Achievement Coach

West Nottinghamshire College; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable educational institution in Mansfield is seeking an Achievement Coach to coordinate and support learners through their educational journey. This role involves working with staff to ensure personalized support plans are developed, leading group sessions, and providing guidance to help students achieve their potential. Candidates should be enthusiastic about youth development and possess excellent communication and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Passion for supporting young people in a college/school environment.
• Experience in leading group sessions and engaging learners.
• Strong communication and administrative skills.

Responsibilities

• Support a cohort of learners throughout their learning journey.
• Ensure examination arrangements are completed accurately.
• Develop individualised timetables and personal plans.

Skills

Excellent communication

Organisational skills

Ability to motivate learners

Energy and enthusiasm

Job description

Overview

We are looking to appoint a dynamic and efficient Achievement Coach who will coordinate, monitor and support a cohort of learners throughout their learning journey. The post involves working with the exams team to ensure examination arrangements are accurately completed, and collaborating with subject teachers and a wide range of staff to ensure each learner has an individualised timetable and personal plan to facilitate progression.

The successful candidate will provide non-academic and skills development support and guidance to learners. You must be passionate about supporting young people within a college/school environment with a focus on progression and achievement.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate, monitor and support a cohort of learners throughout their learning journey.
• Work with the exams team to ensure all examination arrangements are accurately completed.
• Collaborate with subject teachers and other staff to develop individualised timetables and personal plans to facilitate progression.
• Provide non-academic and skills development support and guidance to learners.
• Lead group tutorial sessions and deliver most tutorial content to groups, ensuring learners are engaged and supported.
• Meet with each learner at least half-termly to conduct formal reviews and ensure progress is on track; initiate proactive interventions where needed.
• Contribute to co-ordinating engineering year plans, wider learning activities, and liaising with specialist services internally and externally to promote learner retention, achievement and academic skills, while building learner resilience.
• Build positive relationships with staff and learners through effective communication and organisational skills; apply appropriate challenge to help learners achieve their potential.
• Embed the college values of Respect, Integrity, Ambition, Collaboration and Compassion in daily work.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Energy, enthusiasm and a clear passion for making a difference in helping young people succeed.
• Ability to lead group sessions, engage, motivate and support learners both individually and in groups.
• Excellent communication, administrative and organisational skills; ability to build positive relationships with students and staff.
• Ability to work with staff and learners across engineering, automotive, fabrication and welding, liaising with internal and external specialist services.
• Willingness to apply challenge to learners to enable them to achieve their full potential.
• Commitment to embedding the college’s values: Respect, Integrity, Ambition, Collaboration and Compassion.