Relational Practice Coach

Luminate Education Group; Leeds; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Luminate Education Group in Leeds is recruiting a Relational Practice Coach to work directly with young people and staff, designing and delivering training, coaching, and focus groups to embed relational practice across the Group.

You will create resources and activities, run workshops, and contribute to youth participatory research that amplifies learner voice, while championing inclusion, belonging, and trauma-informed approaches in an education setting.

Responsibilities

• Develop campaigns for learners and staff to embed inclusive behaviour and positive relationships.
• Work with learners across curricula to develop knowledge and application of relational practice.
• Support planning and delivery of workshops to embed peer-to-peer restorative and relational practice.
• Deliver training/coaching for staff in Relational (Restorative and Trauma Informed) approaches.
• Consult with learners and staff to improve engagement with relational and trauma-informed processes.
• Participate in youth participatory research on relational practice, inclusion and belonging.

Job description

At Luminate Education Group, we're transforming how we support our staff and learners through compassionate, relational practices that build, maintain, restore and repair relationships. The Relational Practice Coach is a new role, with a focus on direct work with young people to increase learner participation in our approach. You will design and deliver training, coaching, focus groups and one to one support working with learners and staff, embedding our relational approach across the Group and strengthening relationships across our whole college community. You will have the opportunity to assist with youth participatory research to amplify learner voice, to influence the FE Relationships and Behaviour Policy and to promote our relational college culture. We are looking for a compassionate, supportive and reflective team member for this role who prioritises relationships and is passionate about this approach. What You Will Do

• Develop creative and engaging campaigns and initiatives for learners and staff which embed and promote inclusive behaviour and cultivate positive relationships.
• Work with learners across curriculum departments to develop their knowledge and application of relational practice.
• Support the planning, coordination and delivery of workshops and awareness raising with learners to embed peer-to-peer restorative and relational practice.
• Work with other Student Life team members and the Relational Practice Team to deliver training/ coaching for staff in Relational (Restorative and Trauma Informed) approaches.
• Consult with learners, student parliament, students union, coaches and curriculum staff to improve engagement with relational and trauma informed processes across different curriculum departments.
• Play an active role in youth participatory research the department conducts around relational practice, inclusion and belonging.
  You will be a reflective, empathic practitioner who is passionate about direct work with young people and adults and understands the importance of building, maintaining, repairing and restoring relationships in an Education Setting. You will be passionate about inclusion, creating a sense of belonging and be a confident communicator and advocator for our learners. You will be comfortable delivering facilitated learning to groups of learners and skilled at creating resources and activities, working with students and staff in a solution focused and collaborative way.