Job Coach

Job Description

SUMMARY OF POST:The purpose of the TSI Job Coach role and the REACH Supported Internship project is to enable young people with a learning disability to secure a real job either with the host employer or outsideThe REACH TSI Job Coach role supports the REACH intern over a period of one academic year by providing specific job skills as they gain employability skills. The coach provides further follow on support to the same group of interns to access long term employmenteither with the host employer or elsewhere as a key outcome of the role. The coach also provides support to the interns business colleagues, families, so as to ensure successful skill learning and assimilation into the work environment.Hours of work - 30 hoursMain duties, key tasks and responsibilities to:*Provide individualised support to the interns at the host business worksite or at follow on job site which includes job coaching, building natural supports, identifying job accommodations, assistive technology, supporting employment searchand selection processes etc.*Directly coach interns as part of the job coaching plan, using Training through Systematic Instruction (TSI) methodology, to significantly increase job success capability so as to meet or exceed job expectations.*Carry out steps of the job coaching plan with the intern and other parties as appropriate.*Support interns to integrate into a job role by training them in all areas that support employability such as travel training to the job site, communication with co-workers and managers, interview training, standards of hygiene and grooming, successfulworkplace behaviours, and managing planned absence requests*Identify and implement strategies to support the intern to complete employability tasks in the longer term not just in the host site but in any follow-on employment and also support the intern to obtain the resources necessary to succeed in employment.*Build and establish a working relationship with the employer and support interns to do the same.*Practice positive reinforcement techniques with the intern, co-workers and other colleagues and help facilitate disability equality training.*Learn the business culture and support the interns to integrate into that culture effectively.*Work with families/carers, job placement specialists, agency personnel, and other appropriate parties to problem solve issues relating to employability where necessary and support all parties to implement an effective solution.*Communicate with the Work Options Manager and host employer to make final decisions regarding any issues that may affect the interns success at a worksite or competitive job site.*Participate in decision making processes to identify and implement employability strategies with the host business staff.*Work with the REACH Tutor/Job Coach and educational partner to review intern performance and carry out monitoring and auditing as required or requested by an external party such as*Attend and actively participate/present at regular monthly Employability development meetings, information/feedback events, half yearly orientation events and annual information, conferences, training events, operational meetings.*Record and report project delivery information in line with College systems.*Ensure that all information is available to support applications for external funding to support the interns progress to employment.*Ensure risk assessments and emergency plans are in place and reviewed with the host employer as appropriate.*Provide follow on employability support in the coach role after the REACH Supported Internship has ended as and when required.*Ensure that any appropriate external support is accessed by the interns such as Access to Work funding as part of the follow-on Employability Coach role.If you are interested in this role please applyMorgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to temporary vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed onmerit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.