Impactful Learning Mentor & Progress Coach (Remote)

AWD online; Leeds; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave pro-rata

Bank holidays

Birthday leave

Pension scheme

Life insurance

Cycle to Work

Employee Assistance Programme

Remote working option

Smaller class sizes

Professional development

Job summary

AWD online in Leeds is seeking a Learning Mentor to provide pastoral care, learning support and coaching for learners facing barriers to progress. You will work with tutors, external partners and local authorities to help attendance, engagement and employability.

The role includes creating support plans, monitoring progress and maintaining compliant records with safeguarding and partnership working at its core.

Qualifications

• Advice and Guidance Level 3 and/or a relevant learning support qualification.
• Experience working as part of a team with minimal supervision.
• Experience delivering support to learners and adults with barriers to their success.
• Excellent communication and listening skills.
• Ability to build supportive relationships with learners and partner agencies.
• Experience of managing challenging behaviour.
• Experience mentoring or coaching to achieve education/training success.
• Experience of setting SMART targets and monitoring plans.
• Plan and deliver sessions to develop personal, social and employability skills.
• Methodical and organised with IT competence.

Responsibilities

• Provide Learner Support: manage a caseload and deliver pastoral care, learning support, coaching and mentoring.
• Improve Attendance and Progress: monitor attendance, punctuality and progression, with timely interventions.
• Develop Support Plans: create and monitor mentoring and support plans with SMART targets.
• Support Personal Development: plan activities to develop employability skills.
• Work with Tutors and Teams: liaise to ensure targets support learner progress.
• Build External Links: maintain relationships with referral agencies and authorities.
• Provide Progression Guidance: support progression to employment or further education.
• Maintain Compliance: keep learner records and admin in line with audit requirements.
• Promote Safeguarding: follow safeguarding and equality policies.

Skills

Excellent communication

Listening skills

Relationship building

Managing challenging behaviour

Mentoring or coaching

Teamwork

Organisational discipline

Education

Advice and Guidance Level 3 or above

Learning support qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

AWD online in Leeds is seeking a Learning Mentor to provide pastoral care, learning support and coaching for learners facing barriers to progress. You will work with tutors, external partners and local authorities to help attendance, engagement and employability.

The role includes creating support plans, monitoring progress and maintaining compliant records with safeguarding and partnership working at its core.