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Job Coach

Job details
Posting date: 20 January 2025
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: FCA Support Staff Pay Spine, Points 6-9 (£23,612 - £24,560 pro rata) pay award pending Actual Starting Salary at Scale Point 6: £18,695.27 per annum for 34 ¼ hours
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 27 January 2025
Location: TS14 6BU
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Tees Valley Collaborative Trust
Job type: Permanent
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Summary

Job Coach, up to 34 ¼ hours a week, term time only, permanent contract


Tees Valley Collaborative Trust, based in the North East of England, is a well established organisation with social inclusion, educational excellence and widening participation at the heart of its values. www.tvc.ac.uk

At the Prior Pursglove College site, we are seeking to appoint a Job Coach to work with students aged 16-24 with an EHCP studying on the Supported Internship Programme to support them in their transition into employment.

You need to have excellent communication and organisation skills, enabling you to identify, contact and speak to potential employers to discuss placements with them and provide support for the young person in the early stages of their placement. You must be able to travel to a workplace with a student.

You must be able to work on a one to one or group basis with our students and have an understanding of the needs of, and empathy for, students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities. You will have experience of delivering literacy and numeracy support and will hold a Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification, or other relevant level 3 qualification.

Normal working hours are between 8.45 am and 4.00 pm but actual working hours will be discussed at interview and job share arrangements will be considered. Please indicate on your application form how many hours a week you are applying for.


Start Date: Immediate start available


Salary and Benefits Information

Salary: FCA Support Staff Pay Spine, Points 6-9 (£23,612 - £24,560 pro rata) pay award pending
Actual Starting Salary at Scale Point 6: £18,695.27 per annum for 34 ¼ hours

Employee Benefits include:

• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme for all our support staff
• Opportunities for training and professional development
• Childcare Vouchers
• Cycle Scheme
• On-site canteen for both staff and students
• Free on-site parking
• Discounted nursery provision on the Prior Pursglove College site (available to all Trust employees)


Application Details

Closing Date: noon on Monday 27th January

Interview Date: tbc


An application pack can be downloaded from https://pursglove.ac.uk/vacancies/. Please contact the HR Department at HR@tvc.ac.uk for any further information.

All applications must be submitted on a Trust application form and CVs will not be accepted.

We are an inclusive employer and we actively encourage applications from people from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds. If you need any assistance with your application in terms of reasonable adjustments, please let us know.

Safeguarding Information

Tees Valley Collaborative Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment

As this post involves direct contact with, or unsupervised responsibility for, children or vulnerable adults the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check before taking up the position. Additional checks will include; identity checks, qualification checks and employment checks, including the investigation of any gaps between jobs and two satisfactory references.