Progress Coach - Media & Games

Abingdon and Witney College; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution in Abingdon is seeking a motivated Progress Coach to support students in the Media & Games study programmes. This role involves monitoring student progress, conducting one-on-one reviews, and fostering personal development. Applicants should possess strong communication and interpersonal skills. The position offers a salary between £27,166 - £27,820, with 30 hours of work per week, and includes excellent employee benefits.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Holiday schemes

Continued professional development

Flexible working options

Corporate gym membership

Cycle/tech scheme

Qualifications

• Motivated and enthusiastic individual.
• Experience in supporting students or working with young people.
• Ability to track and monitor progress effectively.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and track student progress across their study programme.
• Conduct regular 1:1 progress reviews with students.
• Support students with personal development, behaviour, and welfare.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to support personal development

Job description

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Progress Coach to join our Creative Industries department to support students on our full-time Media & Games study programmes.

Based at Abingdon & Witney College, you will play a key role in helping learners track and monitor their progress throughout their course. This is a rewarding opportunity for someone passionate about supporting young people.

Working closely with teaching staff, you will support students in achieving their qualifications and developing key employability and life skills. A core part of the role is to ensure successful progression, whether that's to higher-level courses, apprenticeships, higher education, or employment. As such, strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential.

Salary: £27,166 - £27,820 per annum (Pro rata)

Working hours: 30 hours per week

Working pattern: Monday to Thursday 7.5 hours

Weeks per annum: 52 weeks

Location: Abingdon Campus

Contract: Permanent

Responsibilities

• Monitoring and tracking student progress across their study programme
• Conducting regular 1:1 progress reviews with students to set goals and identify support needs
• Supporting students with personal development, behaviour, and welfare
• Working collaboratively with teaching and support staff to ensure students are engaged and making expected progress
• Encouraging high levels of attendance, punctuality, and commitment
• Providing information, advice, and guidance to support students' progression to further study, apprenticeships, or employment
• Supporting the delivery of enrichment activities and employability skills development
• Maintaining accurate records and contributing to reporting processes as required

Why Work With Us?

Excellent benefits for our employees including generous pension and holiday schemes (with potential Christmas closure days), continued professional development, flexible working options, corporate gym membership, cycle/tech scheme and much more.

*Abingdon and Witney College reserve the right to close all applications before posted closing date

Abingdon and Witney College values diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and expect all our employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all appointments are subject to satisfactory clearances including enhanced DBS checks.

Abingdon and Witney College are committed to safer recruitment practices. In addition to our pre‑employment checks, we will conduct an online search, including checking Google main results feed and the 'News' and 'Images' tab. We will be checking for any publicly available information that suggests the applicant may not be suitable to work with children or young/vulnerable people or content that could potentially damage Abingdon and Witney College's reputation. This may include inappropriate posts, comments or images displaying evidence of offensive or inappropriate behaviour, jokes or language, discriminatory comments, inappropriate photos, drug or alcohol misuse.