Job Description
The School of Visual & Performing Arts, Digital Skills and Foundation Learning is a vibrant and inclusive department committed to enabling all students to succeed. Our Foundation Learning provision fosters creativity, offering pathways in Performing Arts, Art, Design and Media, and Supported Internships, with a strong focus on developing employability and independent living skills. We are seeking a motivated individual with experience and a genuine passion for supporting young people with a wide range of SEND needs, particularly within a supported internship setting. The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of how to support learners with high needs in the workplace, including job coaching techniques, and be able to help them develop the skills, confidence and independence required for sustainable employment. As a Job Coach, you will work closely with students in real work environments, supporting them to access and maintain meaningful placements. You will liaise effectively with employers, colleagues, families and external partners to ensure each learner receives tailored support, enabling them to achieve positive outcomes and successfully transition into employment and greater independence. At Preston College our vision is 'to transform lives through education', and we take great pride in supporting all of our students to achieve the qualifications they need, alongside the development of technical skills and knowledge that employers and universities are looking for. We are rated Good by Ofsted and have been recognised as making a 'strong' contribution to skills. We are ambitious in seeking excellent outcomes for our students, communities, employers and staff. We have a strong College culture, underpinned by five key values developed with our diverse body of staff; Welcoming and inclusive; Supportive and compassionate; Aspirational for our learners, ourselves and each other; Act with integrity and transparency; Be accountable. With Outstanding financial health, the College provides generous terms and conditions that are intended to attract, motivate and retain the best people in delivery of our strategic objectives. Our Board of Governors is committed to an ambitious Three Year Plan, which sets out our aspirations from 2023 to 2026, currently being updated for the next three years.
