Sixth Form Learning Coach

Ceredigion County Council; Aberystwyth; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational authority is seeking an inspirational Sixth Form Learning Coach to join their team. The ideal candidate will support students in achieving their best academically and personally, ensuring they are prepared for life after school. This role offers an opportunity to work collaboratively with staff in a beautiful coastal area, contributing to student success and aspirations.

Benefits

Work-life balance

Lifestyle savings scheme

Generous employer pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Learning and development

Qualifications

• Committed to using inclusive approaches to inspire students.
• Ability to support students in achieving academic and personal best.
• Experience in working with educational teams.

Responsibilities

• Support students in becoming mature, ambitious individuals.
• Provide advice and guidance to help students prepare for life after school.
• Work collaboratively with staff to ensure student success.

Job description

Overview

We seek to appoint an inspirational Sixth Form Learning Coach to join the Sixth Form Team. The Learning Coach will work with the Sixth Form Team and other staff to support students in achieving their academic and personal best. The right candidate will thrive on the challenge of working with our staff and young people to ensure that students receive the best support, advice and guidance to develop into mature, ambitious and capable individuals. You will ensure that all students achieve highly and develop in confidence and support them in being prepared to enter life after school. You will be committed to finding inclusive approaches to inspiring students and to improving the life-chances of all our students. We may consider different hours for the right candidate.

This is an ideal opportunity for an ambitious candidate to play a key role in increasing the aspirations and success of our students, thereby contributing to the journey of Ysgol Penglais School in becoming an excellent school. Ysgol Penglais School has much to offer:

• a research-based school with good relationships between staff and students
• a commitment to the professional development of all its staff to become outstanding teachers and leaders
• access to the bustling university town of Aberystwyth
• located on the beautiful Ceredigion coast, an area of natural beauty

What we offer

• Work-life balance
• Lifestyle savings scheme
• Generous employer pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Learning and development

Where you\'ll work

Schools and Culture We offer appropriate challenge and support to our schools, to help them deliver first class education to all pupils, across the age and ability range. Our primary functions are as follows:

• School Improvement: Leadership; Support and Challenge, Teaching and Learning; Digital Literacy; Literacy and Numeracy; Welsh in Education
• Additional Learning Needs: Provision for pupils with Additional Learning Needs, Inclusion; Attendance; Educational Psychology
• Pupil Wellbeing: Counselling; Welfare; Anti-Bullying, Pupil Voice
• Education Governance: Data; Governor Support, Policy support
• School Admissions
• Culture: Music Service; Cered; Felinfach Theatre; Museum
• Infrastructure and Resources: Planning School Places; Modernisation and Twenty First Century Schools Programme; Buildings; Grants
• Catering: Day Centres; Primary Schools; Residential homes
• Childcare Unit: Childcare Sufficiency Assessment; Childcare & Play Grant; Childcare Offer; Out of School (After School Clubs and Holiday Playschemes); Day Nursery, Cylch/Playgroup & Childminder business support and staff training