Job Details

At the Orpheus Centre, we’re looking for a dynamic and compassionate SEND Work Experience Coach to help our students gain vital employment skills through hands-on placements and personalised coaching.

The post holder will adopt a person-centred approach in order to support and mentor learners to progress towards their own personal employment and community inclusion goals. This will include motivating students to achieve targets and providing continued in-work support throughout their programme into employment/training/education. There will be significant emphasis on supporting the learner’s journey in line with their aspirations. 

You will be responsible for a small caseload of learners, implementing an individualised work experience programme with skills matching and development, problem solving and on the job training. You will utilise systematic instruction techniques to promote independence and mastery of specific work-related tasks. 

You will be responsible for securing meaningful work experience with external employers as well as working closely with internal and external stakeholders to create and nurture opportunities for learners and support Orpheus with the arts centre. 

You will engage and establish a trusting, collaborative relationship with employers, gaining insight about the needs of their organisation and providing support to develop bespoke job carved positions that are consistent with learners’ aspirations and vocational goals

Orpheus is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all service users. As part of our safer recruitment process and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, online searches will form part of this process. We are committed to the promotion of equal opportunities.

This post is classed as having a high degree of contact with vulnerable adults and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. It is therefore subject to an Enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure Barring Service.

The Orpheus Centre is proud to be a disability confident employer.

We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people. Reasonable adjustments will be made to the recruitment procedure as required in consultation with the applicant to ensure no-one is disadvantaged because of their disability. If a disabled person is selected for a position, reasonable adjustments will be made to the workplace, including premises and equipment, work duties and practices or policies, as appropriate. All disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role as set out in the role profile and person specification will be guaranteed an interview

Essential

• Level 2 English and math qualification
• Level 3 Certificate for Supported Employment Practitioners (or willingness to obtain within 2 years)
• Experience of working with young disabled adults and an understanding of equal opportunities and safeguarding practice
• A minimum of one years’ proven experience of working in an educational/care setting with adults
• Experience of record keeping and incident reporting
• Experience of managing own caseload
• Ability to quickly identify problems and be proactive with solutions to resolve issues
• Good administration, IT and organisation skills
• Self-motivation, decision making skills
• Proactive self-starter with the ability to develop and maintain relationships with employers and other external stakeholders. 
• A full driving licence is required

We will be interviewing for this role as suitable applications are received and may close this role before the closing date upon a successful candidate being appointed.