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We are seeking a聽Work Placement Mentor聽for our client鈥檚 team. In this role, you will work directly with young people aged 18-25 who face barriers to learning, offering guidance and support as they explore self-employment opportunities. Your role will be crucial in helping them transition into successful, sustainable self-employed roles by creating and maintaining work placements, developing relationships with employers, and providing tailored support for each individual鈥檚 development.
Responsibilities:
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Provide one-to-one support for young people with SEND, assisting them in their journey to self-employment.
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Create and implement personalised learning plans, regularly assessing and adapting to each young person's needs and progress.
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Assist young people with identifying, applying for, and securing work-based opportunities.
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Develop and maintain partnerships with local employers, promoting the benefits of working with young people with SEND.
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Coach and support employers to ensure they provide inclusive work environments.
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Maintain accurate records and documentation to track individual progress and outcomes.
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Collaborate with colleagues across the organisation to ensure young people receive appropriate support and guidance.
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Promote safeguarding, equality, and diversity at all times.
Requirements:
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Experience working with young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with young people, parents, employers, and colleagues.
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Previous experience in job coaching or workplace learning is highly desirable.
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Ability to build relationships with external stakeholders, including employers and partners.
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Clear, concise report writing and presentation skills.
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the well-being of young people.
路聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Understanding and promotion of equality, diversity, and inclusion in all activities.
S Knights Recruitment are a specialist Employability and Skills recruitment Agency, we recruit for Colleges and Training Providers across the UK.
Location:聽Dorset
Salary:聽拢16 per hour
Job Reference:聽SA4919
