Shaw Trust
Location
West London | United Kingdom
Job description
“Shaw Trust promotes team spirit, inclusiveness and it is an organisation where everybody is somebody. I am proud to be part of this great organisation.”
At Shaw Trust we believe everyone has the right to live a decent and dignified life and an opportunity for rewarding work. We are a social purpose organisation challenging inequality and breaking down barriers to enable social mobility.
For us being part of the solution is about creating the conditions for this to happen, advocating and delivering services that make a real difference. Working in partnership not competition, we are part of an eco-system of purpose-led organisations, striving for a fairer, more equal society centred on opportunity for all.
Purpose
Working in West London, as directed by the Team Leader for the SEND Young People team, you will be responsible for a case load of young people who have special education needs with or without an educational health care plan (EHCP); ensuring they are re-engaged into a positive outcome to meet targets and priorities.
This work will take place primarily in Further education and SEND colleges, using a range of partner premises to deliver sessions.
Working in partnership with Careers Advisers in the colleges, you will provide coaching and mentoring support to ensure young people who are SEND progress into employment, education or training.
To support these outcomes you will also provide, work related learning, enterprise and other group work activities as required. The role will also provide a case management for SEND individuals whilst they are in college.
The FE Adviser role will engage and inform Further Education (FE) and SEND providers, of the ‘No Wrong Door’ triage service, maximising referrals and ensuring each participant receives the correct Shaw Trust support bespoke to their individual needs, alongside connecting with other local provision to guide additional or longer-term support where possible.
This role is perfect for individuals who have worked previously in a referral generating employability role, or someone who has experience in West London working with the specified cohorts. The successful candidate will have a solution focused approach, be highly organised and be able to deliver to agreed service specifications and outcomes.
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You will have:
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Location:
West London
Employee Benefits
As an employee of Shaw Trust as well as positively impacting people’s lives, you will have access to the following benefits:
Join a diverse and inclusive organisation
Shaw Trust is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, where every employee, regardless of their background or lived experience, feels that they belong and can progress in their career.
In addition;
We welcome applications from all sections of the community including from people with lived experience and/or knowledge of disability or social exclusion.
If you have accessibility requirements and/or would like further information about the role, please contact: [email protected]This project is funded by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.’
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund is a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda and provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus.
Shaw Trust reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received.
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£26.76k - £32.95k per annum