SEND Employment Support Coach

Job introduction

Job Title: SEND Employment Support Coach

A bit about us:

Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic, and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet by 2025 and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities.   Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do. 

Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.

We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, as well as affordable housing, good schools, beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!

An exciting opportunity has emerged within the councils Children and Young People’s Service for the role of Job Coach (SEND) on a fixed term contract for 4 months (to be reviewed). As we continue to develop our Supported Internship provision, you will play a key part in providing and supporting our young people through these opportunities as part of an exciting new pilot.

This role will be hybrid working in partnership with education providers, young people and employer stakeholders.

The Role: 

• The role of SEND Employment Support Coach will involve providing appropriate pre-work/training and in-work/training support for young people 16-25 with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
• You will work with Host businesses, employers and education providers and young adults to deliver supported internship opportunities within the role of SEND Employment Support Coach
• A key aspect of the role of SEND Employment Support Coach is to conduct regular reviews and implement SMART action plans for the young people and support the young people to achieve paid employment outcomes
• For the role of SEND Employment Support Coach, you will need prior experience of working with people with disabilities and neurodiverse conditions
• Your demonstrable knowledge as a SEND Employment Support Coach, will ensure you have experience of assessing the development of young people with a learning difficulty/disability in education and/or employment
• For the role of SEND Employment Support Coach, you will have good communication skills, using a variety of appropriate media, with excellent IT Skills, including the use of MS Office - word, outlook, and excel

This role is fixed term for the purpose of a job coach role within our DFE Intern to Work pilot project and will end on 31st August 2025.

Our offer to you:

• At least 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays rising to 32 after 5 years’ service (pro rata if part time) - option to purchase further days
• Agile working (Role dependent) - A “Flexibility First” approach to Agile working where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception
• Part of the Local Government Pension scheme – option to join the AVC scheme
• Progression - opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
• Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee assistance programme
• Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes 
• Drive Time – a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• Family friendly policies with enhanced leave  
• Discounted Gym Memberships 
• Employee Volunteering Scheme 
• Medicash 

Next steps:

Closing date: midnight Wednesday 14th May 2025

Shortlisting date: Thursday 15th May 2025

Interview date: w/c 19th May 2025

We reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If interested, please complete an application as early as possible.

If you would like any further information or an informal discussion, please contact Hannah Lewis, SEND Employment Support Officer at Hannah.lewis3@liverpool.gov.uk

Watch our recruitment video and see what life is like working at Liverpool City Council.

Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under-represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role. 

If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010, such as an application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact us at recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk.

Although we advertise on Jobs Go Public, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications.  Please ensure you complete your full profile, work and education history in Tribepad.