Progress Coach

You will focus on supporting and mentoring students to meet or exceed stretching targets, to develop as independent learners and to prepare for their next steps in education or industry. You will undertake several functions within the role, including the delivery of individual and group tutorials and creation of resources, as well as tracking and supporting academic and personal progress; enterprise, progression and employability activities; supporting applications to higher education and employment; work experience planning, and reviewing and steering careers research; liaising with curriculum area team members and parents/carers to ensure students are focused, attending, performing well and enjoying their studies., Most correspondence regarding vacancies will be sent via email, so please check your emails regularly for updates on your application. We would also advise to check your junk/spam folder as some emails may end up here depending on your mail provider settings.

• An understanding of 16-18 and /or adult students and their needs
• Experience of effective liaison and co-ordination of activities (whether in the education setting or elsewhere
• High level interpersonal skills
• Good time management
• The ability to motivate students
• An ability to use and analyse data
• UCAS experience preferable
  
  We are a large, regional college serving a population across York and North Yorkshire of more one million people. Each year, we have approximately 4,000 school leavers, 1,000 apprentices, 2,000 adult students, and 400 higher-level students studying with us.
Our wide range of education options span entry level programmes through to degrees, higher technical qualifications, and accredited professional courses to courses for professional development. Our apprenticeships can be studied from level 2 to level 5 across a range of different career pathways. We are the largest provider of A-Level and vocational programmes for school leavers in the region; we offer nearly 35 A-Level subjects and over 80 vocational courses, including a wide range of T-Level pathways. We are proud to be part of a consortium of colleges and employers developing the Yorkshire and Humber Institute of Technology (IoT), designed to increase higher level technical skills for employers. With a vibrant working environment, excellent transport links to the city centre and surrounding area, plus on-site parking, you will find York College to be fulfilling and supportive place to work. As a member of College staff you will have full use of the College facilities including free gym membership at the Athletic Suite, our brand new state of the art gym.

Ref: 2425/041 Hours: 22.2 hours per week (likely working days are Monday - Wednesday, to be discussed at interview) Salary: £26,431 pro rata per annum. Plus generous benefits including:
• 45 days annual leave per year pro rata (including bank holidays and efficiency closures)
• Generous Occupational Pension Scheme