MANYLION
- Lleoliad: Cardiff,
- Pwnc: Cymorth
- Cytundeb: Parhaol
- Math o gyflog: Annual
- Iaith: Saesneg
- Dyddiad Cau: 13 Medi, 2023 12:00 y.b
This job application date has now expired.
About The Service
Grade: CSM 4 (4 - 7 + 3 SPA)
Salary: £42,231 - £49,660
The Inclusion Service is part of the Education and Lifelong Learning Directorate and is responsible for ensuring the council meets its statutory responsibilities to children and young people with Additional Learning Needs (ALN). The service works with, supports and coordinates provision for children and young people with additional learning needs, their families and education settings to ensure that learners access their entitlement. This includes supporting smooth transitions into a range of settings or pathways based on their goals and aspirations.
About the job
The post 16 ALN team are part of the inclusion service and work jointly with Cardiff Commitment to drive forward employment pathways and outcomes for young people with ALN. In 2021, we teamed up with the Vale of Glamorgan Council and Cardiff and Vale University Health Board to deliver a supported internship programme at the Heath Hospital which provided a successful route into employment for young people with learning disabilities and/or autism.
Due to expansion of the programme, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Young People's Supported Internship Service Manager to work with the post 16 ALN Team and Cardiff Commitment. This role involves:
What We Are Looking For From You
We are looking for a highly organised, motivated and passionate individual who holds high aspirations for young people with learning disabilities and a strong belief in their ability and right to work. You will be able to establish trusting relationships with young people and their families and inspire them to aspire to paid employment.
You will have extensive experience and evidence of successful inclusive working practice with young people with learning disabilities and/or autism and their parents/carers and other professionals. This will be coupled with excellent working knowledge of supported internship models and a proven track record of working effectively with employers and partner agencies, with experience of communicating with employers at all levels.
You will need high level influencing, negotiation and advocacy skills to be able to influence and engage businesses to offer and deliver supported internships, and the ability to problem solve, and to engage a range of partners in actions to resolve issues.
Additional information
If you would like to find out more about this role, please contact Claire Bridges (ALN Lead Officer (Post 16)) via email: cbridges@cardiff.gov.uk
This post is suitable for post share.
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools.
This post is full time and will be 37 hours per week across 52 weeks (non term time).
We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.
Please note the Council does not accept CV's. When completing the supporting information section of your application, please ensure you refer to the below located on our website :
Important information you need read in order to complete your application:-
Additional Information:-
Grade: CSM 4 (4 - 7 + 3 SPA)
Salary: £42,231 - £49,660
The Inclusion Service is part of the Education and Lifelong Learning Directorate and is responsible for ensuring the council meets its statutory responsibilities to children and young people with Additional Learning Needs (ALN). The service works with, supports and coordinates provision for children and young people with additional learning needs, their families and education settings to ensure that learners access their entitlement. This includes supporting smooth transitions into a range of settings or pathways based on their goals and aspirations.
About the job
The post 16 ALN team are part of the inclusion service and work jointly with Cardiff Commitment to drive forward employment pathways and outcomes for young people with ALN. In 2021, we teamed up with the Vale of Glamorgan Council and Cardiff and Vale University Health Board to deliver a supported internship programme at the Heath Hospital which provided a successful route into employment for young people with learning disabilities and/or autism.
Due to expansion of the programme, an exciting opportunity has arisen for a Young People's Supported Internship Service Manager to work with the post 16 ALN Team and Cardiff Commitment. This role involves:
- Playing a pivotal part in empowering young people with learning disabilities to achieve their career aspirations.
- Co-ordinating partnership working with existing and new stakeholders (including local employers and education settings) to create inclusive and supportive internship opportunities.
- Overseeing and managing a range of supported internships, implementing effective monitoring processes to review their success, and make strategic and operational improvements to increase the number of young people with learning disabilities and/or autism entering the workplace and achieving sustainable employment outcomes that meets a business need.
- Line managing and providing effective leadership to a team of tutors who deliver an employability curriculum to support young people's development and transition towards employment.
- Working in close collaboration with job coaches and their management to ensure young people receive the intensive support and mentoring required to develop employability skills and access sustainable employment.
What We Are Looking For From You
We are looking for a highly organised, motivated and passionate individual who holds high aspirations for young people with learning disabilities and a strong belief in their ability and right to work. You will be able to establish trusting relationships with young people and their families and inspire them to aspire to paid employment.
You will have extensive experience and evidence of successful inclusive working practice with young people with learning disabilities and/or autism and their parents/carers and other professionals. This will be coupled with excellent working knowledge of supported internship models and a proven track record of working effectively with employers and partner agencies, with experience of communicating with employers at all levels.
You will need high level influencing, negotiation and advocacy skills to be able to influence and engage businesses to offer and deliver supported internships, and the ability to problem solve, and to engage a range of partners in actions to resolve issues.
Additional information
If you would like to find out more about this role, please contact Claire Bridges (ALN Lead Officer (Post 16)) via email: cbridges@cardiff.gov.uk
This post is suitable for post share.
This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Safeguarding and Child Protection are key priorities for the Council. We aim to support children and vulnerable adults to ensure they are as safe as they can possibly be. Our services and schools are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of all children and vulnerable adults, and will take action to safeguard their well-being, and acknowledge that children and vulnerable adults have a right to protection. This is supported in the general ethos of the Council and all schools.
This post is full time and will be 37 hours per week across 52 weeks (non term time).
We welcome applications in both English and Welsh. Applications received in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than English applications.
Please note the Council does not accept CV's. When completing the supporting information section of your application, please ensure you refer to the below located on our website :
Important information you need read in order to complete your application:-
- Application Guidance
- Applying for jobs with us
- Behavioural Competency Framework
Additional Information:-
- Employee Charter
- Recruitment of Ex-Offenders
- Privacy Notice
- Job Description and Person Specification