Job Coach Assistant
- Durham County Council
- Full Time
- Durham
- Grade 5 £24,294 - £26,421 (Pay Award Pending)
Job Description
Job Coach Assistant - Full-Time Temporary Until 31st July 2025.
We are seeking to appoint a Job Coach Assistant to join our Supported Internship programme provided by DurhamLearn and DurhamEnable.
DurhamEnable and DurhamLearn work in partnership to provide a Supported Internship programme for young people (16-24) with an Education, Health, Care Plan. Supported internships are a structured, work-based study programme for 16 to 24-year-olds with SEND, who have an education, health and care (EHC) plan. The core aim of a supported internship study programme is a substantial work placement, facilitated by expert in-work support. Supported interns are enrolled and supported by a learning provider, in this case DurhamLearn, but spend most of their learning time - typically around 70% - in a workplace. The internship provide the opportunity for young people to achieve sustained, paid employment by equipping them with the skills they need for work, through learning in the workplace. Supported interns are in full-time education and their supported internship work placements are part of their course.
The 2024/25 academic year has seen an increase in enrolment onto the Supported Internship programme with up to 13 interns accessing the DurhamLearn work-based study programme.
WHAT IS INVOLVED?
The role of the Job Coach Assistant will work on Durham County Council's Supported Internship programme, a partnership approach between DurhamEnable, the Supported Employment service and DurhamLearn, the adult learning and skills service.
The role will work on the Supported Internship programme, delivering in-work support for supported interns in their designated internship placements. You will be responsible for contributing to the delivery of supported intern delivery plans and in-work support plans. You will provide support in local communities and workplaces to establish working relationships with people with disabilities and mental health issues as well as their families/support networks, internal and external partners, and employers. You will work alongside Job Coaches and the In-Work Support and Training Officer to deliver support plans for both the supported intern and host employer.
For further information about the post please contact James Merrington at [email protected]
WHAT WILL I NEED?
Experience of supporting people in their local education, care/community, voluntary or employment settings; Able to demonstrate empathy with the concept of social inclusion and the social model of disability; Experience of recording and reporting of information.
Required qualifications: Level 2 qualification in a relevant field such as health and social care, learning support assistant, peer mentoring or IAG OR significant experience within supported employment.
Please refer to the attached person specification for the full criteria.
If successful, you will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Disclosure.
REWARDS AND BENEFITS
We offer generous rewards and benefits that are designed to help you perform at your best:
- Competitive salaries and 27 days holiday per year rising to 32 days after five years continuous local government service.
- Option to purchase up to 10 additional days annual leave per year.
- Excellent work/life balance through schemes including job sharing, compressed hours and flexi-time (allowing up to 13 flexi days per year).
- Hybrid working (home and office working).
- Excellent contributory career average Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS). Plus, top up options - Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme and standard AVC scheme for members of the LGPS.
- Wellbeing Portal and access to an Employee Assist Scheme.
- Wide range of learning and development opportunities including professional qualifications, coaching and mentoring.
- Employee Benefits Portal and Lifestyle Savings Scheme (discounts across a host of major retailers).
- Discounted DCC gym membership.
- Staff networks run by staff for our staff, including Race Equality and Diversity, Disability, LGBT+, Armed Forces, Carers, Menopause.
- Trade Union membership.
- A range of other salary sacrifice schemes such as car leasing.
