Progress Coach

Buckinghamshire College Group; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking Further Education college in Aylesbury is seeking a Progress Coach to support 16-19-year-olds on their educational journeys. The ideal candidate will possess strong listening and communication skills, and be passionate about education and student success. This role offers full-time or part-time options, attractive employee benefits, and opportunities for professional development. Join a supportive environment where you can inspire and motivate young learners to reach their full potential.

Benefits

Pension scheme - LGPS

Generous annual leave entitlement

Access to free training & professional development

Flexible working policy

Discounts in local services

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Recent graduates or experienced individuals welcome to apply.
• Ability to support personal goal setting and achievement.

Responsibilities

• Provide pastoral support to 16-18-year-old students.
• Deliver engaging tutorial content and shape the tutorial programme.
• Collaborate with curriculum teams to ensure effective support.

Skills

Listening

Communication

Empathy

Motivation

Digital literacy

Passion for education

Job description

Make a Difference Every Day!

Are you passionate about helping young people thrive? Whether you're a recent graduate or someone with a wealth of life experience, this is your chance to support 16-19-year-olds on their educational journey and help them unlock their full potential.

Join Buckinghamshire College Group - a forward-thinking Further Education college committed to taking learners beyond ambition.

Location: Aylesbury & Wycombe
Salary: £27,345 FTE (pro-rata for part-time/term-time)
Contract: Full-time (37 hours/week) or Part-time, or Term-time only or 52 weeks/year

Make a Difference Every Day

Are you passionate about helping young people thrive? Whether you're a recent graduate or someone with a wealth of life experience, this is your chance to support 16-19-year-olds on their educational journey and help them unlock their full potential.

Join Buckinghamshire College Group - a forward-thinking Further Education college committed to taking learners beyond ambition.

What You'll Do

As a Progress Coach, you'll be a mentor, motivator, and advocate for students. Your key responsibilities will include:

• Providing pastoral support to 16-18-year-old Study Programme students
• Supporting attendance, personal goal setting, achievement, and progression
• Delivering engaging tutorial content and helping shape the tutorial programme
• Collaborating with curriculum and support teams to ensure students receive timely, effective support
• Working 1:1 and in groups to inspire and guide learners

What We're Looking For

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. You'll thrive in this role if you are:

• A great listener and communicator
• Empathetic, motivational, and professional
• Digitally literate and comfortable using college systems
• Passionate about education and student success

Why join Buckinghamshire College Group?

We will encourage you to develop new skills and expand your opportunities within the College. We are also flexible and accommodating, allowing you to be as productive as possible.

Employee benefits include:

• Pension scheme - LGPS (Local Government Pension Scheme)
• Generous annual leave entitlement plus Bank Holidays & additional leave purchase scheme
• Access to free training & continuous professional development
• A bespoke package of intensive induction and probation support
• Flexible working policy and a commitment to employee wellbeing
• Discounts in the Aylesbury Day Nursery & Aylesbury Hair & Beauty (HAB) Salon)
• 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Cycle to work and local business employee corporate discount schemes

Buckinghamshire College Group is a Further Education college with three campuses located in Aylesbury, Amersham and Wycombe. We are proud to be a skills-based college supporting over 5000 learners each year to achieve their study and career goals and play a pivotal role in the Buckinghamshire community working with a wide range of employers for example, Pinewood Studios, NHS Trusts and Flannery Plant Hire to name but a few.

You will have an unwavering passion for learning and for supporting learners and staff to achieve more than they ever thought possible - we call this the Bucks College Factor!

If you have the Bucks College Factor, this sounds like a role for you and Buckinghamshire College Group sounds like a place you'd like to be part of, then we'd love to hear from you.

Commitment to Safeguarding

BCG is committed to equal opportunities for all, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and staff alike; all posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks.

For more information about the role

Only completed applications will be considered for this role. For more information on the role please contact HR directly.

The closing date for applications is 16/01/2026. Interviews are scheduled to take place on 28/01/2026; however, please note that these dates may be subject to change.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive sufficient applications or source a suitable candidate. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.