Coach and Mentor (Rail)

TN United Kingdom; Exeter; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational organization seeks a Coach and Mentor to support apprentices in their journey towards success. This role involves providing tailored guidance, ensuring timely progress, and collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance learner satisfaction. Generous holidays and a comprehensive benefits package are included.

Benefits

Generous holidays

Superb pension scheme

Free counselling

Discounted supermarket shopping

Spa treatments

Electric cars

Paddleboarding

Qualifications

• Experience in coaching and mentoring apprentices.
• Ability to identify barriers to learning and provide tailored support.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Support apprentices in their academic and vocational progress.
• Work closely with employers and curriculum teams.
• Champion learner success and engagement.

Skills

Coaching

Mentoring

Communication

Collaboration

Job description

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Would you relish the chance to build confidence, ignite ambition and drive success for students? Do you want to be at the heart of the learner journey, ensuring they have the knowledge, skills, and support to excel in their careers?

As Coach and Mentor, you will support the journey for apprentices within large employer partnerships. Acting as both a Coach and Mentor, you will ensure that learners make timely academic and vocational progress while also receiving the pastoral support needed to succeed. You will work closely with employers, curriculum teams, and internal departments to maintain high standards of delivery, particularly around knowledge, skills and behaviours and End Point Assessment readiness. A core responsibility is to champion learner success, identifying barriers early, and delivering timely, tailored support to ensure achievement. Your role is crucial in driving learner and employer satisfaction through proactive engagement and tailored guidance.

You will demonstrate excellence in your support by utilising both in person and online activities.

A mbition, C ollaboration, E nergy. These are our values. Watch a short video to learn more, and see what our staff have to say on our careers page.

We’ll give you incredibly generous holidays and a superb pension scheme. You’ll also get a package of amazing benefits, including free counselling and discounted supermarket shopping, spa treatments, electric cars and paddleboarding. Read more on our careers page.

Applying for the role

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The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 26th May 2025 at midnight.

Interviews will be held in Exeter w/c 2nd June 2025

Application window may close early if a suitable applicant is found.

No CVs or agencies please.

Everyone’s welcome to apply for a role here, regardless of personal characteristics, including race, age, gender, religion, ability, disability, or sexuality.

We’re totally committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students, and we expect you to be too. We follow safer recruitment statutory guidance (Keeping Children Safe in Education). If you’re successful, you’ll be required to complete thorough pre-employment

checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. All posts at Exeter College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) mean that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications, related exceptions and further information.

Safeguarding Statement

Everyone’s welcome to apply for a role here, regardless of personal characteristics, including race, age, gender, religion, ability, disability, or sexuality.

We’re totally committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students, and we expect you to be too. We follow safer recruitment statutory guidance (Keeping Children Safe in Education). If you’re successful, you’ll be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. All posts at Exeter College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) mean that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications, related exceptions and further information.