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  • Location: Pencoed,
  • Salary Type: Not Supplied
  • Language: Welsh
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Progress Coach

Bridgend College
Progress Coach

Full Time (37 hours per week) and Part Time (18.5 hours per week) contracts available

Term Time Only for 40 weeks and Permanent

Salary scale 5: £29,004 - £31,845 (pro rata)

Please note, actual salary will be based on the number of term time only weeks worked. For the full 40 weeks, this is approximately £25,577 - £28,083 (full time) and £12,788 - £14,041 (part time)

We have a number of exciting opportunities for the right individuals to join us in the role of a Progress Coach, joining our existing team at Bridgend College.

As a Progress Coach, you will champion our learners' progress and success by managing a person-centred learner journey for a caseload of learners within a curriculum area, enabling them to be all that they can be.

As well as tracking their learner programme progress you will also develop and support the personal, social and emotional wellbeing of students, building their confidence, resilience and core skills through the Learning Programme Promise and by facilitating the college's tutorial programme.

We're looking for candidates who have experience of successfully working with young people in a post-16 environment, with the ability to deliver high levels of care and compassion, taking a person-centred approach working with learners. You will also have diplomacy, tact and emotional resilience when working with challenging students. You will join a supportive team who are passionate about the learner journey.

For further information, please view the job information pack .

Please specify in your application if you are interested in a full time or part time position.

Bridgend College recognises its responsibility to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all students. We apply a rigorous process of checking the suitability of staff and volunteers to work with children and vulnerable adults. The above post is subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure for child and adult workforce. Registration as an FE Learning Support worker with the Education Workforce Council (EWC) is a requirement for these roles and needs to be in place before the successful candidates can start.

Bridgend College understands the value of providing services in Welsh and the need to grow its bilingual workforce. We therefore encourage applications from candidates who are able to demonstrate good Welsh language skills. Please specify in your personal statement whether you would prefer to have your assessment/interview conducted in Welsh.

We are actively seeking to improve representation from all sections of the community and promoting equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from everyone, including people from different backgrounds and communities, and of different ages.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader and we guarantee to interview anyone with a disability if their application meets the essential criteria for the post, and consider them on their abilities. We can also offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

The successful candidate will be required to provide evidence of identity and eligibility to work in the UK.

The College does not participate in the UK Visa Sponsorship Scheme therefore, candidates will have to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK if offered a role with us.

Please note there may be a requirement for a second stage interview or assessment.