Skills Coach English and Maths

In this role, you will work with Curriculum staff to facilitate the new learning workshops and, overcome barriers and support learners to secure the best possible educational outcomes in maths and English.
In the role of an English and Maths Skills Coach you will:
+ Drive individual learner progress in English and/or Maths skills in facilitated workshop and other support contexts, ensuring learners make consistently good progress against their starting points.
+ Provide ongoing support to students through approved support plans.
As an English and Maths Skills Coach you will work directly with learners and see the impact of your work on a daily basis. This is a truly rewarding position, which supports the learners at a critical point in their lives, working alongside colleagues across the English and Maths Team and wider cross-college departments., As a Skills Coach you will be based at an assigned campus and be line managed by the Campus s Maths and English Deputy Head of Department.
You will be part of the cross-college maths and English team, and you will collaborate effectively with cross college staff including Vocational Teams; the Quality Team, the Additional Learning Support Team, the Exams Team and the Library Staff.
Benefits
+ Access to local government pensions scheme
+ Up to 41 days annual leave per year including closure during Christmas period
+ Access to the gyms, restaurants and salons
+ Staff health & wellbeing and benefits schemes including in-house Occupational Health service
+ Full, part time and flexible working hours available in many roles
+ Parking available at all of their sites
+ Fantastic career development opportunities including funding for teacher training, apprenticeships and various other industry recognised qualifications
+ New FE teachers can also apply for grants of up to £6,000 in STEM subjects (conditions apply) through the levelling up premium payments initiative
+ Recruitment Referral Scheme for all employees worth by to £200 per referral made

To be successful as an English and Maths Skills Coach you will have experience of working with young people, understanding barriers learners come across which affect their achievement. You will have had previous successful experience of operational delivery through effective planning and monitoring of performance against action plans and targets, particularly with young people within education.
You may also have proven experience of coaching / mentoring others to make successful progress in their learning and have facilitated group learning e.g. workshops or classroom learning.
You must hold a Level 2 (or equivalent) qualification in English and Maths (or higher in one or both specialisms). It would be advantageous if you also obtained a recognised teaching qualification and evidence of recent and relevant CPD, a degree level qualification and an online learning certification (i.e. Google Certified Educator).
Successful candidates must be able to support across both English and Maths.