Job Title: SfYP My Future Coach
Starting Salary: £31,537 progressing to £34,434 per annum
Hours: 37.0
Location: Hertfordshire
Based in Apsley, covering the South and West of Hertfordshire.
The successful candidate will be out and about with some hybrid working, Work with young people will be mainly face to face, as will the work with providers, colleges, employers and third sector organisations.
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Childrens Services
The Services for Young People (SfYP) Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Team provides a range of specialist services for young people (aged 13-25) with additional needs/SEND. This involves providing careers, information, advice, and guidance to support them in making positive decisions about their futures; maintenance of Education, Health, and Care Plans (EHCPs) for those aged 16+ in further education and support to find paid employment or other positive activities.
The ‘My Future’ Programme is being delivered in all four of the Hertfordshire Colleges and has been designed to support young people with EHCPs to transition out of college into a positive destination or opportunity.
We are currently looking to recruit a full time ‘My Future’ Coach, to work with the colleges in the South & West of the county. The key role of the ‘My Future’ Coach is to provide transition coaching assistance to young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) who are moving on from college, working closely with parents/carers.
This role will require you to:
- Engage effectively with a caseload of young people with EHCPs, identified by the allocated colleges and SfYP CEIAG Advisers to provide transition coaching and support.
- Work with college staff and SfYP staff to ensure that young people on caseload are supported appropriately to move into positive activities of interest when they leave college.
- Support young people to take up positive activities, volunteering, or paid employment opportunities by using tried and tested supported employment techniques.
- Provide advice, support and disability awareness training as required to opportunities providers to unsure they understand how to support the young person they are providing an opportunity to.
- Provide information and support to parents/carers to raise aspirations and expectations for a fulfilling life after college that can include positive activities, volunteering, community inclusion and paid employment.
- Work with local third sector organisations to identify opportunities that match the skills of young people on caseload.
- Work to agreed targets including college leaver NEET prevention, monitoring of caseload progress through regular review, recording of data on management information systems to appropriate timescales and standards, producing reports as required.
Essential:
- Experience of working with young people with additional needs/SEND.
- An understanding of the barriers to learning, training, volunteering, and employment that young people may have.
- Evidence of excellent written and verbal communications skills.
- Demonstrable time management skills with the ability to manage and prioritise a caseload.
- Experience of the use of ICT systems, including databases.
- Demonstrable advocacy and negotiation skills.
- Experience of working with employers, providers and third sector organisations.
- A driving licence and access to a vehicle
Desirable:
- Training in Systematic Instruction (TSI)
- Experience of sales/marketing.
- Experience of providing training.
If you want a job with variety, then this role is for you, as no two days are the same. The job combines providing transition support for young people with marketing them to employers, community providers and third sector organisations.
The postholder will have the opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of young people with SEND and their families by helping them to find suitable post college opportunities which may include community activities, volunteering, or paid employment where appropriate.
We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.
This job role is within the Community Services, level COM8 job profile. Please locate this via:
Job profiles – Community services
To hear more about this opportunity please contact Elizabeth King (elizabeth.king@hertfordshire.gov.uk).
Interview Date:19th Aug 2025
As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.
Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
Safeguarding
This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.
Driving required
You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.
English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.
