The School of Visual & Performing Arts, Digital Skills and Foundation Learning is a vibrant and inclusive department committed to enabling all students to succeed. Our Foundation Learning provision fosters creativity, offering pathways in Performing Arts and Art, Design and Media and Supported Internships, maintaining a strong focus on developing employability and independent living skills.
We are seeking a motivated individual with experience and a genuine passion for supporting young people with a wide range of SEND needs within a supported internship context. The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong understanding of how to support learners with high needs to access meaningful work placements and develop essential employability skills.
They will work collaboratively and creatively with colleagues, employers, families and external partners to ensure positive outcomes for students, supporting their transition into employment and greater independence.
At Preston College our vision is ‘to transform lives through education’, and we take great pride in supporting all of our students to achieve the qualifications they need, alongside the development of technical skills and knowledge that employers and universities are looking for.
We are rated Good by Ofsted and have been recognised as making a ‘strong’ contribution to skills. We are ambitious in seeking excellent outcomes for our students, communities, employers and staff.
We have a strong College culture, underpinned by five key values developed with our diverse body of staff;
- Welcoming and inclusive
- Supportive and compassionate
- Aspirational for our learners, ourselves and each other
- Act with integrity and transparency
- Be accountable
With Outstanding financial health, the College provides generous terms and conditions that are intended to attract, motivate and retain the best people in delivery of our strategic objectives.
Our Board of Governors is committed to an ambitious Three Year Plan, which sets out our aspirations from 2023 to 2026, currently being updated for the next three years.
Job Title: Supported Internship Facilitator (Fixed Term until 31.07.2027)
Salary: Job Family Group 4, SCP 22 £30,704 to SCP 26 £34,462 per annum (pro rata for part time)
Hours: 0.92 FTE, 37 hours per week, Term time only (over 40 weeks)
Closing Date for Applications: Monday 29 June 2026
Interview Date: Week Commencing 6 July 2026
If you feel that this exciting opportunity is the right fit for you, then we look forward to your application.
The successful candidate for this appointment will be required to apply for appropriate disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring service.
About us:
Our mission is to inspire, educate and support our diverse community to reach its potential. We pride ourselves on our community focus, with a diverse mix of students and staff, and plan our curriculum and other activities to give everyone the chance to truly achieve what they are capable of. We believe that we are inspirational in what we do, and that the support we offer to both our students and our staff is second to none.
What we offer:
Preston College has achieved a prestigious ‘Gold’ award by Investors in People, and we have a wide range of benefits for staff. Some of these are outlined below. For a full list visit www.preston.ac.uk/jobs
- Professional Development Opportunities including staff days and supported CPD.
- Opportunities to obtain qualifications essential to your role and support to achieve them.
- Opportunities for career and pay progression, including annual cost of living increases.
- Generous Annual Leave entitlement.
- Local Government Pension Scheme / Teacher’s Pension Scheme.
- Family friendly college policies including special leave, career break, job share and flexible working (role dependent).
- Free car parking.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Access to health and fitness suite, hair and beauty treatments and a range of other benefits.
