Special Needs Job Coach

Role: Special Needs Job Coach

Location: Totnes (and various other locations)

Contract: Full time, permanent

Working hours: Monday - Friday, 37.5 hours per week, term time only

Are you passionate about empowering young people and making a meaningful difference in their lives?

Long-Term Teachers are recruiting on behalf of a well-established organisation committed to supporting young people and adults with special educational needs (SEN), learning disabilities and mental health challenges. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to an impactful programme designed to facilitate personal growth, education and employment pathways for individuals aged 16 - 24.

About the role:

As a Special Needs Job Coach, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering tailored training and support programmes that prepare young people for meaningful employment and community participation. This includes providing one-to-one and group based sessions in education and work related activities.

Key responsibilities:

• Engage with young people in the community, fostering motivation and participation to achieve project goals.
• Plan and deliver accredited, person-centred programmes that address individual barriers and promote employability
• Provide practical support such as confidence building, CV writing, job searching, interview preparation, travel training and health and wellbeing initiatives
• Collaborate with local employers to secure work placements, supported internships and job trials for young people, ensuring a smooth transition into the workforce
• Offer ongoing in-work support and guidance to ensure sustainable employment outcomes for those with Education Health Care Plans (EHCPs), including those with complex needs

Who we’re looking for:

The ideal candidate will have:

• A full UK driving licence (essential for community delivery)
• Experience working in an educational or support setting with young people who have SEN, including those with social and emotional behavioural challenges
• Strong organisational skills, IT proficiency and the ability to work independently
• A flexible and empathetic approach, with the ability to market individuals and services effectively
• A good understanding of support employment processes and social enterprises

This role offers a rewarding opportunity to make a tangible impact in the lives of young people. You’ll receive comprehensive training and ongoing support, working alongside dedicated colleagues and national specialists to deliver exceptional services.

If you’re enthusiastic about inclusion, passionate about helping young people overcome barriers and eager to support their transition into the workforce, we want to hear from you!

Working with Long-term Teachers:

We are an independent agency working with Nurseries, Primary, Secondary and Special Schools. 

LTT was founded with the aim of creating a genuine, transparent and straightforward service to help candidates secure their next role. We place a huge emphasis on delivering an exceptional service where you will be supported, listened to and valued throughout.

Your dedicated consultant will invest time to understand your experience, skill-set and what your ideal role looks like. You will have frequent updates with your progress through compliance, applications for specific roles as well as receiving additional information on roles which we feel may be of interest to you. 

We are proud members of the REC and we have the highest standard of compliance. Working with us means you will get the very best support and guidance through the clearance process from your own specific point of contact from our in-house compliance team.

In addition you will receive: 

• Guarantee Pay Scheme opportunities
• Permanent job roles
• Support and advice during the clearance and onboarding process
• Working to Agency Workers Regulations
• Interview preparation, advice and support
• Statutory employment rights, such as; sick pay, holiday pay, maternity and paternity pay