Job summary
- Main area
- Education
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Fixed term: 9 months (Until 31/07/25)(Secondment only for current NHS employees)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 990-WT&E-6731782-E
- Employer
- NHS England
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Explorer House
- Town
- Hampshire
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Project Coordinator
NHS AfC: Band 5
Our Organisation
The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.
As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.
As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
Choices College (formerly Project Choice) is a supported internship programme that aims to support young adults with learning difficulties, disabilities or autism to become employment ready.
You will work closely with the Area Manager in delivering the College's outcomes and maintaining an employment transition rate for students at above 75%. You will play a key role in ensuring the programme meets the needs of the students, employers and regulatory bodies.
Please note this roles contractual base will be in Southampton but the role will be based in Basingstoke RG24 9GZ. Willingness to travel around the Hampshire area is essential.
Main duties of the job
A passion for supporting students with SEN to meet their full potential is essential for this role. The post holder will hold a teaching qualification or have recent experience in supporting the education of students with SEN in the classroom and work placement. They will have the skills and experience to adapt working practices to suit the learning needs of individual students using Training in Systematic Instruction methodologies.
The post holder will be a confident communicator with excellent motivating skills, you will also be highly organised and be extremely efficient in using MS Office packages.
The coordinator’s main duties will include supporting, monitoring and recording individual student’s progress and reinforcing employability skills by delivering sessions in a classroom setting. The role also involves delivering bespoke training to mentors and sourcing new employers to provide placements/employment transitions for students.
Working for our organisation
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 visit https://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.
NHS England hold a Sponsor Licence; this means that we may be able to sponsor you providing the Home Office requirements are met. To be eligible for sponsorship through the Skilled Worker route you’ll usually need to be paid the ‘standard’ salary rate of at least £38,700 per year, or the ‘going rate’ for your job, whichever is higher. You can find more information on the Government website.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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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.
Person specification
Qualificatios
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent level of experience/knowledge from working in a similar area/environment
- TSI trained with evidence of outcomes or similar experienceS/PGCE/)
Desirable criteria
- Teaching qualification or relevant experience related to young people with learning disabilities difficulties/Autism.
- TSI trained with evidence of outcomes or similar experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience working with young people with SEN
- Knowledge of administrative procedures, project management and information analysis
- Experience of dealing with a wide range of stakeholders and providing information and advice
Desirable criteria
- Experience in post-16 education and working in a classroom environment
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Ability to teach/support interns with learning disability difficulty or Autism in work based learning methods
- Ability to teach/train mentors in supported internship methodology
- Skills for communication on complex information and placement matters, requiring developed interpersonal and oral/ written communication skills.
- Ability to pull together comprehensive draft reports, data and letters
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Recognises that improved intern care is at the heart of all decision making
- Driven by the needs of the interns and service users
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lindsay McCafferty
- Job title
- Regional Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07780 225 297
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