Salary - £32,102 per annum, pay award pending
Hours - 37 hours per week, all year round
Contract - Permanent
Location - Multiple Sites
Closing Date - 2nd January 2026
We’re Hiring! Supported Internship Team Leader
Are you passionate about helping young people with learning difficulties and disabilities gain the confidence, skills and experience they need to thrive in the workplace? Do you enjoy leading a team and building strong relationships with employers? If so, we’d love to welcome you to the Inspire Education Group as our new Supported Internship Team Leader.
This is a truly rewarding role where you will lead a dedicated team of Job Coaches, drive employer engagement, and shape a programme that changes lives through meaningful work experiences, independence and employment outcomes.
About the Role
As the Supported Internship Team Leader, you will:
- Lead, support and develop a team of Job Coaches — including training needs, caseload allocation, performance monitoring and team meetings
- Work closely with SEND, Work Experience, Health & Safety and other teams to ensure placements are safe, compliant and high quality
- Build excellent relationships with employers and source new placement opportunities
- Oversee all documentation and processes related to work placements, including health & safety records and student support needs
- Secure Access to Work funding from the DWP and maintain accurate, auditable records
- Support students directly in the workplace when required, using best practice methods including Systematic Instruction
- Attend EHCP Annual Reviews (where possible) and ensure student records are up to date
- Complete workplace reviews, track student progress, and gather feedback from students, employers and parents/carers
- Work collaboratively with curriculum teams to ensure learners are fully prepared for employment
- Contribute to a positive, student-centred, inclusive and high-performing SEND provision across the group
This is a fast-paced, varied and meaningful role where no two days are the same — and where your leadership will directly influence student success.
What We’re Looking For
We’re seeking someone who is:
- Experienced in supporting young people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities
- Confident identifying individual learner needs and advocating for them
- Skilled at building partnerships with employers and stakeholders
- Knowledgeable about work experience processes, health & safety, and safeguarding
- Experienced using information systems (e.g., EBS / ProMonitor)
- Organised, proactive and able to prioritise in a busy environment
- A strong communicator with excellent written and verbal skills
- A calm, supportive and positive role model for young people
- Able to handle confidential information with professionalism
- Comfortable leading a team and working collaboratively across departments
Experience with DWP Access to Work funding or Systematic Instruction is desirable, but training can be provided.
IEG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and any vulnerable groups within the college community and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to thorough vetting process which includes, an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
Candidates are reminded that if they are barred from working with Children it is a criminal offence to apply for this position.