Salary: £36,138 - £39,582 /S23-S25 (dependent on experience)
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time, 36 hours x 52 weeks
Location: London Borough of Waltham Forest
Site: Whipps Cross Hospital (E11 1NR) and St Bartholomew's Hospital (EC1A 7BE)
Start date: Subject to notice period
The Lead Internship Tutor will be responsible for providing leadership to the onsite Project SEARCH programmes and have responsibility for managing and co-ordinating the successful delivery of the daily ASDAN Employability programme for young adults at Whipps Cross Hospital and St Bartholomew's Hospital.
The Lead Tutor will be expected to work in collaboration with Families, Carers and Advocates. Working alongside all involved in the Project SEARCH team including staff from the host business, supported employment provider, the College and all the Project SEARCH stakeholders.
Key responsibilities:
• To effectively plan and deliver the ASDAN employability curriculum to certification level, embedding Maths and English.
• Deliver the DFN Project SEARCH Core Fidelity Model and Critical Success Factors.
• Complete Tutor/ job coach training and all staff development training.
• Work with the host businesses and onsite teams to plan and co-ordinate Project SEARCH events such as induction, family curriculums, special projects and graduation.
• To work across both Whipps Cross and St Bartholomew's Hospital sites.
• Achieve over 75% job outcomes.
• Safeguarding Lead for both Whipps Cross and St Bartholomew's Hospital.
• A role model for the Visions and Values.
• Support recruitment of new interns for the programme including:
• Marketing to local schools, families, colleges, council and agencies including information sessions and delivering presentations.
• Attend college career evenings.
• Organising and planning applicants interviews and skills assessments involving all the stakeholders.
• Participating on the selection committee following the Project SEARCH recruitment rubric.
• All Administration associated with applicants including the EHCP and working with different Councils to complete the Consultations.
• Recruitment is an ongoing commitment to ensure full cohorts of 12 interns at both Whipps Cross and St Bartholomew sites.
• Assisting new applicants with Barts Health HR protocols to get Enhanced DBS checks and Occupational Health appointments.
• Ensuring the interns learning experiences support the development of the individual in line with the EHCP, identifying strengths, interests and abilities related to skill acquisition, job development and employment.
• Robust measures to ensure Interns Wellbeing and safety is at the heart of everything we do This is monitored and supported on a daily basis using pro-active measures to keep all the interns safe at all times.
• Co-ordinate and organize a three-week host business induction and ensure interns understanding and learning of induction requirements.
• Meet daily with job coaches to discuss daily plan and interns progress and any concerns.
• Plans and provides daily classroom instruction in ASDAN employability qualification for certification level.
• Plan and organize interns 6 Employment planning meeting presentations with families, colleges, host business managers and mentors across both sites.
• Meets monthly with College for ASDAN internal verification and progress updates which are then reported to the WAT ASDAN Co-Ordinator.
• Attends and reports at monthly Steering Group meetings.
• Attends and reports at two weekly Operational meetings with Teams and Host Businesses Liaison Managers.
• Implementing appropriate assessment, objective setting, recording, reporting and evaluation of employment.
• Works with business liaison and department managers to develop internship rotations, plans for necessary job modifications in partnership with Job Coach/es.
• Works alongside the job coach/es to perform job coach duties as and when necessary.
• Works closely with the Head of Project Search in planning and implementing Project SEARCH Advisory Committee meetings on a quarterly basis for operational and strategic planning and continuous improvement.
About Flourish Learning Trust
With an ethos based on enjoyment, achievement and wellbeing for all, Flourish Learning Trust seeks to open up the world for children and young people with SEND. Located in Waltham Forest, the Trust comprises Joseph Clarke School (for children with vision impairment and /or additional needs), Whitefield School (for pupils with complex needs including autism, learning difficulties and sensory and physical impairments), Flourish Specialist Education Services and the highly successful Project SEARCH East London.
We are expert in serving children and young people with SEND and giving them the tools, skills and confidence to move on to the next stages of their education and lives.
How to apply
To apply you are required to complete our school application form. Please request an application form from Ellie Field or Francisca Márquez Arenas at or call them on 0207 259 8770 for more information. Alternatively, please apply via TES Quick Apply.
Your application is a direct permanent application to our school (not through agency), Hays is our recruitment partner for all permanent appointments.
Closing date: Friday, 27th October 2023 at 9 am
Interview date: Tuesday, 7th November 2023
The Trust is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit, ensuring best practice in our recruitment process is essential to our commitment.
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