Are you passionate about supporting young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) as they take their next steps into adulthood? We're looking for a committed and compassionate SEND Community Coach to support small groups of students with EHCPs, helping them develop essential life skills. The successful candidate will be involved in delivering tailored coaching both on campus and within the local community, empowering learners to achieve their individual goals. This is a full-time position, working 37 hours per week, term time only (38 weeks per annum). Job share / Flexible working may be considered.
You will design and implement half-termly coaching plans that align with students' EHCP outcomes and life skills targets. You'll collaborate closely with SEND Support colleagues, the Inclusive Practice curriculum team, and external professionals, drawing on your communication and teamwork skills to ensure a holistic, person-centred approach.
The successful candidate will be required to:
- Provide tailored support to SEND students, including those on the autistic spectrum
- Support small groups and individuals in community settings to prepare for adulthood
- Contribute to EHCPs and create individualised learner profiles and support plans
- Work collaboratively with curriculum teams, specialist services, and external agencies such as CAMHS and Social Workers
- Build positive, respectful relationships with parents and carers
- Promote independence, emotional wellbeing, and confidence in learners
- Use technology effectively to support learning
- Ensure all health, safety, equality, and safeguarding policies are followed
Why join Buckinghamshire College Group?
We will encourage you to develop new skills and expand your opportunities within the College. We are also flexible and accommodating, allowing you to be as productive as possible.
Employee benefits include:
- Pension scheme - LGPS (Local Government Pension Scheme)
- Generous annual leave entitlement plus Bank Holidays & additional leave purchase scheme
- Access to free training & continuous professional development
- A bespoke package of intensive induction and probation support
- Flexible working policy and a commitment to employee wellbeing
- Discounts in the Aylesbury Day Nursery & Aylesbury Hair & Beauty (HAB) Salon)
- 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Cycle to work and local business employee corporate discount schemes
Buckinghamshire College Group is a Further Education college with three campuses located in Aylesbury, Amersham and Wycombe. We are proud to be a skills-based college supporting over 5000 learners each year to achieve their study and career goals and play a pivotal role in the Buckinghamshire community working with a wide range of employers for example, Pinewood Studios, NHS Trusts and Flannery Plant Hire to name but a few.
You will have an unwavering passion for learning and for supporting learners and staff to achieve more than they ever thought possible - we call this the Bucks College Factor!
If you have the Bucks College Factor, this sounds like a role for you and Buckinghamshire College Group sounds like a place you'd like to be part of, then we'd love to hear from you.
Commitment to Safeguarding
BCG is committed to equal opportunities for all, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and staff alike; all posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks.
For more information about the role, please refer to the Job Description and Terms and Conditions located in the job details above.
Only completed applications will be considered for this role. For more information on the role please contact HR directly.
The closing date for applications is 13/05/2026. Interviews are scheduled to take place on 21/05/2026; however, please note that these dates may be subject to change.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive sufficient applications or source a suitable candidate. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
