The College Coordinator supports Choices College, an internship programme run by South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust for young adults with learning difficulties, disabilities or autism. The work covers tracking learner progress, teaching employability sessions in class and finding employers for placements. The post works with the Area Manager to keep the employment transition rate above 70% and includes training mentors. No sponsorship is offered, so right to work in the UK is needed.
What the job involves
- Support, monitor and record the progress of individual learners
- Deliver employability sessions in a classroom setting and support classroom teaching where required
- Support the Area Manager to ensure interns have placements and are fully supported
- Apply TSI methodology to workplace learning
- Source new employers for placements and employment transitions
- Support mentors to develop appropriate roles and responsibilities for interns
- Identify progression opportunities and carry out regular progression assessments and planning
- Implement action plans and deliver agreed outcomes
- Keep accurate records in line with programme requirements
- Train mentors and attend awareness events, sometimes outside normal hours
- Support interns into employment or apprenticeships
- Report safeguarding concerns to the Area Manager
What’s required
Qualifications
- Degree in a relevant subject, or equivalent experience and knowledge from a similar area
- English and maths at level 2 or equivalent
- Teaching qualification or recent experience supporting SEN learners in the classroom and work placement
Experience
- Working with young people with SEN
- Classroom delivery and embedding learning outside the classroom
- Assisting with planning effective meetings and events
- Dealing with a wide range of stakeholders and providing information and advice
- Documenting and reporting risks and issues, including identifying, monitoring and escalating safeguarding concerns
Skills & knowledge
- Understanding of confidentiality, data protection and information governance
- Knowledge of administrative procedures, project management and information analysis
- Working knowledge of MS Office packages
- Confident communicator with strong motivational skills
- Highly organised
Checks & eligibility
- Right to work in the UK
Other
- Passion for supporting learners with SEN to meet their potential
- Willingness to travel
Nice to have
- TSI trained with evidence of outcomes, or similar experience
- Teaching qualification or relevant experience with young people with learning disabilities or autism
- Experience in post-16 education and in a classroom environment
- Experience contributing information to formulate reports
What’s offered
- Flexible working
- Career development
- A variety of benefits
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
