SEND Work Experience Coach

Orpheus; Godstone; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization for disabled adults in Godstone is seeking a SEND Work Experience Coach to empower young disabled adults in achieving their aspirations. In this dynamic role, you'll mentor learners, secure meaningful work placements, and provide personalized support. Requires experience in education or care settings and strong communication skills. Join us to make a tangible impact in a creative and inclusive environment.

Benefits

Opportunities for professional development and training

Inclusive workplace

Impactful role

Qualifications

• Must have experience working in education or care settings.
• Ability to build positive relationships with employers.
• Must have a valid driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and motivate learners to achieve their vocational goals.
• Secure and manage meaningful work experience placements.
• Provide tailored in-work support using systematic instruction.

Skills

Experience working with young disabled adults

Strong communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Caseload management

Full driving licence

Education

Level 2 English and Maths

Willingness to work towards Level 3 Certificate for Supported Employment Practitioners

Job description

Are you passionate about empowering young disabled adults to achieve their aspirations? Do you thrive on building meaningful connections with learners and employers? If so, we’d love you to join our team at The Orpheus Centre, where creativity and personal development go hand in hand.

Location: The Orpheus Centre, Godstone, Surrey
Salary: £25,750 per annum
Hours: 35 hours per week, 44 weeks per year

About Us

The Orpheus Centre promotes independence and personal growth through the arts. Our values—joyful, bold, inclusive, resilient, and determined—shape everything we do. We believe in creating opportunities that transform lives.

The Role

As a SEND Work Experience Coach, you’ll play a vital role in supporting learners on their journey toward employment and community inclusion. You’ll:

• Mentor and motivate learners to achieve their vocational goals.
• Secure and manage meaningful work experience placements with external employers.
• Provide tailored in-work support, using systematic instruction techniques to build independence.
• Collaborate with employers and stakeholders to create bespoke opportunities.
• Drive learners to placements and assist with progression planning.

This is a dynamic role where no two days are the same—you’ll be problem-solving, networking, and making a real difference.

What We’re Looking For

• Experience working with young disabled adults in education or care settings.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage a caseload and build positive relationships with employers.
• A full driving licence.
• Level 2 English and Maths (essential) and willingness to work towards Level 3 Certificate for Supported Employment Practitioners.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a creative, inclusive organisation that values your growth.
>Opportunities for professional development and training.
• Make a tangible impact on learners’ lives and futures.

Ready to make a difference?

Apply now and help us create pathways to independence and success for our learners.

Orpheus is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. All posts are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and satisfactory references. This post is classed as having a high degree of contact with vulnerable adults and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

As part of our safer recruitment process and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, online searches may be undertaken as part of due diligence.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

In order to be considered you must be eligible to work in the UK.

For a full job description and person specification, click below

The Orpheus Centre is proud to be a disability confident employer.

We have made a positive commitment to employing disabled people. Reasonable adjustments will be made to the recruitment procedure as required in consultation with the applicant to ensure no-one is disadvantaged because of their disability. If a disabled person is selected for a position, reasonable adjustments will be made to the workplace, including premises and equipment, work duties and practices or policies, as appropriate. All disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role as set out in the role profile and person specification will be considered for interview.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are:

• Challenging attitudes towards disability
• Increasing understanding of disability
• Removing barriers to disabled people and those with long-term health conditions
• Ensuring that disabled people have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspiration

Experience of working with young disabled adults and an understanding of equal opportunities & safeguarding practice; A minimum of one years’ proven experience of working in an educational/care setting with adults; Managing own caseload