Progress Coach 0.4

Myerscough College; Preston; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday entitlement

CPD opportunities

Onsite parking

Employee Assistance Programme

LGPS membership

Job summary

Myerscough College and University Centre is seeking a Progress Coach to support engineering apprenticeships on a 0.4 FTE basis (14.8 hours per week) on a fixed-term contract to 30 June 2028. You will help plan, deliver and track apprenticeship activities from Starting Point to End Point Assessment, and mentor learners to develop professional behaviours and employability.

The role offers a supportive environment, with CPD opportunities, onsite parking at Preston and access to LGPS retirement

Job description

Progress Coach 0.4 (Apprenticeships) – Fixed Term

At Myerscough, our values drive us: we are passionate about education, collaborative in our approach, professional in everything we do, and committed to Fredie (Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Engagement).

About the role

Could you coach and mentor our engineering apprentices to achieve the best they can be? Are you ready to make a difference?

If so, we would love to hear from you!

Contribute to the planning, delivery and tracking of key aspects of the Apprenticeships Programmes from Starting Point to End Point Assessment.

Put your amazing personal and organisational skills to their best use, and effectively demonstrate how your work can further advance apprentices’ personal development, behaviour and attitudes to each other, learning and work.

Please note this role is fixed term until 30.06.2028.

At Myerscough College and University Centre we have a nationally and internationally recognised Further Education, Higher Education, Adult Education and Apprenticeship provision. The Further Education provision is well established, the Higher Education provision has a well-recognised partnership with the University of Lancashire and the apprenticeship provision is operational nationally. We offer a rewarding and enjoyable working environment, where colleagues are inspired to make a positive difference to the educational experience and employability of our students. We are one of the top five largest land-based and sports colleges in the UK.

What We Offer:

We take care of our team just as we do our students. As an employee, you can enjoy a range of benefits, including:

• A generous holiday allowance of 33 days pro rata, plus bank holidays.
• Regular Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities.
• Hassle free onsite parking at our Preston Campus.
• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to provide wellbeing support in moments of need.
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme

We are flexible working friendly and happy to discuss interest in flexible working.

Please note that as part of our commitment to safeguarding our students, our background screening checks include limited online searches. Online searches will only be undertaken in respect of the successful candidate, as a pre-conditional term of our job offer.

Safeguarding our students is of paramount importance. Our recruitment process has been designed to keep students safe and to ensure that we appoint safe and suitable people.

All successful applicants will be required to undertake pre-employment background and safeguarding checks.

The successful applicant will be responsible for complying with all safeguarding policies and practices, and for ensuring student safety and wellbeing is at the forefront of everything they do. This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

We are an equal opportunity employer; we want all our candidates to have a fair and equal opportunity to secure employment with us. We encourage applications from all underrepresented groups: BAME applicants, disabled applicants, and LGBT+ applicants.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, due to a disability, then please speak with a member of the People team.

As a disability confident employer, we commit to guaranteeing an interview for any disabled applicant who meets all of the essential criteria.

Hours: 14.8 hours per week, fixed term until 30.06.2028