Personal Development Coach

Vision for Education - Newcastle; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education supply agency in Newcastle seeks a Personal Development Coach to support students in developing employability and personal skills. The ideal candidate will have experience working with young people in education settings and possess a caring nature. Responsibilities include providing one-on-one coaching, establishing employer connections for placements, and promoting positive behaviour. Competitive daily rates, training opportunities, and additional support are offered to employees.

Benefits

Excellent daily rates

Guaranteed pay scheme

Pension contributions

FREE professional development training

Generous referral bonuses

Dedicated consultant support

Qualifications

• Experience in an educational, training, or youth work setting is preferred.
• A calm and nurturing personality is essential.
• Willingness to undergo an Enhanced DBS check.

Responsibilities

• Support students in developing key employability and personal skills.
• Build and maintain relationships with local employers for placements.
• Provide coaching to help learners set and achieve personal goals.
• Encourage positive behaviour and academic progress.

Skills

Experience supporting young people

Patience and caring nature

Experience developing employer partnerships

Job description

Do you have experience managing challenging behaviour in children and adolescents, and possess a calm and nurturing personality?

Vision for Education is seeking to appoint a Personal Development Coach to join our successful supply agency team and work within a college in the Newcastle local authority.

About the role

• Support students in developing key employability, social, and personal skills.
• Focus on building and maintaining strong links with local employers to secure industry placements and work experience opportunities.
• Provide one-to-one and small group coaching to help learners set and achieve personal development goals.
• Encourage positive behaviour, engagement, and progression towards academic and career success.

Requirements

To be considered for the role of Pupil Behaviour Support Assistant (Secondary) you will:

• Experience supporting young people, preferably in an educational, training, or youth work setting.
• Be patient and have a caring nature.
• Experience developing employer partnerships or coordinating work placements.

Vision for Education is committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults. We take our responsibilities extremely seriously. All staff we register will undertake thorough interviewing and referencing checks and hold, or be prepared to undergo, an Enhanced DBS check that must be registered on the Update Service.

About Vision for Education

Vision for Education is a market-leading education recruitment and supply agency committed to the learning and development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high-quality primary, secondary and SEND teaching and support staff.

What Vision for Education offer

As a valued employee of Vision for Education, you will receive:

• Excellent daily rates paid weekly by our in-house Payroll team using the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system.
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability and qualifying criteria).
• Pension contributions (subject to a qualifying period).
• Full compliance with AWR (Agency Workers' Regulations), to make sure you get the pay and working conditions you are entitled to.
• FREE training to help with your professional development such as Team Teach training, online webinars and safeguarding and child protection updates.
• Generous refer a friend or colleague bonus scheme.
• Access to a dedicated consultant, who will provide ongoing support.
• Vision for Education do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

How to apply

Apply via this website with an up-to-date CV and contact details. For more information, or an informal chat about the role, please call into our Newcastle Secondary office on (phone number removed).

The Edwin Group is a Top 10 UK-employer in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023. Rated as 'Excellent' by our staff in all categories and recognised as having industry leading and world-class levels of employee engagement across the Group.

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