Hourly Paid Job Coach in SEN in Worcester

Closing Date: 03/09/2026 23:59

Pay: Up to £17.05 per hour (including holiday pay) - starting salary is dependent on experience and qualifications.

Hours: 18 Hours x 34 Weeks

Type: Part Time

Please note: HoW College reserves the right to extend the advertising period for this vacancy or close the vacancy early in line with volume of applicants. We would therefore advise interested candidates to apply promptly.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

To become an Hourly Paid Job Coach in our SEN department, we need someone who is motivated, enthusiastic and committed. The successful candidate will have the chance to acquire new skills and develop their abilities in a wide range of activities. We have a variety of students from the surrounding area; we are a welcoming and inclusive community that champions diversity and equality across our college. Our departments collaborate to establish and uphold the inclusive HoW culture, we keep this in mind as we manage interactions with the public, fellow employees, and nearby schools. Although this position is based at our Worcester campus, all applicants must be prepared to travel to our other campuses or surrounding areas as required.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

To find a more detailed list of your day-to-day responsibilities, please refer to the key roles and accountabilities section on our Job Description. You will support in many aspects, to name a few:

• Build and maintain relationships with local employers to secure high-quality work placements, supported projects, and employer engagement opportunities.
• Source, assess and approve work placement opportunities, ensuring all health and safety, risk assessment, and insurance requirements are met.
• Support students before and during work placements, monitoring progress, assessing employability skills, and providing ongoing guidance.
• Work collaboratively with Personal Tutors, Careers Teams, and curriculum staff to prepare learners for employment through work readiness, CV, job search, and interview support.
• Maintain accurate records of learner progress and placement outcomes, contributing to quality improvement and performance targets.
• Promote employer engagement and careers education, supporting the college's careers strategy, Gatsby Benchmarks, and wider careers programme.
• Attend relevant work experience and careers meetings and contribute to continuous improvement activities.

ABOUT US

Heart of Worcestershire College, the county's largest further education institution, offers a diverse range of academic, vocational, and community courses throughout its campuses. In all we do, our principles of diversity, integrity, partnership, and trust come through, enabling us to offer timely and knowledgeable services both within and outside of our immediate neighbourhood. By 2030, we also intend to be 90% green! Our goal is to advance, innovate, and inspire. We're looking for people who want to come along for the journey because our growth will be your growth.

THE PERKS

A career with us entails much more than a pay cheque, because we know our employees are our most valuable resource. You can look forward to the following perks with us:

• Confidential Employee Assistance Programme (available 24/7, 365 days a year); giving access to free confidential counselling
• Regular Continuing Professional Development Opportunity to gain further qualifications and enhance professional development through our Awards process
• Agile and Flexible working (Dependent upon role)
• Employee discounts & benefits package including high street and travel discounts
• Fantastic progression opportunities
• A mentor to support you in your new role
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free onsite parking (Certain Campuses only)
• Opportunities of volunteering within local community and charities

WE HIRE PEOPLE

Every person we hire has a different mix of experiences, cultures, and identities, as well as a unique background and physical make-up. Together, we strengthen HoW. The College is striving to attract, develop and retain the very best people by offering a motivating and inclusive workplace in which talent is truly recognised.

BIT MORE INFO

All successful applicants will be required to complete and pay for a Disclosure & Barring Service check. Along with online verification to ensure the safety of our pupils. Closing date for this post is: 3rd September 2026. For further information on the role, please contact our HR Department on 01527 572592 or hr@howcollege.ac.uk.

AIM AND PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Under the direction of the departments’ Leaders/Managers, to plan, secure, monitor and evaluate suitable work placements and volunteering opportunities for students on full time programmes for an identified caseload of students. To engage with and visit local businesses and employers to source and secure placement opportunities and foster continued working relationships. To secure relevant guest speaker visits to college throughout the academic year and support planning/organisation of employer related events, trips or visits. To work with the CRQ Manager responsible for work experience to ensure you meet college KPI targets, termly student placements targets, promote good news stories and experiences of learners. Work closely with the Business Skills and Engagement Lead, Personal Tutors and Careers team to engage learners and support them to achieve. To meet the needs of the Careers Strategy and Gatsby benchmarks.

KEY ROLES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Liaise with local employers in order to secure suitable work placement companies, ‘supported projects’ and engage potential guest speakers.
• Visit potential placements in order to ascertain their suitability and to obtain relevant information/documentation.
• Conduct HASPS, risk assessments where necessary or obtain copies of relevant risk assessments and Insurance documentation from employers.
• Liaise with employers on student’s development of employability skills via their work experience placement and increase learners’ encounters with employers over and above work placement.
• Visit students on placement to check and record progress, skills assessment and provide support.
• Work in partnership with Personal Tutors and Leaders/Directors to ensure students are well prepared for, and well supported during their work experience placement, adapting resources as required.
• Ensure Personal Tutors are aware of student progress during work experience placements.
• To liaise with the Careers Team and Personal Tutors to ensure learners are work ready and equipped with job search, CV and interview skills.
• To contribute to the self-assessment and improvement plans for work experience as part of the College’s quality processes.
• To keep accurate records of individual and group progress enabling timely completion of relevant targets.
• To contribute to the colleges (published) careers programme and support the cross-college careers strategy and Gatsby benchmarks.
• To attend specific meetings for work experience/careers as applicable during the academic year.

GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

• To commit to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
• To participate in the College’s Performance Management Scheme and attend such training events as are necessary to enable him/her to carry out the duties of the job description.
• To continually improve teaching, learning and assessment through proactive CPD and sharing best practice.
• To actively participate in the College’s Quality System, including quality improvement strategies and initiatives.
• To undertake such other duties as may be assigned commensurate with the grade and purpose of the post.
• To take reasonable care for the health and safety of him/her and for others affected by his/her work.
• To actively support College Safeguarding, Equality and Diversity policies.
• To operate/conduct all HR tasks and functions within the principles of GDPR.

This Job Description is current at the date shown below and is a guide to the work you will be required to undertake. In consultation with the post holder, it may be changed from time to time by the College to meet changing circumstances.

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE

The appointment is subject to the Conditions of Service for Business Support Staff.

CHECKS

• Enhanced DBS
• 2 x References, one of which must be your current or most recent employer
• Qualification validation check

SALARY

You will be paid an hourly rate for every hour of work which you are required to work.

HOURS OF WORK

The hours of work will be based on 18 hours per week for 34 weeks per year during term time only.

ANNUAL LEAVE

As this is a term time only appointment you will receive a payment in lieu of holiday, which is in addition to your salary. You will also be paid for any Statutory Bank Holidays and concessionary days which fall within your working week.

PENSION SCHEME

The College operates an occupational pension scheme, namely the ‘Local Government Pension Scheme’.

PROBATIONARY PERIOD

All newly appointed staff must serve a 4-month probationary period. During the probationary period you will have to complete the corporate staff induction, a Teaching and Learning Induction session if you deliver learning and additional mandatory courses on: Equality & Diversity session, Keeping Children safe in Education, Safeguarding Training session, Prevent, GDPR, Cyber Security and Health & Safety training session. Failure to complete these will prevent you from successfully completing your probation.

FIRST AID & FIRE MARSHALL

As defined in the person specification of the job description, those staff with these responsibilities are required to undertake first aid and or fire marshal duties across the College, when called upon to do so. Staff must ensure they are up to date with the relevant training.

REFERENCES

Please note that without 2 satisfactory references being received before the end of the probationary period, new staff will not be able to successfully pass their probationary.

LOCATION

The successful applicant will be based at our Worcester campus but may be required to work at other locations from time to time.

VALIDATION OF QUALIFICATIONS

The College will undertake qualification validation by writing to the appropriate educational institute. Only those qualifications which are essential for the post will be followed up.

CONTRACTUAL REQUIREMENT TO OBTAIN A QUALIFICATION

If you are required to obtain a qualification as a contractual requirement, the College reviews its CPD budget on an annual basis regarding availability of funds and cannot therefore guarantee that newly appointed staff will receive either part or full funding for the course fees. However, student loan facilities are available.

MATHS AND ENGLISH

All staff are required to have a minimum level 2 qualification in both English and Maths. If you are not already in receipt of one or both of these qualifications, you will be expected to obtain it (them) during your employment at the College.

SAFEGUARDING

The College 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. All newly appointed staff will be required to undertake safeguarding training following their appointment. Heart of Worcestershire College adheres to the Department of Education’s guidance on ‘Keeping children safe in Education’. As part of your induction, you will be required to read and understand part 1 of this document.

ONLINE CHECKS

Candidates shortlisted for interview and then subsequently become successful in the recruitment process and prior to a formal offer of employment being made will be subject to online checks being carried out by a neutral party not directly involved in the recruitment process. Consent for these checks was requested at application stage.

DISCLOSURE & BARRING CHECK

All successful applicants will be required to complete and pay for a Disclosure & Barring Service check. The costs of this check will be deducted from the applicants first salary payment from the College. The College adheres to the DBS Code of Practice and has policies covering the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders and the Secure Storage, Handling, Use, Retention and Disposal of Disclosures and Disclosure Information. Copies of these are available on request.

RECRUITMENT OF EX-OFFENDERS

The College is committed to the fair treatment of its staff, potential staff or users of its services, regardless of race, gender religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependants, age, physical/mental disability or offending background. As an organisation we use the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) to assess the suitability of all prospective appointments. We undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of a Disclosure on the basis of conviction or other information revealed. Applicant/employees are required to declare any unspent conditional cautions or convictions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 or any adult cautions (simple or conditional) or spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020’. The only exception to this requirement is that applicants/employees do not need to disclose any ‘protected’ cautions, or convictions as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2013. Please read the ‘Guidance Note to applicants on disclosing information about cautions and convictions in their application’ document before you complete your application form. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of any offences.

TRAINING

All successful applicants will be required to undertake any appropriate training and development as required, including Health and Safety.

NO SMOKING POLICY

HoW College is a Smoke Free environment from the effects of direct/indirect contact with smoking, including using the following: Cigarettes, E-cigarettes, Vaporisers, Pipe smoking, Cigars and all other associated smoking products.

APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES

Candidates with a disability should contact the HR Department before interview if they require any adjustments to be made for the interview and/or selection tests.