Job Coach

Description We are looking for a Job Coach to join us on a permanent, part-time basis, working 52 weeks per year, 12 hours per week.
The successful candidate will work with employers to identify roles for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) that are a good match for their strengths and aspirations, providing coaching and guidance to interns within their workplaces and working with employers to ensure they have the skills and confidence to maintain employment after the end of the Supported Internship.
This will include contributing to the achievement of learner outcomes and having a key role in their success.
Main Responsibilities and Duties: The following is an indication of the type and level of the main priorities expected of this role as directed by your line manager and is not intended to be a comprehensive list of duties or tasks: 1.
Apply supported employment values and ethics to engage with prospective interns who aspire to paid employment, enabling them to raise their aspirations and make informed decisions.
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Create and agree development plans for interns to gain and maintain employment working in partnership with interns, their family/ carers, employers and communities.
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Advise employers about the benefits, processes and practices to recruit and retain a diverse workforce, including negotiating any reasonable adjustments required to remove barriers to employment, whilst using appropriate assessment methods to identify the needs of interns and the analysis of jobs and employer requirements to enable a good job match.
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Ensure employer understanding, assessment and mitigation of risk, including Health and Safety, Safeguarding and Information Governance.
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Provide individualised support for interns in the workplace which meets their needs, including personal care needs where required and travel training for interns who require support to travel.
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Enable individuals in supported employment to be productive and integrated in their workplace  7.
Maintain accurate records which recognise and record the progress and achievement of interns and complete administrative tasks such as Access to Work claims.
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Actively participate in Continuous Professional Development (CPD), in order to develop skills as a reflective supported employment practitioner.
All staff are required to: Complete mandatory annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in accordance with the number of hours set for their Department.
Travel between sites as and when required in accordance with their job role.
Undertake occasional evening and weekend work to meet the needs of the service.
Comply with and understand all aspects of legislation and College policies and processes relating to safeguarding, including promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people.
Comply with, understand and promote statutory and college best practice in Health & Safety at a level relevant to the role and responsibilities held by the post holder.
Comply with, understand and promote statutory and college best practice in respect of GDPR at a level relevant to the role and responsibilities held by the post holder.
Have access to confidential information which should not be disclosed to any other person unless in pursuit of your duties in compliance with GDPR or with the specific permission given on behalf of the College.
Actively take responsibility for their personal learning and development (informal and formal) reviewing and reflecting on their performance within their current role.
Promote, adhere to, understand and put into practice all college policies and procedures.
Positively support equality of opportunity and equity of treatment to colleagues and students in accordance with the MidKent College Equal Opportunities Policy.
Attend and complete all mandatory training sessions or on-line computer based training packages as required by the college.
Undertake any other duties consistent with the key responsibilities and/or duties of this role as directed by your manager.
Benefits Health & Wellbeing: Access to a Workplace Health Coach Benenden Health & Health Assured services Support for Eye Checks & Glasses Health Checks Menopause Mentors & Counselling Services Mental Health First Aid & Musculoskeletal Advice Stop Smoking Support & Help for Alcohol or Substance Use "Get Moving" Physical Activity Programs & Healthy Living Support Work-Life Balance: Flexible Working Options to suit your needs Generous Annual Leave Up to 5 Volunteering Days per year Wellbeing, Community, and Focus Days Free Parking on all Sites Career Development: Learning & Development Opportunities Internal Development Schemes & Aspiring Managers Programme Pay Progression & Honoraria Payments Recognition & Rewards: One You Rewards & Recognition Schemes Campus Resources & Support You at Work Long Service Awards & Retirement Bonus Teachers Pension / Local Government Pension Plans A GOOD local College for Maidstone and Medway Every year over 6000 students from Medway, Maidstone and beyond choose MidKent College to continue their studies and prepare for their future career.
Our sparkling campuses in Maidstone and Medway boast some of the best vocational training facilities in the country as well as staff and student social zones and more.
Our University Centre Maidstone campus  provides a valuable higher education and professional training centre for Maidstone, including South East Institute of Technology and the College's Home Energy Centre.
Additionally, in September 2024 we proudly opened Medway School of Arts in Chatham's Historic Dockyard.
All of our campuses benefit from ongoing investment programmes so that we can provide fantastic learning environments for our students.
For over 100 years we've been providing high-quality technical training and apprenticeships in a range of subject areas.
In November 2018 Ofsted rated the College as 'Good'.
Commitment to Safeguarding We are committed to the safeguarding of all our students and staff.
This means everyone who works here is required to actively protect them from preventable harm.
Our recruitment and selection process includes background checks which will be undertaken on the successful applicant, including an enhanced DBS, and in your application you are required to demonstrate how you meet the Colleges requirements on safeguarding.
The background checks will be carried-out in accordance with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Code of Practice.
The DBS helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children.
We operate in accordance with the DBS Code of Conduct and Privacy Policy.
You can access both of these documents at https://www.midkent.ac.uk/about-us/policy-and-privacy-information MidKent College is committed to safeguarding and the Prevent Agenda and to promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff to share this commitment.
MKC complies fully with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Code of Practice regarding the correct handling, storage, retention and disposal of Disclosures and Disclosure information, and undertakes not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a disclosure on the basis of a conviction or other information revealed.
Since the post for which you are applying may involve unsupervised access to children and vulnerable adults, it will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children or young people.
Candidates who are preliminarily offered a position for such posts will be required to disclose details, cautions (including final warnings or reprimands), or convictions which are not "protected" as defined by the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 or any other matters that may be relevant to their suitability to work for the College including sanctions relating to work with children in any country outside of the UK.
Please note that the College is unable to consider an application further if the candidate declines to complete the Disclosure form.
Commitment to Equal Opportunities As a proud user of the disability confident scheme the College is committed to equal opportunities and celebrates the diversity of staff and students.
As part of our commitment to the scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy.
We welcome applications from anyone wishing to work flexibly and those considering a return to work from a career break.