Progress Coaches

Are you inspirational? Do you want to make a difference and contribute to transforming young people's lives within your community? Do you want to join a forward–thinking Further Education College on its mission to take learners beyond ambition?

We are seeking a number of Progress Coaches to support our 16–19-year-old students on their learning journey. This role would be a great opportunity for recent graduates or those with a range of diverse life experiences who can be an advocate for students as they make progress on their Study Programme.

The key requirements of the role are:

• To provide pastoral support to 16-18 Study Programme students in all aspects of their learning journey; in their attendance, personal goal setting and development, achievement and progression.
• To deliver tutorial content to 16–18-year-old Study Programme students, and contribute to the development of the tutorial programme
• To liaise with Curriculum and Support staff to advocate for students so they get the right support at the right time, to keep them on track
• Be able to work well as part of a team and collaborate with others.

Be a good listener, facilitator of learning, motivator, advocate and role model

As this is a student-facing role, the successful candidates will be able to demonstrate good communication skills, show empathy, be an active listener, value diversity, a motivator of others and be able to role model professionalism. A basic level of digital literacy is essential to access and use our college systems. You will work collaboratively with groups of students, curriculum and business support teams, parents/carers and on a 1-1 basis with students to ensure they achieve and progress to their next steps.

As a learning organisation we are great at supporting and training our staff to achieve their full potential. As a pastoral professional you will be able to access a wide range of personal development opportunities that will enable you to excel in the role. For example, L2 or L3 Advice & Guidance, L3 Award in Education and Training, L2 Mental Health training. Whether this may be your first role after graduating or you join us after a varied career, we very much welcome your application.

We can offer flexible working arrangements, for example full-time, substantial part-time, term-time only, school-friendly hours. Due to the student-facing aspect of this role it is campus-based, at one of our three campuses.

If you would like to have a chat about the role or pop in for a tour please contact Sara Osborne, PA to Nicky Ellis, Assistant Principal Students Engagement and Support on sosborne@buckscollegegroup.ac.uk or 01494 585559.

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 on the role please click here for the job description and click here for Terms and conditions.

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.

Only completed applications will be considered for this role. All applicants will need to complete an application form via our College Website, a member of the team will contact you once you have submitted your CV with details on how to complete this.

For more information on the role please contact HR directly.

Closing date for applications is the 22nd June 2023.Interview dates over 29th and 30th June at Aylesbury campus (even if preferred role is at one of our other campuses, all interviews will take place at Aylesbury.)

If successfully shortlisted your interview with be either morning or afternoon of either day.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Part-time hours: 37 per week

Salary: From £24,548.00 per year

Benefits:

• Childcare
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Sick pay
• Store discount

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Work Location: In person

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