Job Coach

Crowdys Hill School, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN2 7HJ

3 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  to be confirmed

• Closing date

  30 September 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  27 August 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £19,322.00 Annually (FTE) L1 grade £24,410 per annum, actual salary at L1 £19,322 per annum based on 33.75 hours per week/term time only paid over a year.

Job Coach job summary

Are you passionate about careers advice and guidance to support young people in making informed choices about their future?

Crowdys Hill is seeking an inspiring job coach to support the development of our careers programme and support our pupils to secure appropriate work experience placements.

Crowdys Hill is a dynamic and forward thinking special school for pupils with moderate learning difficulties and complex needs from across the Borough of Swindon.

You will guide students during crucial decision-making periods raising aspirations and supporting them to make well informed and realistic decisions.

You will support the Careers Lead to ensure the school meets its statutory duty detailed in the National Careers framework and that it meets all of the Gatsby benchmarks.

You will work with local employers to develop links and positive working relationships within the local community.

You will complete risk assessments to ensure the safety of our pupils.

This is full-time, term time position working between 8.45am - 3.30pm, you will need a full driving licence for this position.

Are you:

• able to communicate effectively with students, staff and external agencies?
• able to prioritise your workload and manage your time effectively?
• passionate about supporting young people to achieve their goals and aspirations?
• familiar and knowledgeable regarding local businesses and work opportunities available for young people?
• organised and approachable?
• competent using a variety of ICT programme?
• calm and reliable attitude with common sense?

If this sounds like the job for you, then we can offer:

• friendly and supportive colleagues.
• supportive school, committed to achieving exceptionally high standards.
• an interesting, diverse and exciting career.
• a strong ethos and a commitment to collaborative working.
• a commitment to safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of children and young people.
• a sense of achievement at the end of a day.
• ongoing training in all areas of the role.
• opportunities to continue with training in relevant areas of interest.
• you will be a Swindon Borough Council employee, under their pension scheme.
  
• you will have access to other SBC employees discount schemes.
• after 6 months successful probation you will be eligible to join our free private health care scheme run by The Exeter

Visits to the school are highly recommended and encouraged before applying.

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.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Crowdys Hill School

• School type: Special school, ages 4 to 19
• School size: 306 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Crowdys Hill School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/crowdys-hill-school (opens in new tab)

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