Internship Programme Tutor

Whitefield School, London, E17 4AZ

30 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as all safer recruitment checks have been received

• Closing date

  23 February 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Special Education Needs (SEN)
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £37,068.00 - £38,058.00 Annually (Actual)

Internship Programme Tutor job summary

Purpose:

The Internship Programme Tutor will be responsible for providing leadership to the onsite Project SEARCH programmes and have responsibility for managing and co-ordinating the successful delivery of the daily ASDAN Employability programme for young adults at Whipps Cross Hospital and St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

The Tutor will be expected to work in collaboration with Families, Carers and Advocates. Working alongside all involved in the Project SEARCH team including staff from the host business, supported employment provider, the College and all the Project SEARCH stakeholders.

Job Context:

• To effectively plan and deliver the ASDAN employability curriculum to certification level, embedding Maths and English across both Whipps Cross and St Bartholomew’s Hospital sites.
• Deliver the DFN Project SEARCH Core Fidelity Model and Critical Success Factors.
• Complete Tutor/ job coach training and all staff development training.
• Work with the host businesses and onsite teams to plan and co-ordinate Project SEARCH events such as induction, family curriculums, special projects and graduation.
• Safeguarding Lead for both Whipps Cross and St Bartholomew’s Hospitals.
• A role model for the Trust’s Visions and Values.

Responsibilities:

Support recruitment of new interns for the programme including:

• Marketing to local schools, families, colleges, council and agencies including information sessions and delivering presentations.
• Attend college career evenings.
• Organising and planning applicants interviews and skills assessments involving all the stakeholders.
• Participating on the selection committee following the Project SEARCH recruitment rubric.
• All Administration associated with applicants including the EHCP and working with different Councils to complete the Consultations.
• Recruitment is an ongoing commitment to ensure full cohorts of 12 interns at both Whipps Cross and St Bartholomew sites.
• Assisting new applicants with Barts Health HR protocols to get Enhanced DBS checks and Occupational Health appointments.
• Ensuring the interns learning experiences support the development of the individual in line with the EHCP, identifying strengths, interests and abilities related to skill acquisition, job development and employment.
• Robust measures to ensure Interns Wellbeing and safety is at the heart of everything we do. This is monitored and supported on a daily basis using pro-active measures to keep all the interns safe at all times.
• Co-ordinate and organise a three-week host business induction and ensure interns understanding and learning of induction requirements.
• Meet daily with job coaches to discuss daily plan and interns progress and any concerns.
• Plan and provide daily classroom instruction in ASDAN employability qualification for certification level.
• Plan and organise interns 6 Employment planning meeting presentations with families, colleges, host business managers and mentors across both sites.
• Meet monthly with College Co-Ordinator for ASDAN internal verification and progress, updates which are then reported to the WAT ASDAN Co-Ordinator.
• Attend and report at monthly Steering Group meetings and two weekly Operational meetings.
• Implementing appropriate assessment, objective setting, recording, reporting and evaluation of employment.
• Work with business liaison and department managers to develop internship rotations, plans for necessary job modifications in partnership with Job Coach/es.
• Work alongside the job coach/es to perform job coach duties as and when necessary.
• Participates in planning and implementing Project SEARCH Advisory Committee meetings on a quarterly basis for operational and strategic planning and continuous improvement.
• Participate in Business Advisory Councils to increase networking and career opportunities (industry focused and made up of community employers).
• Assist with job development, especially for internal jobs within the host business.
• Work with relevant outside supported employment agencies to secure competitive employment in the community.
• Train interns in interview process for employment in partnership with job coach/es to achieve over 75% job outcomes.
• Support interns to develop a CV and portfolio that documents each rotation, skills acquired, evaluations, letters of recommendations, etc.
• Attend and give feedback at annual reviews.
• Work with Job Centre Plus to provide a seamless system of support before, during and at the end of the Project SEARCH programme using a person-centered approach to meet individual needs.
• Complete necessary evaluations, reports and other documentation, including data for DFN Project SEARCH portal.

General Responsibilities:

All employees are expected to:

• Undertake any training commensurate with the post.
• Show a responsible attitude to health and safety issues and have due regard for their personal safety and that of others.
• Support, uphold and contribute to the development of the school's equal rights policies and practices in respect of both employment issues and the delivery of services to the community.

The Learning in Harmony Trust reserves the right to vary or amend the duties and responsibilities of the post holder at any time according to the needs of the Trust’s business. This job description does not form part of the contract of employment.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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About Whitefield School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 19
• School size: 374 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Whitefield School website (opens in new tab)
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