Job Coach

📍 East London (Tower Hamlets)

🏢 Full-Time | On-Site

👥 Reports to: Assistant Principal

💰 £22K-£25K

Join ONELAB College

ONELAB College exists to redefine education for neurodivergent young people aged 16–25.

We believe education should be practical, ambitious, professionally delivered, and built around meaningful progression into adulthood, employment, enterprise, and independence.

Our model is built around a simple philosophy:

Design → Make → Sell

Learners don't simply study.

They create, collaborate, build, solve problems, work on real projects, engage with employers, and develop the skills needed for employment and adult life.

We're looking for an exceptional Job Coach to help make that happen.

The Role

This is not a traditional support role.

It is not passive supervision.

It is not simply accompanying learners to placements.

As a Job Coach, you will play a critical role in helping young people with SEND successfully transition from education into employment, independence, and meaningful adult lives.

You will support learners to:

• Build confidence within professional environments
• Develop employability and workplace skills
• Understand workplace expectations and professional behaviour
• Develop communication and social interaction skills
• Learn safe working practices
• Increase independence over time
• Progress towards employment and positive destinations

You will work closely with learners, employers, Course Leads, and the wider ONELAB team to create experiences that are structured, supportive, professional, aspirational, and focused on real-world outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Learner Support & Employability

• Support learners during work placements, enterprise activities, and employability programmes
• Reinforce workplace expectations, communication, professionalism, and responsibility
• Support confidence building, resilience, and emotional regulation
• Encourage increasing independence rather than dependency
• Help learners develop workplace readiness and life skills

Employer Engagement & Placement Support

• Build positive relationships with employers and placement providers
• Act as a professional point of contact between ONELAB and employers
• Support employers to understand learner needs and workplace adjustments
• Monitor placement quality, learner wellbeing, and progression
• Help identify employment pathways and progression opportunities

Health & Safety & Workplace Readiness

• Teach learners how to work safely and responsibly
• Support learners in understanding workplace health & safety procedures
• Reinforce risk awareness and safe working practices
• Support learners in understanding the safe use, handling, and maintenance of equipment, tools, machinery, and workplace resources where appropriate

Documentation & Reporting

• Complete placement records and documentation
• Support learner reviews and progress monitoring
• Complete risk assessments and workplace checks where required
• Maintain accurate and professional records

What We're Looking For

We are looking for someone who is:

• Passionate about supporting neurodivergent young people
• Calm, emotionally intelligent, and professional
• Organised, reliable, and highly consistent
• Proactive rather than reactive
• Able to build positive relationships with learners, employers, and colleagues
• Confident maintaining high expectations while providing support
• Committed to helping learners achieve meaningful long-term outcomes

Experience within SEND, supported internships, employability programmes, careers guidance, youth work, education, coaching, workplace support, or post-16 provision would be advantageous.

What Makes ONELAB Different

At ONELAB, we combine:

• Real-world learning
• Enterprise projects
• Employability experiences
• High expectations
• Strong learner support
• Professional environments
• Clear accountability

We do not believe in low expectations for young people with SEND.

We believe learners deserve ambitious opportunities, meaningful experiences, professional environments, and adults who genuinely believe in their potential.

Apply

If you're looking for a role where you can genuinely influence learner confidence, employability, independence, and future opportunities, we'd love to hear from you.

Key Information

Applications Close: Monday 6th July 2026 at 5:00pm

In-Person Interview Week for Shortlisted Candidates: 8-15 July 2026