The Learning & Enterprise College Bexley is a vibrant; financially secure adult education institution responsible for delivering high quality outcomes for students, residents and employers, while contributing to the strategic objectives laid out in Bexley Council’s corporate priorities for adult learning, employment and wellbeing. 

At the LECB we are expanding our supported employment provision to ensure that more SEND young people with and Education Health and Care Plan have access to employment opportunities. We are looking for an enthusiastic, flexible and well organised full-time Job coach to support our students enrolled onto the Supported Internship Programme. This job will attract someone who is sensitive to the needs of SEND young people.

You will offer high quality, personalised support for students with disabilities and/or other disadvantages to seek, access and retain employment experiences with the long-term view of accessing paid employment and/or increased independence.

You will work as part of the team to achieve coherent planning for destination and outcomes for allocated students and support students and employers on the Supported Internship Programme.

Appointment to this post will be subject to the outcome of an Enhanced Disclosure obtained through the Disclosure and Barring Service

What we offer

• Career Average Revalued Earnings Pension Scheme
• Performance Related Pay
• 23 days Annual Leave (rising to 27 after 5 years’ service) plus Bank Holiday Entitlements paid in salary pro-rata  
• Annual Leave Purchase Scheme
• Opportunities for flexible working with excellent ICT facilities
• MyChoice Staff Benefit Scheme – Includes Childcare Vouchers, Cycle to Work Scheme, access to high street shopping vouchers and online discount codes.

View more about our employment deal here.

Your Application:

• Closing Date for your application: 30th July 2019
• Please visit https://jobs.bexley.gov.uk/wrlive to find out more and apply.  CVs will not be accepted unless they are submitted with a completed application form.
• Anticipated Interview date: TBC

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is considered by the authority to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers. The council therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.