Transition, Achievement and Progression Coach

Vision West Nottinghamshire College; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Vision West Nottinghamshire College is seeking a Transition, Achievement and Progression Coach to guide new students through college pathways. The role focuses on enabling learners to overcome barriers, stay engaged and progress into further study or employment.

The post requires excellent motivation, strong communication and robust administrative skills; an IT qualification is preferable and experience with databases is valued.

Qualifications

• Must have excellent motivational and communication skills.
• Experience working with young people or adults in a support role is essential.
• Strong administrative and organisational skills; IT qualification preferable.

Responsibilities

• Gather transition information and support new students to enter college and choose appropriate courses.
• Help students stay in learning and progress to further study or employment.
• Deliver mentoring using an assertiveness model to ensure timely progress and success.

Skills

Motivational skills

Assertiveness

Communication skills

Administrative skills

Organisational skills

Flexible/Adaptable

Education

IT qualification (preferable)

Tools

Databases

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.

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 sound 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.