Part Time Variable Hours Progress Coach (Adult)

York College; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional college in York is seeking a dedicated individual to support adult learners. This role involves promoting learners' progress, organising educational activities, and providing pastoral care. The ideal candidate will have strong interpersonal skills and experience in liaising within an educational context. This flexible position typically requires two days per week and offers a competitive hourly rate with additional benefits including a free gym membership. Embrace the opportunity to make a positive impact on adult learners’ futures.

Benefits

Free gym membership

Holiday pay

Qualifications

• Experience of effective liaison and co-ordination of activities in education or other settings.
• Understanding of adult students and their needs.
• Ability to motivate students and track their progress.

Responsibilities

• Promote and track positive next steps for adult learners.
• Organise activities exposing learners to higher education.
• Lead targeted pastoral care with one-to-one and group sessions.
• Monitor attendance and academic progress for students.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Motivating students

Data analysis

Job description

This varied role is a dedicated point of contact for adult learners providing an additional layer of support working collaboratively with subject tutors. You will focus on supporting and coaching adult students to meet or exceed challenging targets, to develop as independent learners and to prepare for their next steps in education or industry.

Responsibilities

• Actively promote and track the destinations of adult learners, ensuring they progress to positive next steps.
• Organise or highlight activities and events that expose adult learners to higher education opportunities, including visits, workshops, and guest speakers.
• Lead targeted pastoral care for adult learners providing regular one-to-one and group sessions.
• Act as a point of contact for these adult learners, ensuring effective communication and support.
• Monitor attendance, academic progress, and personal development for the identified cohort, liaising with Award Leaders, subject tutors and curriculum teams.
• Initiate and support interventions where students are at risk of underachievement or disengagement.
• Engage with the reporting process as required with a particular focus on Additional Learning Support for adult learners.

You will need to be able to work flexibly within this role as you will have a 'caseload' of adult students with specific timetabled sessions which includes supporting adult evening provision as well as College events such as Open Evenings and Induction. This is a variable hours role, with hours likely to be two days per week although there is potential for further hours as the role develops so flexibility is required. This will be discussed in more detail at interview.

Most correspondence regarding vacancies will be sent via email, so please check your emails regularly for updates on your application.

Qualifications

• An understanding of adult students and their needs.
• Experience of effective liaison and co-ordination of activities (whether in the education setting or elsewhere).
• High level interpersonal skills.
• Good time management.
• The ability to motivate students.
• An ability to use and analyse data.
• Knowledge of UCAS and degree/apprenticeship experience preferable.

We are a large, regional college serving a population across York and North Yorkshire of more than one million people. Each year, we have approximately 4,000 school leavers, 1,000 apprentices, 2,000 adult students and 400 higher-level students studying with us. Our wide range of education options span entry level programmes through to degrees, higher technical qualifications and accredited professional courses for professional development. Our apprenticeships can be studied from level 2 to level 5 across a range of different career pathways. We are the largest provider of A-Level and vocational programmes for school leavers in the region; we offer nearly 35 A-Level subjects and over 80 vocational courses, including a wide range of T-Level pathways. We are proud to be part of a consortium of colleges and employers developing the Yorkshire and Humber Institute of Technology (IoT), designed to increase higher level technical skills for employers. With a vibrant working environment, excellent transport links to the city centre and surrounding areas, plus on-site parking, you will find York College to be a fulfilling and supportive place to work. As a member of College staff you will have full use of the College facilities, including free gym membership at the Athletic Suite.

Benefits and Salary

The base hourly rate is £14.99 per hour, plus holiday pay, which gives an approximate hourly rate of £17.54 per hour.

We are deeply committed to diversity and inclusion and wish to have a diverse workforce. We positively welcome applicants from all under-represented groups, including minority ethnic groups and those with disabilities. We are proud to be affiliated to the Black Leadership Group (BLG). As an employer we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. York College has signed up to the 'Mindful Employer' charter for employers who are positive about mental health. We are also a certified Disability Confident Employer. Disability Confident is a government scheme designed to encourage employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with health conditions.