Academic Coach

Bradford College; Bradford; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution in the United Kingdom is seeking an Academic Coach to support students in achieving their academic goals. The role involves providing tailored intervention support, coordinating progress, and managing student supervision. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in education and experience working with young people. This position offers benefits including generous annual leave, career progression, and access to well-being initiatives.

Benefits

Generous annual leave entitlement

Local government pension scheme

Free sports and gym facilities

Career progression opportunities

Access to benefits hub with discounts

Qualifications

• Experience working one-on-one with young people.
• Proven ability to work with parents and carers.
• Strong communication skills and commitment to inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Provide SMART targets for student achievement.
• Manage and coordinate support for students.
• Monitor and evaluate student progress.

Skills

Working with young people

Ability to relate to pupils

Knowledge of ICT packages

Education

GCSE 4-9 (A*-C) in Maths or equivalent

GCSE 4-9 (A*-C) in English or equivalent

Level 3 Certificate in Personal Tutoring (willingness to achieve)

Job description

Job Description:

Job information Academic Coach from the Company Bradford College, this latest Academic Coach job vacancy is located in the city Hybrid work in Bradford located in the country United Kingdom.

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Academic Coach to join our dynamic and growing Health Sciences, Meditech and Technology Department.

Our Academic Coaches identify and support all students in achieving their expected target grade.

The role is also responsible for providing intervention support to the students that have gaps in literacy, numeracy and academic skills to remove the barriers to learning. The role also involves managing and supporting the academic success of individual students by providing personal support following referral from curriculum teams.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide SMART targets to support the student achievement
• Referral to other support services as appropriate
• Contributing to student progression and career plans
• Co-ordinate support and intervention strategies and packages, both internal and external, for groups of students.
• Manage and co-ordinate the supervision of student who are not working to a normal timetable.
• Monitor and evaluate student's responses and progress against action plans through observation and planned recording and to provide objective and accurate feedback and reports as required.
• Undertake administrative tasks, manage, and maintain record systems and processes, including the use of EBS.
• Provide initial classroom supervision in the short term/ unplanned absence of a qualified teacher.

The Ideal Candidate

Our ideal candidate will be learner and quality-focused with a commitment to our vision of working together to transform lives. You should be able to contribute to our journey to Outstanding, creating a positive working and study environment, and, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion should be embedded within your core values.

Education & Training

GCSE 4-9 (A*-c) or nationally recognised level 2 qualification in maths or equivalent.

GCSE 4-9 (A*-c) or nationally recognised level 2 qualification in English or equivalent.

• Are willing to achieve a Level 3 Certificate in Personal Tutoring within an agreed time frame

Experience

• Successful experience of working with young people on a 1:1 and group basis to achieve their career goals.
• Proven experience of working with parents/carers of young people.
• Ability to work well with and relate to pupils and other professionals.
• Knowledge of how to use relevant equipment/resources including ICT packages.

Benefits of working at Bradford College:

• Generous annual leave entitlement.
• Additional college closure days, including 2-week Christmas closure.
• Local government pension scheme, with a generous 18% employer contribution.
• Annual salary reviews.
• Career progression opportunities.
• Free sports and gym facilities.
• Free wellbeing initiatives and access to our exclusive staff indoor and outdoor wellbeing space.
• Confidential employee assistance service and on-site mental health first aiders.
• Access to Bradford College benefits hub, offering retail, travel, leisure and dining discounts and cashback.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Bradford College is committed to supporting and promoting diversity and inclusion amongst our staff and student body. We promote applications across all sections of the community, recognising the benefits a diverse workforce can bring and therefore particularly encourage applications from groups which are underrepresented in our workforce.

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expect staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Pre-employment checks will be undertaken for this post including a check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.