Overview
Choices College (formerly Project Choice) is a supported internship programme that aims to support young adults with learning difficulties, disabilities or autism to become employment ready.
Responsibilities
* You will work closely with the Area Manager in delivering the College's outcomes and maintaining an employment transition rate for students at above 75%.
* You will play a key role in ensuring the programme meets the needs of the students, employers and regulatory bodies.
* The coordinator’s main duties will include supporting, monitoring and recording individual student’s progress and reinforcing employability skills by delivering sessions in a classroom setting.
* The role also involves delivering bespoke training to mentors and sourcing new employers to provide placements/employment transitions for students.
Qualifications and requirements
* Willingness to travel in the London area is essential.
* A passion for supporting students with SEN to meet their full potential is essential for this role.
* The post holder will hold a teaching qualification or have recent experience in supporting the education of students with SEN in the classroom and work placement.
* They will have the skills and experience to adapt working practices to suit the learning needs of individual students using Training in Systematic Instruction methodologies.
* The post holder will be a confident communicator with excellent motivating skills, you will also be highly organised and be extremely efficient in using MS Office packages.
Context and organisational information
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
* Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
* Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
* Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care.
* Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
* Delivering value for money.
https://www.england.nhs.uk/
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
Recruitment process and onboarding
If you are successful at interview, we will run an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR). This transfer gathers valuable information from a previous or current NHS employer to support the onboarding process, including statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You will have the opportunity throughout the recruitment process to inform us if you do not consent.
You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Secondments
Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only; agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application.
This advert closes on Monday 15 Sep 2025
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