About Haringey
Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.
Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.
About the Role
Reporting to the Supported Employment Manager, the post-holder will provide operational support of the delivery of supported internships. A supported internship is a work-based learning programme for young people aged 16-25 with an Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP). The role involves overseeing various aspects of the supported internship programme, you will also be a key point of contact for the operational team, ensuring that as a host business, we are delivering supported internship programmes successfully and in line with statutory requirements. You will be responsible for various business support functions to ensure effective delivery of the programmes.
The role is pivotal in coordinating the delivery of employment support services for young people with SEND. This involves actively engaging with supported employment partners, educational settings, young people and their families/carers, and other professionals to ensure positive outcomes for young people with SEND. Overall, the Supported Employment Officer plays a crucial role in facilitating a collaborative and effective approach to meeting the diverse needs of individuals with SEND in the Haringey community.
Working for Haringey
At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community.
Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.
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About You
The Supported Employment Officer has a multifaceted set of responsibilities. They are tasked with providing administrative and operational support for the Haringey Council supported internships. This includes, supporting partners, operational duties and programme referrals to ensure employment outcomes are achieved.
You will also take on the role as the DFN business liaison across the project search programmes and support the employment manager to increase council-wide project support, provide feedback and collaborate with SEND coordinators and external partners to increase the number of young people enrolling on supported internship programmes. Overall, the Supported Employment Officer plays a crucial role in ensuring young people with an EHCP are being referred to supported internships and are transitioning into sustainable employment.
About the Team
You’ll be joining a newly developed team, driven by integrity, collaboration, and a shared commitment to making a difference to the lives of young people with SEND. Our primary focus is to increase the number of young people accessing supported internships and transitioning into paid employment. We work closely with education settings, residents, families/carers, supported employment providers and local employers to ensure internships are meaningful and support young people to sustain employment. If you enjoy working in a dynamic, purpose-driven environment, this could be the team for you
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