ESS6928N - Learning Coach

TYPE OF CONTRACT: Temporary to Permanent/ Permanent

ESS Employment Ltd are looking to recruit a Learning coach to join our client based locally near Stroud.

Our client aims to ensure that children and young people facing educational barriers can belong to school communities where they can learn, grow, and thrive

Key responsibilities

• Act as keyworker and point of contact for parents and carers.
• Facilitate pastoral and academic sessions and bespoke interventions with students on school site, offsite venues and/ or the home address.
• Lead pre-planned 1-2-1 sessions in school and various community venues
• Core
• Uphold the vision and values of our client
• Adhere to all school policies and procedures.
• Be a part of the collegiate responsibility of the school.
• Build positive, trusted and safe relationships with students and colleagues.
• Hold high aspirations and expectations for every child.

• Adhere to our clients Staff non-negotiables

• Self-Regulate.
• Remember it’s not about you.
• Be PACE-ful, show signs of safety.
• Hold each other to account.
• Students
• Be an advocate for the child, supporting them to identify and communicate needs
• Work one-to -one and in small groups with students to engage them in education, through activities and lessons and at times in off-site venues and/or the home address
• Support delivery of a bespoke curriculum
• Support the purposeful journey of students in school, from admissions, through their school experience, to their transition and next steps Post 16
• Act as keyworker for allocated students, advocating for them and embedding positive relationships with other agencies involved.
• Understand the importance of good attendance and support students to achieve it, following the school’s Attendance Policy.
• Support compliance with the Home-School agreement
• Ensure accurate recording on school management information systems
• Liaise with Teachers and SENCo to support with matters relating to students’ access arrangements.
• Community
• Liaison with parents, carers and external agencies, ensuring that all data is validated and reports to parents and other stakeholders are accurate and meaningful.
• Produce and provide relevant reports to all stakeholders as necessary.
• Work relationally alongside colleagues and other professionals
• Be part of a safe, stimulating, and consistent environment for learning
• Role model the care and upkeep of on-site and off-site facilities
• Role model sustainability awareness and ethical thinking
• Ensure children are always safe
• Be aware of and comply with policies, procedures and processes relating to child protection, health & safety and security, confidentiality and data protection.
• Use CPOMS accurately, effectively and consistently
• Health and Safety
• Contribute to Risk Assessments for students, activities and venues, with responsibility for allocated students/ groups.
• Vigilance and awareness of the environment and needs of students at all times
• Engage with the health and safety requirements of a school environment, including reporting of all identified risks
• Sign in and out of sites as required
• Compliance with accident reporting and RIDDOR
• Comply with tracking requirements whilst working in off-site venues
• Training and Development
• Coordinate school CPD calendar
• Complete all Statutory and company training when required
• Value personal professional development
• Engage positively in induction, probation, and performance management processes
• Engage with CPD professionally and proactively
• Additional duties
• Any other reasonable duties as requested that is not specified in this job description
• This is not an exhaustive job description and does not intend to specify the proportion of time spent on any of the duties outlined herein.

This job description will form the basis for the assessment of the performance within the context of Performance Management

Criteria

Qualifications and training

• Essential: GCSE or equivalent level in English and maths
• Desirable: Level 3 Teaching Assistant · Safeguarding qualification

Experience

• Essential: Office 365
• Working with children and young people
• Working in an environment with children with SEN
• Working with vulnerable/ at risk children.

Skills and knowledge

• Essential: IT, including Office 365.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to build effective working relationships.
• Good record-keeping.
• Ability to multitask, prioritise and problem solve effectively in a stressful environment.
• Strong planning, organisational and communication skills.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to form strong relationships with staff and students.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to plan for progression across the attainment range, designing effective learning across a series of lessons
• Knowledge and understanding of National Curriculum
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to build effective working relationships
• Good record-keeping skills
• Ability to multitask and work effectively in a changing environment
• Strong planning, organisational and communication skills
• A ‘can-do’ approach and ability to problem solve
• Flexible approach to undertaking tasks
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail

Desirable

• Ofsted framework.
• Independent Schools Standards. · KCSi E
• Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.

• Company: ESS Employment
• Ltd

Location: Stroud, GL6 0AA Working pattern: On-site Job type: Permanent Posting date: 23 Jul 2026 Closing date: 22 Aug 2026

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