Additional Learning Support Coach (Remote)

Paragon Skills; Bournemouth; Remote; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading apprenticeship provider in the UK seeks an Additional Learning Support Coach to remotely support neuro-diverse learners, mentoring them throughout their learning journey. This role involves providing tailored support, conducting assessments, and ensuring effective learning strategies are employed. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and experience in delivering learning support. The fixed term contract offers a salary of up to £29,000 annually.

Benefits

20 days annual leave

Paid volunteering leave

Lifestyle benefits and wellness tools

Responsibilities

• Motivate, engage and inspire learners to achieve their qualification requirements in a timely manner
• Conduct group and 1:1 delivery
• Provide exceptional additional learning support as required
• Collaborate with wider operational teams to ensure completion of initial diagnostic assessment
• Use quality improvement approved resources to deliver impactful sessions

Skills

Experience of delivering additional learning support

Experience of teaching functional skills

Ability to be flexible and adaptable to change

Education

Minimum of Level 2 qualification in functional skills - English & maths

Training qualification

Assessor qualification

Job description

Overview

Paragon Skills are Ofsted Grade 2 “Good” and a Top 5 Apprenticeship Provider, with a true dedication to the apprenticeship sector. We are passionate, innovative, and determined to deliver an outstanding teaching and learning experience to every learner every time. Our handpicked, trusted people demonstrate their specialist knowledge and expertise and have a commitment to delivering meaningful learning interactions to our learners nationally.

Position

Location: Remote. Please note you will need to be based in the U.K due to GDPR.

Salary: up to £29,000 dependent on experience.

Hours: 36.5 hours a week (Monday - Friday).

Contract: Fixed term contract for 12 months.

Role

We are looking for an energised, passionate and experienced expert to join us as a remote-based Additional Learning Support Coach. In this role you will support, mentor and coach neuro-diverse learners on a remote basis by encouraging and inspiring them to complete their planned learning and development tasks throughout their learning journey.

You will lead on the company’s use of Cognassist and ensure that all learners identified with a learning difficulty or disability (LDD) have bespoke support and reasonable adjustments in place to enable them to succeed. You will use your expertise to support both the tutors and employers in terms of support strategies, exam access arrangements and differentiation, and you will provide 1:1 support for identified learners where necessary.

Responsibilities

• Motivate, engage and inspire learners to achieve their qualification requirements in a timely manner
• Conduct group and 1:1 delivery
• Provide exceptional additional learning support as required
• Collaborate with wider operational teams to ensure completion of initial diagnostic assessment
• Use quality improvement approved resources to deliver impactful sessions

Requirements

• Minimum of Level 2 qualification in functional skills - English & maths
• Training qualification
• Assessor qualification
• Experience of delivering additional learning support
• Experience of teaching functional skills
• Experience of managing a diverse caseload remotely
• Ability to be flexible and adaptable to change

Note: We will be reviewing applications and conducting interviews on an ongoing basis which may mean this vacancy closes prior to the advertised closing date if we have identified a suitable candidate, so please apply as soon as possible.

Other information

• Paragon Skills is an inclusive, welcoming, and supportive place to work with a fantastic culture which supports each employee’s learning, development and career growth.
• We offer a suite of Paragon Choices which are optional benefits including life assurance and income protection and core benefits below:
• 20 days annual leave - increasing with length of service and a holiday purchase scheme
• 3 Paragon Days for our Operational December Closure and 8 Public Bank Holidays
• Up to 3 days of paid volunteering leave and corporate conscience initiatives
• Perkbox – a suite of lifestyle benefits and wellness tools
• Colleague referral bonus payments

Equality and safeguarding statements: We are a Disability Confident Employer and have a guaranteed interview scheme in place to ensure that nobody is overlooked or discriminated against because of their disability. If you meet the minimum criteria when you apply and you have informed us in your application that you have a disability, you will be guaranteed an interview for that role. To promote and maintain an inclusive working environment, as part of your application process we may ask you to share data on certain characteristics. These answers will not form part of the selection and recruitment process and will not be shared with anyone outside of the People Team.

We are Leaders in Safeguarding Gold and committed to the safeguarding, welfare and wellbeing of our learners and colleagues. Depending on the role, we may undertake checks to confirm suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults, which may include a Disclosure and Barring Service check. We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce representative of the learners and clients we support and actively promote equality and inclusion.