivated and experienced professional who is passionate about making a difference. You should have:
• Significant experienced in coaching and mentoring young people with learning disabilities and/or working 1:1 with vulnerable children/young adults with complex needs.
• Extensive and demonstrable experience in developing and maintaining work placement partnerships with local organisations.
• Experience in building and maintaining professional relationships with employers, students, families, colleagues and other stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills (both verbal and written), as well as an organised and detail oriented approach.
• The right mindset; a positive and practical person, who is enthusiastic and proactive about student outcomes through the encouragement of work placements.
• The ability to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Ideally, you will have worked in an FE college previously.
• Make a difference and build your career at Lifeworks:
• We're passionate about supporting our staff just as much as we are about supporting our service users. When you join our team, you can expect:
• A Real Living Wage
• A starting entitlement of 33 days' holiday
• A fully funded DBS check and update service to ensure a smooth onboarding process
• Access to valuable resources, including an employee assistance programme to support your mental and emotional health
• Building a diverse and safe team:
• Early applications encouraged!
• This vacancy

Additional Information

Work Placement Co-ordinator & Job Coach Work location: Dartington and surrounding areas Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week, 52 weeks per year Salary: £28,353.00 - £33,754.50 per annum Are you proactive, organised and experienced in working with vulnerable people with learning disabilities? Do you love seeking new opportunities to support growth and progression? We have an exciting new opportunity within our college team, for a Work Placement Co-ordinator & Job Coach. This role is integral to enabling students to transition into independence. You will be working to find local businesses that share our vision of supporting people to gain work experience. Through the work you do, you will find suitable placements to match student's interests, work with employers to assess suitability and responsibilities and ensure workplaces are safe. Throughout a student's time at a work placement, you'll be there both in person or behind the scenes supporting them and will be working closely with your wider college team to encourage and monitor progress.

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