Coach - Student Support

What You Will Do

• Monitor and track learner progress, achievement and attendance, using assessment data and systems such as ProMonitor to identify support needs and implement timely interventions.
• Provide personalised coaching, mentoring and guidance to learners, including those with additional learning needs, EHCPs and care experience, supporting them to overcome barriers and achieve positive outcomes.
• Develop and review individual learning plans, set SMART targets, and work collaboratively with students, curriculum teams and support services to promote progression and success.
• Act as a key contact for learners requiring additional support, attending relevant meetings (including EHCP reviews and PEP meetings) and liaising with families, carers, social workers and external agencies where appropriate.
• Support access to learning and financial support services, including ALS funding, Advanced Learner Loan applications and Learner Support Fund assessments, while contributing to wider student engagement and retention initiatives.

About You

• English and Maths qualifications at Level 2 (with a commitment to achieve Level 3 within two years if not already held), alongside a relevant supporting teaching and learning, teaching assistant, mentoring or coaching qualification, or a willingness to achieve this within one year of appointment.
• Experience supporting diverse vocational learners, with knowledge of approaches that improve engagement, retention, achievement and progression.
• Experience using blended learning and digital technologies to enhance learning and student outcomes.
• Strong organisational, communication, coaching and mentoring skills, with the ability to support, motivate and inspire learners.
• Ability to monitor progress, identify barriers to learning and work collaboratively to improve learner outcomes.

Benefits

The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:

Annual leave: 
Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays
Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays

Pension schemes with generous employer contributions
Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Local Government Pension Scheme
People’s Pension Scheme

CPD opportunities:
Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.

Employee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).

Travel and commuting: Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.

Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.

About Us

By joining Leeds Sixth Form College you join a community dedicated to improving the lives of young people through education. Whether you’re inspiring the next generation with your dynamic teaching or supporting the work of those who do, you know you will be making a positive impact every day. 

Choosing to work for Leeds Sixth Form College means that you will be part of a vibrant and diverse learning environment, delivering excellent and innovative education which is supportive, inspiring and life changing. We hope that we will be part of the next step in your career and look forward to welcoming you to Leeds Sixth Form College. 

SAFEGUARDING

At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity. 

Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please Click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We do not accept unsolicited CV’s and applications from agencies and will not be liable for any fee in connection with a candidate that has been submitted speculatively through any agency that has not been expressly instructed for a particular vacancy as part of our Preferred Supplier List.