Progress Coach 29.6 hours (Sports) - Based at Preston

Myerscough College; Preston; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

LGPS membership

Job summary

Myerscough College (Preston) is seeking a Progress Coach to support young athletes and students to reach their full potential on and off the field. You will provide tailored coaching, work with curriculum staff and parents to guide students, and help them balance academic and sporting commitments.

This role is part-year, with 29.6 hours per week and 39 weeks per year pro rata, based at the Preston campus. The successful candidate will be engaged in sport and education, supporting student

Responsibilities

• Provide tailored classroom one-to-one and group coaching to students to develop skills, confidence and resilience.
• Collaborate with curriculum staff, support teams and parents/carers to ensure students receive guidance and encouragement to succeed.
• Help students set goals, manage workload, and balance sporting and academic commitments to reach their goals.

Job description

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

Are you passionate about supporting young athletes to achieve their full potential - both on and off the field?

Do you have the drive to motivate and guide students towards success in their studies, personal development, and sporting goals?

We're looking for an enthusiastic and dedicated Progress Coach to join our Sports Team at our Preston campus. You'll play a key role in helping students develop the skills, confidence, and resilience needed to excel in education, sport, and life beyond college.

In this rewarding role, you'll work closely with students to provide tailored classroom one-to-one and group coaching, helping them overcome challenges and reach their goals.

Collaboration is at the heart of this role - you'll work with curriculum staff, support teams and parents/carers to ensure every student has the guidance and encouragement they need to succeed. Whether you're helping a student set goals, manage their workload, or balance their sporting and academic commitments, your impact will be lasting and meaningful.

Should a successful candidate be found prior to the closing date we have the right to remove this advert.

Why join us?

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:

• Regular Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities.
• 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.

Visit our website https://bit.ly/CareersAtMyerscough for the full list of excellent benefits our college offers.

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: 29.6 Hours per week, Part Year Working, 39 weeks per year pro rata depending on start date

Department: Sports

Location: Myerscough College (Preston)

Salary: £26,485 (full time equivalent), salary will be pro rata per annum plus holiday entitlement

Reference No: PC-1510

Closing Date: Thursday 15 October 2026