Learner Progress and Attendance Coach

We are recruiting for a Learner Progress and Attendance Coach to be committed to working with learners and support their attendance and engagement in learning. You will support and enable learners to overcome barriers to achieve and make progress on their study programmes, become more independent, and achieve their full potential. Managing a diverse caseload of learners, you will work with the Head of Personal Development and Learner Progress, personal tutors, and learning support staff to support learners to access individualised learning programmes and support.

The successful candidate will hold a level 3 qualification and have experience of working with young people in a supporting/facilitating role. You will need a student-centred approach to working as well as excellent communication skills to allow you to work with learners, tutors, and managers. You must be an excellent role model with a can-do attitude.

In return, you can expect access to an exciting range of training, apprenticeship, and opportunities for degree level study alongside your work to keep you at the top of your game, as well as a generous holiday allowance of 25 days pro rata and a strong emphasis on work-life balance.

The staff at South Devon College are truly inspirational and this is a reflection on the whole College culture of continuous improvement and support for all of our students and communities. We hold the prestigious Investors in People (IIP) Platinum accreditation, the highest level awarded by the people management standard. This prominent distinction confirms the College’s status as not just a leading Further Education College, but also as a top employer in the country, as it joins the top 7% of accredited organisations across the UK.

We aim to provide our learners with excellent teaching and learning. Our staff are highly adept at working with and developing skills and knowledge in learners from different backgrounds. Our staff have consistently high expectations of all students and generate high levels of enthusiasm for participation in, and commitment to learning.

Our staff are integral to maintaining our passion and high-performance levels, and we reward our staff for this. Our benefits are designed to encourage a healthy work-life balance, and include:

• 25 days annual leave including the option to purchase additional holiday days;
• Christmas Closure of up to 2 weeks in addition to annual leave entitlement;
• Access to a wealth of training, apprenticeships, and funded higher education opportunities as well as dedicated training days;
• Local Government Pension Scheme Employer pension contributions of 16% OR Teacher’s Pension Scheme Employer contributions of 28.68%;
• Hybrid and flexible working patterns;
• Subsidised fitness suite facility, onsite hair and beauty salon, access to a wide range of catering facilities, outdoor gym and free eyesight tests;
• Major supermarket and high street employee discount schemes;
• Life Assurance (if member of pension scheme);
• On Site Nursery (Mama Bears);
• Employee Assistance Programmes;
• Discounted travel schemes.

This College is committed to Safeguarding/Prevent and promoting the welfare of students, including children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The College is committed to applying its Single Equality Scheme at all stages of recruitment and selection. Shortlisting, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, transgender status, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, colour, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion/belief, age, pregnancy or maternity leave, or union membership.

Reasonable attempts will be made to accommodate the particular needs of any candidate who has notified us of a disability. This may include changing the timing or location of any interview to enable the candidate to attend, providing information in different formats or larger type, etc.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).