Regional Performance Coach

Supporting Education Group is the leading education services platform in the UK working with schools, learners, multi academy trusts, local authorities, nurseries, and government departments to help solve the biggest human capital challenges facing the sector.

Our goal is to empower students, educators, schools and governments with the technology, expertise and resources to ensure a high-quality education for all. The group is shaped into four practices covering qualifications and training, recruitment and supply, professional services and SEND and inclusion with a strong passion and collective purpose to make a positive impact on the education sector.

The Impact You'll Make

As a Regional Performance Coach, you will play a pivotal role in helping our people, managers and teams perform at their best. Through coaching, training and development support, you will strengthen capability, build confidence and drive sustainable performance improvements across our Recruitment & Supply practice. Working closely with leaders and managers, you'll turn learning into action, helping individuals succeed in their roles, supporting high-performing teams and ultimately contributing to better outcomes for our customers, colleagues and the education sector.

Why Join Us?

You’ll join a purpose-driven organisation where learning, growth and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do. In this role, you will work alongside talented colleagues and senior leaders, helping to build a culture of continuous improvement and high performance.

Build Trusted Partnerships:

Develop strong relationships with regional leaders and managers to understand local priorities and identify development opportunities.

Act as a trusted advisor, translating business challenges into targeted coaching and learning solutions aligned to organisational goals.

Deliver Engaging Learning Experiences:

Facilitate high-quality workshops, onboarding programmes, management development initiatives and role-specific training.

Deliver learning programmes designed by the People Development Manager, adapting delivery styles to suit different audiences while maintaining consistency.

Embed Learning Into Everyday Performance:

Reinforce learning through coaching, workplace observation and practical application sessions.

Support managers to develop their coaching capability and embed development into everyday team conversations and performance management.

Drive Performance Improvement:

Diagnose team, manager and new starter performance challenges through observation, data analysis and capability assessment.

Provide one-to-one and group coaching to improve confidence, capability and performance across the business.

Work with managers to establish high-performing ways of working through effective goal setting, performance reviews and continuous feedback.

Accelerate the effectiveness of newly appointed or promoted managers through targeted development support.

Use Insight to Create Impact:

Analyse performance trends, identify capability gaps and recommend development solutions.

Evaluate learning effectiveness, measure behavioural change and business outcomes, and provide actionable insights to stakeholders.

Capture learning feedback, identify barriers to adoption and contribute to the ongoing enhancement of learning programmes.

Maintain accurate coaching and training records while reporting progress, risks and opportunities.

What You Can Offer

Previous experience working within recruitment, with a strong understanding of recruitment sales processes and industry challenges.

Proven experience delivering coaching, facilitation and learning interventions.

Experience managing and supporting the performance management cycle.

Ability to travel and work across multiple branch locations as required.

Strong understanding of recruitment sales processes, including lead generation, client management and candidate sourcing.

Experience analysing performance data and using insights to drive business improvement.

Ability to manage multiple priorities, projects and training schedules in a fast-paced environment.

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

We're Also Keen On

Strong understanding of people-related challenges and opportunities within a recruitment environment.

Ability to engage and influence a wide range of stakeholders through coaching and facilitation.

Knowledge of performance development principles and best practice.

Foundation-level understanding of learning design and evaluation methodologies.

Strategic thinking and the ability to align development activity to broader business goals.

Emotional intelligence, resilience and confidence navigating challenging conversations.

Benefits that actually make a difference

• 28 days' holiday + bank holidays plus an extra day for every year you stay (up to 33) and option to buy up to 5 more days (all pro-rata for part time roles)
• Enhanced paid family leave (after probation pass) to help new parents and long-term carers
• Medical cash plan (after probation pass) making contributions towards everyday health costs such as dental, optical and prescriptions
• Life insurance from day one (up to 4x salary) PLUS free wellbeing support with access to 24/7 GP, counselling, medical second opinions, physiotherapy and lifestyle coaching
• Pension contributions from both of us (after 3 months)
• Discounts access to different options to help your money go further
• Flexible benefits you choose such as extra holiday, healthcare, bikes, gym, electric cars & Give As You Earn (after probation pass)
• Learn & grow with us we invest in your development with ongoing learning, training and career growth opportunities
• Volunteer days 3 paid volunteer days each year, with two dedicated to education

Because great people deserve great benefits.

By joining Supporting Education Group, you will become part of a community that is dedicated to transforming lives and sustaining communities, where your voice is heard, your ideas are valued, and your individuality is celebrated. Together, we will continue to advance our passion for education and build brighter futures for all.

Employment offers are subject to satisfactory vetting checks. These checks will be run in line with the latest guidance and legislation. You will need to already have the right to work in the UK, as we are not able to offer any sponsorship(s) for visa applicants.