Job Coach/Travel Trainer
FTE Salary range: £26,308 per annum
Actual salary range: £21,470 per annum
40 Hours per week, 37 weeks per year
We are seeking to appoint a Job Coach/Travel Trainer to support our students attending both internal and external work placement opportunities to include responsibility for training in respect of travel arrangements to and from work placements.
In this role you will play an integral role in supporting placements, building relationships with employers and key staff within internal and external work placement organisations and will provide valuable support to students to ensure that they are able to access placements in order to further enhance their learning experience.
You will work with students to role model the skills required for independent employment by way of experiential learning within the placement setting and help to equip students with the skills needed for sustainable employment through structured learning in the workplace.
Applicants must have experience of working with learners with learning difficulties and/ or learning disabilities, ideally have experience of working in an education or other public sector environment and possess a high degree of personal resilience and emotional and social intelligence. A full driving licence is essential due to the nature of the role.
Working at Ruskin Mill Trust is incredibly rewarding; we offer competitive salaries and holiday allowances, an auto-enrolment pension scheme with a salary sacrifice option, a health cash plan and employee assistance programme via Medicash.
In addition, staff receive valuable training opportunities including an in-depth interactive induction to enable our new team members to experience our Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) curriculum and also opportunities for further training and academic research including our own MSc in Practical Skills Therapeutic Education.
Full details of our benefits can be viewed on
Ruskin Mill College is the founding college of Ruskin Mill Trust. Located in the Cotswolds, the 140-acre site includes a wooded valley, a trout farm, market gardens, sustainably managed woodlands and a biodynamic farm. Nestled in the landscape are craft workshops including pottery, forge, textiles and woodwork.
Ruskin Mill College is part of Ruskin Mill Trust.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Level Disclosure as well as a medical check, references, evidence of qualifications, plus verification of the right to work in the UK.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £26,308.00 per year
Benefits:
* Casual dress
* Company pension
* Cycle to work scheme
* On-site parking
Work Location: In person