Personal Development Coach

Vision for Education - Newcastle; North East; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education recruitment agency in North East England is seeking a Personal Development Coach to support students in developing key employability and personal skills. The role involves providing coaching, building employer partnerships for placements, and ensuring positive learner engagement. Candidates should have experience working with young people and possess a caring nature. This position offers competitive pay and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Excellent daily rates

Guaranteed pay scheme

Pension contributions

FREE training

Refer a friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Experience supporting young people in educational or training settings.
• Patience and a caring nature.
• Ability to coordinate work placements.

Responsibilities

• Support students in developing personal skills.
• Build links with local employers for placements.
• Provide coaching to help achieve personal goals.

Skills

Support young people

Calm and nurturing personality

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 North Tyneside local authority.

About the role

Working as part of an energetic and creative team, the successful Personal Development Coach will:

• 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 does 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.