Job summary
Choices College is a national Specialist Post-16 College providing a person-centred,SupportedInternship, Study Programmeforyoungadults with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. Through the course, 16-24-year-olds gain work experience, develop independence skills, and increase their employability.They also study English,mathsand employability qualifications.
The Collegeisfunded by theDepartment for Education (DfE) and the commissioning Local Authorities through individual Education, Health, and Care Plans (EHCP).
The college team deliver bespoke, tailored support to each Intern, and employment opportunities are matched to the individual's skills. Choices College aims to empower Interns and build their confidence as individuals in the workplace, whilstalso offering life experience beyond their home and prior educational environments.
This role involves supporting students develop their pre-internship skills, experience and their Preparing for Adulthood knowledge. The role covers London and the South with some travel around the region required.
Main duties of the job
This post would be responsible for working directly with regional schools and colleges to ensure young people with learning disabilities, difficulties and/or Autism are able to access Preparing for Adulthood (PfA) learning and supported work experience in the NHS. The role will involve planning management and delivery of experience across a range of NHS and partners organisations.
The work experience lead will:
Be part of a National Transitions Team.
Plan, co-ordinate, deliver and monitor a broad range of complex tasks or programmes of work to ensure the expected outcomes of Choices College.
Manage, support and oversee the work of the Transition Team, acting as a role model in terms of delivering a culture of high performance, effective time management and flexibility in delivering workloads and priorities
Engage with key stakeholders to ensure widening participation and engagement with Education providers and NHS organisations
Engage with a wide range of stakeholders across range of public sector areas.
About us
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
- Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
- Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
- Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
- Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
- Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visithttps://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
If you are successful at interview, we will run an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) in the Electronic Staff Record system (ESR). This transfer gathers valuable information from a previous or current NHS employer to support the onboarding process, including; statutory and mandatory competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You will have the opportunity throughout the recruitment process to inform us if you do not consent.
Job description
Job responsibilities
If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!
Secondments Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application
You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Job description
Job responsibilities
If you like what you have read and think you have the skills and experience, we need then don't delay, apply today! We get lots of applications for our roles and so we sometimes have to close our posts early. Don't miss out!
Secondments Applicants from within the NHS will be offered on a secondment basis only, agreement should be obtained from their employer prior to submitting the application
You can find further details about the job, in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to post graduate level or equivalent level of knowledge of working at a similar level in specialist area
- Teacher training qualification or relevant experience of delivering training
- Experience of working on supported internships or work experience for young people with learning difficulties disabilities or Autism
Desirable
- TSI Trained Training in Systematic Instruction
- oEvidence of continued professional development
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Experience of working in an educational setting supporting young people.
- Experience of developing placements suitable for students with learning disability difficulty or Autism
- Track record of achievement in supporting people with learning difficulties/autism into achieving employment
Desirable
- Knowledge of Choices College working methodology and the employment opportunities for people with learning disabilities.
- Track record in stakeholder management with the ability to influence key decision makers and drive change
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- A willingness to challenge and to be open to receiving challenge seeing and valuing different perspectives
- Maintains the highest standards of integrity in all interactions being aware of the impact of own behaviour on others
- Sound judgement in the absence of clear guidelines or precedent, seeking advice as necessary from more senior management when appropriate
Skills, Capabilities & Attributes
Essential
- Ability to effectively manage a programme of delivery, across schools colleges and local area providing safe work experience placements for 16-24 year olds with LLDD or autism identified need via an EHCP
- Ability to establish, communicate and maintain effective working relationships in a confident manner with colleagues, partners and schools, colleges, parents and young people with learning disabilities, difficulties or Autism
- Ability to plan develop and deliver classroom teaching on the educational elements of the programme and where required present in local schools parents groups council forums.
- Ability to plan develop and deliver classroom teaching on the educational elements of the programme and where required present in local schools parents groups council forums.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to post graduate level or equivalent level of knowledge of working at a similar level in specialist area
- Teacher training qualification or relevant experience of delivering training
- Experience of working on supported internships or work experience for young people with learning difficulties disabilities or Autism
Desirable
- TSI Trained Training in Systematic Instruction
- oEvidence of continued professional development
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Experience of working in an educational setting supporting young people.
- Experience of developing placements suitable for students with learning disability difficulty or Autism
- Track record of achievement in supporting people with learning difficulties/autism into achieving employment
Desirable
- Knowledge of Choices College working methodology and the employment opportunities for people with learning disabilities.
- Track record in stakeholder management with the ability to influence key decision makers and drive change
Values and Behaviours
Essential
- A willingness to challenge and to be open to receiving challenge seeing and valuing different perspectives
- Maintains the highest standards of integrity in all interactions being aware of the impact of own behaviour on others
- Sound judgement in the absence of clear guidelines or precedent, seeking advice as necessary from more senior management when appropriate
Skills, Capabilities & Attributes
Essential
- Ability to effectively manage a programme of delivery, across schools colleges and local area providing safe work experience placements for 16-24 year olds with LLDD or autism identified need via an EHCP
- Ability to establish, communicate and maintain effective working relationships in a confident manner with colleagues, partners and schools, colleges, parents and young people with learning disabilities, difficulties or Autism
- Ability to plan develop and deliver classroom teaching on the educational elements of the programme and where required present in local schools parents groups council forums.
- Ability to plan develop and deliver classroom teaching on the educational elements of the programme and where required present in local schools parents groups council forums.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
