Overview
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Henshaws is a northern charity supporting people living with sight loss and a range of other disabilities to go beyond expectations. We believe that, wherever they are, everyone has the right to an independent and fulfilling life. Our support, advice and training enables people and their families build skills, develop confidence, help each other and look forward to a more positive future.
Position
We are looking to appoint a Job Coach to join our work experience team here at Henshaws as we expand our provision for the upcoming academic year. The successful applicant will work closely with young people with learning difficulties and disabilities to enable them to pursue their ambitions in relation to gaining sustainable employment. The role will include developing, building, supporting and maintaining relationships with local and regional employers to enhance work experience provision.
Note: Due to the personal care needs of individuals supported, this role is open to female applicants only (exempt under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1). The role may involve delivering personal care to female students. To preserve dignity and meet students\' support preferences, we require a female job coach.
Key Responsibilities
* To prepare and coach students before taking up a work opportunity, transitioning into a placement and throughout the placement
* To train students to learn and succeed at the work opportunity using task analysis and Systematic Instruction
* To use the place, train and fade model in developing the tasks involved in the job
* To support employers in making reasonable adjustments for students and seeking advice from college therapy teams where required
* To ensure that all progress towards student targets is recorded accurately and sufficient evidence is submitted
* To promote inclusion, participation and encourage learner independence
Contract: Permanent
Working Hours per week: 22.5 hours (Tue / Wed / Thu)
Working Weeks per year: 40 weeks
Salary: £13.98 per hour, £14,733.52 per annum
Closing Date: 26th September 2025
Interview Date: W/C 29th September
Requirements
* Good standard of Maths and English
* Willingness to assist students with any personal care requirements as needed
* Ability to contribute, follow and evaluate work experience placements in support of the work experience co-ordinator
* Willingness to support students in a way that promotes their independence and development
* Willingness to take responsibility for your own personal and professional development, including CPD where appropriate. Undertake training and development in line with agreed annual appraisal
Other Information
Henshaws Society for Blind People aims to employ a diverse workforce and is committed to equality of employment and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
Henshaws is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults. It is a criminal offence for people barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group e.g. vulnerable adults, children or both. An Enhanced DBS with barring and reference checks will be sought from the successful candidate. Henshaws reserves the right to check social media accounts of all successful applicants.
Registered Charity No: 221888
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