Pastoral Support Coach (Gravesend)

North Kent College; South Shields; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

North Kent Colleges Group is inviting applications for five Pastoral Support Coach roles across its four colleges. You will provide pastoral support, guidance and early intervention to help students overcome barriers and stay engaged with their studies.

Working closely with curriculum teams, Welfare & Safeguarding, Learning Support, parents and external agencies, you’ll identify attendance and engagement barriers and develop proactive strategies to support positive outcomes.

Qualifications

• Pastoral support, mentoring, youth work, welfare or education background is advantageous.
• Ability to identify and address barriers to attendance, engagement and achievement.

Responsibilities

• Provide pastoral support, guidance and early intervention to help students overcome barriers and stay engaged with their studies.
• Build positive relationships with students and work with curriculum teams, Welfare & Safeguarding, Learning Support, parents, carers and external agencies.
• Identify and address barriers to attendance and engagement; develop strategies to support positive outcomes.

Skills

Excellent communicator

Proactive

Flexible

Organized

Team player

Job description

Do you have a passion for supporting young people and helping them reach their potential? Are you proactive, approachable and committed to making a positive difference? North Kent Colleges Group has an exciting opportunity with five newly created Pastoral Support Coach roles across our four Colleges.

In this rewarding role, you’ll provide pastoral support, guidance and early intervention to help students overcome barriers, stay engaged with their studies and achieve their goals. You’ll build positive relationships with students and work closely with curriculum teams, Welfare & Safeguarding, Learning Support, parents, carers and external agencies to make sure students receive the right support at the right time.

You’ll play a key role in identifying and addressing barriers to attendance, engagement, retention and achievement, providing timely support to students who may be at risk of disengaging. You’ll also use student information to identify concerns early and help develop strategies that support positive outcomes.

Reporting directly to the College Deputy Principal, you’ll contribute to a proactive prevention and ‘early help’ approach as part of the wider Learning Support Team. You’ll work alongside Welfare and Safeguarding colleagues to support effective safeguarding and make use of external agency and outreach support where appropriate.

We’re looking for someone who is dynamic, flexible, proactive and an excellent communicator, with the confidence to build positive relationships with young people from a wide range of backgrounds. You’ll be organised, collaborative and able to use your initiative to identify challenges and find positive solutions.

Experience in pastoral support, mentoring, youth work, education, welfare or a similar setting would be beneficial, but we’re equally interested in your transferable skills, values and passion for supporting young people.

If you’re passionate about helping young people overcome challenges, stay engaged and succeed, we’d love to hear from you.