Position: Supported Internship Tutor and Job Coach
Location: Wakefield
Salary: £26,288 - £32,083
The Role
To support, coach and teach interns on a Supported Internship programme, to achieve an accredited Award in Employability and transition into paid employment. To provide 1 2 1 tuition support as required to interns and training and support for business partners and families, to ensure success during the supported internship and to prepare interns for job opportunities both within and outside of the host employer .
· Provide direction and organisation to the on-site learning programme
· Recruit appropriate students with disabilities for the programme / conduct education assessments for those who have applied
· Plan and deliver (including virtual) daily classroom activities and lesson plans in line with agreed units to achieve the Progression Award and support Functional Skills delivery (Entry Level 3 – Level 2),
· Deliver daily classroom support in literacy and numeracy (remote).
· Support interns to develop their portfolios to achieve the accreditation and skills attained, letter of recommendations from internship sites, etc.
· Assesses student skills
· Be responsible for the emotional and social welfare of the interns
· Work with local authorities and businesses, attend reviews and other meetings as required to meet student progression and employment needs.
· Develop IEP and transition plan for students and creates “career plan” based on individual preferences and skills
· Attend host business induction to ensure intern understanding and learning
· Works with SI job coach and with department managers to develop internship sites, write job descriptions and plan for necessary job modifications
· Works with parents, the local authority and other supported internship stakeholders to support the progression of the interns
· Carry out job coaching as required
