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Project Search Tutor

Application deadline
January 6, 2025 9:00 pm
Department
Foundation and High Needs
Employment type
Permanent
35 hours per week over 39 weeks (term time)
Location
Telford College - Wellington, Telford
Salary
£26,347.00
This is the full time equivalent and is to be pro'ratad based on term time contract.
Reporting to
Director of Additional Needs and Inclusion
Potential interview date
Vacancy reference
VN1053
About the role

To be the main staff member responsible for the progress of Telford College students on the Project Search Supported Internship programme based at Keuhne + Nagel

Telford College are working alongside DfN Project Search and Kuehne + Nagel to run a new Supported Internship programme from September 2024.

The programme is a one-year transition to work model for students aged 18 and over who are supported by an EHCP, with a learning disability or autism.

Key Responsibilities
  1. Ensure that each student has access to appropriate work experience rotations within the Kuehne + Nagel
  2. To co-ordinate the delivery of a transition to work programme for young adults with a learning disability based at Kuehne + Nagel.
  3. To deliver the employability curriculum whilst embedding Maths and English and using job coaching techniques to support young people’s development towards employability.
  4. Communicate regularly with business liaison, job coach and job developer for student progress and issues and coordinate the operational meetings on site to discuss issues.
  5. Perform specific workplace analysis, job analysis, task analysis, and job matching activities
Skills, knowledge and expertise

Qualifications and training

  • A teacher training qualification, or commitment to successfully complete a relevant level 3 education and training qualification.
  • A job coaching qualification is desirable but not essential.
  • Level 2 qualification (GCSE A* – C or equivalent) in maths and English or a willingness to attain these qualifications with the support of the College

Skills and expertise

  • Strong, positive interpersonal and communication skills and levels of emotional literacy
  • Ability to engage with a wide range of diverse people with varying needs
  • Ability to work independently and to adapt when delivering on pressurised tasks
How to Apply

We look forward to receiving your application and knowing more about your qualifications, skills, personal qualities and experience that you would bring to the role and to Telford College. Please take time to review the job description.

Please complete the online application form with details of your full employment history (since leaving school, including education, employment and voluntary work) including reasons for any gaps in employment. This should also include a statement of the personal qualities and experience you believe are relevant to your suitability for the post and how this meets the job description and person specification requirements. Your application form will be re-produced in a standard format by the system (without personal identifiers) to assist us in our anonymised shortlisting process.

Under Section 7 of SVGA 2006 it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. The college’s safeguarding policies are available here. Under KCSIE (keeping children safe in education) guidance the college is committed to all pre-employment safeguarding checks, including online checks and candidate history. Therefore, please note upon clicking to apply you agree for these checks to be completed.