Support Worker

Government
January 12, 2024

Job Description

Job title: Support Worker

Company: South Hampshire College’s Group

Job description: South Hampshire College Group are recruiting for an ambitious, professional, resilient and respectful:

Job Coach (Employment Support Worker)

Competitive salary ranging up to £26,140 (FTE) per annum/pro rata with Local Government Pension Scheme.

Position 1 – 18.5 hours per week (0.5 FTE), 52 weeks per year.

Position 2 – 18.5 hours per week (0.5 FTE), 52 weeks per year, fixed term until 31st July 2025.

Consideration will be given to those interested in combining the positions to a full time position which would be fixed term until 31st July 2025, upon a review will be taken.

Benefits to Support Work Life Balance: 30 days annual leave pro rata + bank holidays.

Duties:

  • Provide tailored support to young people to enable them to gain, learn from, develop in and maintain their internship and to make a positive progression into employment.
  • Provide tailored support to employers to enable them to offer a meaningful internship and recruit interns where possible.
  • Co-ordinate, develop and deliver the work element of the Supported Internship Programme.
  • To support the Lead Job Coach in providing an outstanding provision for both students and employers.

Skills/experience:

  • Highly motivated support worker with a range of employer and student relationship management.
  • Experience of working within the education sector is desirable.
  • Good organisational skills with ability to organise own workload and able to work collaboratively within a team.
  • Good standard of computer literacy and have knowledge of Microsoft office packages.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills to include; communication, adaptability and flexibility.

Qualifications:

  • Minimum GCSE grade 4 / C in English & Maths or equivalent.
  • Qualification in working with people with learning difficulties and or disabilities / supported employment / careers or equivalent.
  • Relevant degree and/or appropriate qualifications is desirable.

Ideal attributes of applicant:

  • You will be comfortable talking and engaging with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.
  • Be a highly organised, collaborative and enthusiastic team player.
  • You will have a keen interest in our industry and willing to undergo further training and development.
  • You will be ambitious and want to drive to maintain our high standards.
  • You are ambitious, professional, respectful and resilient, thriving in a high trust and high performance culture.
  • You can make a significant contribution in our mission to provide excellence and opportunity in both technical and professional education, training and apprenticeships.

Our College regularly produces excellent student results and receives sizeable capital investment that has and will deliver world-class learning facilities for both students and staff.

We are now regarded as the #1 College in Hampshire and none of this momentum would be possible without the team that Fareham College has brought together.

Expected salary: £26140 per year

Location: Eastleigh, Hampshire

Job date: Fri, 12 Jan 2024 08:25:39 GMT

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