Benefits
The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:
Annual leave:
Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays
Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays
Pension schemes with generous employer contributions:
Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Local Government Pension Scheme
People’s Pension Scheme
CPD opportunities:
Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.
Employee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).
Travel and commuting: Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.
About the Role
Keighley College are seeking a Job Coach Team Lead to join our Supported Internships department.
As Job Coach Team Lead, you will lead and inspire a dedicated team to empower learners with disabilities to develop the confidence, skills and experience needed to secure meaningful paid employment. By building strong partnerships with employers, supporting colleagues, and working collaboratively with students, families and external agencies, you will play a pivotal role in creating inclusive opportunities that transform lives. This is a rewarding leadership role where your passion for developing people, driving high-quality support and championing equality will have a lasting impact on students' futures.
Please note, this is a part-time, reduced year role. You will work 30 hours per week, 36 weeks per year. The pro rata'd salary is £20,560 with progression to £21,796.
What You Will Do
- Lead and support a team of Job Coaches.
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Develop learners' employability skills and confidence.
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Build strong partnerships with employers and external agencies.
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Secure and support paid employment opportunities.
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Monitor learner progress and ensure quality standards.
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Support job matching, workplace transitions and reviews.
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Oversee funding, compliance and safeguarding.
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Promote inclusive employment and celebrate student success.
About You
- Experience leading and developing a team.
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Knowledge of supporting learners with SEND.
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Understanding of disability rights and equality legislation.
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Experience working with young people and employers.
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Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
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Ability to coach, motivate and influence others.
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Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills.
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Knowledge of education, employment and supported internship programmes.
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Commitment to safeguarding, inclusion and professional standards.
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Proactive, collaborative and passionate about improving outcomes for learners.
About Us
Keighley College has excellent modern facilities and provides a professional and friendly environment. We pride ourselves on working closely with employers, the local community and other stakeholders to provide curriculum and support that meets the needs of our students. Our core purpose is to improve the life chances of our learners. We are passionate about helping our students to achieve their goals. We have state-of-the-art facilities in a central location, close to public transport links and great industry connections.
Choosing to work for Keighley College means that you will be part of an enterprising, inclusive, inspiring, collaborative, empowering, and dynamic environment. We hope that we will be part of the next step in your career and look forward to welcoming you to Keighley College.
SAFEGUARDING
At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity.
Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please Click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.
RECRUITMENT AGENCIES
We do not accept unsolicited CV’s and applications from agencies and will not be liable for any fee in connection with a candidate that has been submitted speculatively through any agency that has not been expressly instructed for a particular vacancy as part of our Preferred Supplier List.
