Transition, Achievement and Progression Coach

Vision West Nottinghamshire College; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Vision West Nottinghamshire College is seeking a Transition, Achievement and Progression Coach to support new students as they enter college, helping them choose the right courses and progress to further study or employment. The role requires excellent motivational, assertiveness and communication skills, strong administrative abilities, and experience with databases to generate regular reports.

IT qualification is preferable, with a values-driven approach aligned to Respect, Integrity,

Qualifications

• Experience of working with young people/adults in a support role is essential.
• Excellent motivational, assertiveness and communication skills at all levels.
• Strong administrative and organisational skills with a flexible, positive attitude.
• Experience using databases, processing information and creating regular reports.
• IT qualification is preferable.

Responsibilities

• Manage gathering of appropriate transition information.
• Support the transition of new students into college onto the right course.
• Help students stay in learning, achieve and progress to further study or employment.
• Deliver assertiveness mentoring to enable successful transitions.
• Embed college values in daily practice (Respect, Integrity, Collaboration, Compassion and Ambition).

Skills

Motivational skills

Assertiveness

Communication skills

Adaptability

Organisational skills

Education

IT qualification

General education

Tools

Database experience

Job description

Transition, Achievement and Progression Coach

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Salary The salary is Band 5, £26,792 per annum. This is a spot salary. Effective from the 1st of November 2026 the salary will be £27,998 per annum.

The progression, transitions and achievement coach will be primarily responsible for managing the gathering of appropriate transition information, transition of new students into college who have been identified and to work with them to ensure that they are on the right course, stay in learning, achieve and progress to further study and/or employment. The focus of all this support will be to enable the student to overcome the barriers that may prevent them achieving success whilst at college.

This role will follow the principles of youth work to enable them to deliver an assertiveness mentoring model to ensure that learners successfully transition into the college, achieve and progress to further study or employment.

It is essential for this role to have excellent motivational, assertiveness skills and communication skills at all levels to ensure that supported students make positive progress in a timely fashion.

It is also essential you have strong administrative, organisational skills and a flexible, adaptable and positive attitude; with a good general education, experience of using databases, processing information and creating regular reports. An IT qualification is also preferable.

Experience of working with young people/adults in a support situation is essential.

The role will require you to embed the college’s values, Respect, Integrity, Collaboration, Compassion and Ambition.