Job Coach 

Permanent - 20 hours per week

Salary – £23,574 (FTE)

Roles available at Richard Taunton College Southampton and St Vincent College, Gosport

Would you like to be able to help young people with additional needs have a bright and fulfilling future? Would you like to have a life –changing, positive impact on their lives every day?

We have a number of exciting opportunities for candidates to join our Supported Internship programme for young people with Education, Health and Care Plans.

The Job Coach will work with young people with additional needs during their placements that will ultimately lead to paid work. They will be supporting the young people in the workplace and helping them to learn and do the job, while they are on the internship programme.

Ideally, you should:

- Be passionate about supporting and guiding young people

- Be skilled and have experience of talking to employers

- Be flexible and adaptable

- Want to make a difference to the lives of young people with additional needs

Ideally candidates will hold a qualification in Supported Employment and be trained in Systematic Instruction. However, for the right candidate this training will be provided.

The role is working across the Lighthouse Learning Trust, at both colleges, Richard Taunton Sixth Form College and St Vincent College.

For further information on the role, please review the job description.

Advert closing date - 18th September at 12pm

Interviews - Candidates will be reviewed and invited to interview as and when suitable applications are received.

Lighthouse Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.