Engagement Coach

Orbital South Colleges; Redhill; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Two pension schemes

Holiday package

Free onsite parking

Gym access

Spa and salon discounts

Job summary

Orbital South Colleges is seeking an Engagement Coach to support learners who face barriers to attendance and participation. You will build trusted relationships, coach reluctant or vulnerable learners, and help with reintegration into face-to-face education as appropriate.

This term-time only role involves maintaining regular contact, coordinating with curriculum teams, safeguarding staff, and external agencies to promote attendance, welfare and engagement across the college.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with young people aged 14-19 and/or vulnerable learners.
• Experience supporting individuals who face barriers to education or participation.
• An understanding of learner engagement, attendance and retention strategies.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, child protection and professional boundaries.
• Excellent communication, listening and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to engage, motivate and coach reluctant or vulnerable learners positively.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining regular and purposeful contact with learners experiencing absence or reduced attendance.
• Building positive and trusting relationships that promote confidence, motivation and engagement with learning.
• Developing personalised reintegration plans, including phased returns and flexible transitions.
• Supporting learner engagement, welfare, attendance, safeguarding and successful reintegration.
• Tracking engagement with remote learning and independent study.
• Working closely with curriculum teams, parents and carers, safeguarding staff, SEND colleagues and external agencies.
• Contributing to attendance, retention, learner re-engagement and inclusive practice across the College.

Skills

Engagement & motivation

Communication skills

Safeguarding knowledge

Experience with 14-19 learners

Support for learners facing barriers

Learner attendance strategies

Job description

Are you passionate about supporting young people to overcome barriers to education and remain engaged with learning?

We are seeking an enthusiastic and compassionate Engagement Coach to play a vital role in supporting learners who are unable to attend college due to illness, anxiety, mental health needs, personal circumstances, safeguarding concerns or other barriers to attendance.

Working with a dedicated caseload, you will build trusted relationships with learners, helping them stay connected to learning and supporting their successful reintegration into face-to-face education when appropriate. You will act as a consistent point of contact, providing coaching, encouragement and practical support to help learners overcome barriers to participation.

This is a term-time only role.

What you'll be doing

• Maintaining regular and purposeful contact with learners experiencing absence or reduced attendance.
• Building positive and trusting relationships that promote confidence, motivation and engagement with learning.
• Developing personalised reintegration plans, including phased returns and flexible transitions.
• Supporting learner engagement, welfare, attendance, safeguarding and successful reintegration.
• Tracking engagement with remote learning and independent study.
• Working closely with curriculum teams, parents and carers, safeguarding staff, SEND colleagues and external agencies.
• Contributing to attendance, retention, learner re-engagement and inclusive practice across the College.

We're looking for someone who has:

• Experience of working with young people aged 14-19 and/or vulnerable learners.
• Experience supporting individuals who face barriers to education or participation.
• An understanding of learner engagement, attendance and retention strategies.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, child protection and professional boundaries.
• Excellent communication, listening and interpersonal skills.
• The ability to engage, motivate and coach reluctant or vulnerable learners positively.

In return, we offer a competitive salary, as well as staff benefits such a choice of two excellent pension schemes, a brilliant holiday package, free onsite parking and access to our fully equipped gym along with discounted in house Spa and Salon treatments.

Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 9th of November.

Orbital South Colleges Group are committed to Equal Opportunities, encouraging applications from all sectors of the community to reflect our diverse student population. We are also committed to PREVENT and Safeguarding the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Both College Campus’ are smoke-free zones.

As part of our pre-employment checks, successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS, references will be taken and evidence of all qualifications and awards will also be required before commencement of employment. Failure to do so may lead to offers being withdrawn.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK as we do not sponsor work permits, and work permits from other organisations are unacceptable as proof of right to work in the UK.