Pastoral Coach (Fixed Term, Reduced Year - Maternity Cover) in Leeds

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Pastoral Coach (Fixed Term, Reduced Year - Maternity Cover)

Job Reference LUM3296/2797

Number of Positions Requested:

1

Contract Type:

LEG - Fixed Term - Reduced Year

36 weeks until 9th July 2027

Commencing at £30,106 with progression to £31,916 per annum pro rata

Working Hours:

37 hours

City/Town:

Leeds

Closing Date:

16/08/2026

Job Category:

Group Member:

Leeds City College

Campus:

The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:
Annual leave:
Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays
Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays
Pension schemes with generous employer contributions:
Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Local Government Pension Scheme
People’s Pension Scheme
CPD opportunities:
Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.
Employee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).
Travel and commuting:Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
Flexible and hybrid working opportunities:Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.

About the Role

Leeds City College are recruiting for a Pastoral Coach to join us on a fixed term basis until July 2027.

As a Pastoral Coach, you will lead on attendance monitoring, support the curriculum, english and maths teams and students. You will be a trained Designated Safeguarding Officer (DSO) or will be prepared to work towards this. Duties will also include processing learner support claims, funding support and digital device support for our student groups

The School of Business, at Printworks Campus, continues to lead the way for Business, Accounting, Marketing and Management innovations in teaching and learning, and as such is looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic and forward-thinking Pastoral Coach to support our students through their educational journey.

Please note, this is a reduced year role, 36 weeks per year. This is based on the full academic year, however this may be less due to the fixed term period and based on the successful candidates start date. The pro rata'd salary for the full academic year is £25,965 to £25,736.

What You Will Do

• Contribute towards delivering outstanding teaching sessions in Inclusion, Participation and Development.
• Manage your caseload of students in coaching and support, strategically supporting the students in overcoming barriers which may impact on their progress at college.
• Monitor and track progress of our students’ attendance and target grades using face-to-face or online support techniques.
• Use specialist software to record learner journeys.

About You

We are looking for someone who has:

• Experience of working in an educational environment.
• Skills in coaching and mentoring techniques.
• Enthusiasm for teaching, learning and educating and supporting young people, utilising new and emerging technologies in the curriculum which is key to this role.

If you feel that you have the enthusiasm, drive, skills and ability to fulfil this role, we would like to hear from you.

About Us

Leeds City College is one of the largest further education institutions in the country and is one of the biggest providers of apprenticeships regionally.

We provide a vibrant and diverse learning environment, delivering excellent and innovative education which is supportive, inspiring and life changing. Leeds City College’s values put students first and are at the heart of everything the college does.

We are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our staff. You’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow. We offer a wide range of job vacancies, and our large size means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.

Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.

At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity.

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We do not accept unsolicited CV’s and applications from agencies and will not be liable for any fee in connection with a candidate that has been submitted speculatively through any agency that has not been expressly instructed for a particular vacancy as part of our Preferred Supplier List.