Overview
Job Title: Coach – Youth Work (Public Services)
Salary: Commencing at £28,796 with progression to £30,527 per annum
About the Role
What You Will Do
- You will be responsible for a caseload of learners who require coaching and support as part of their planned learning programme.
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Facilitate group sessions that explore a wide range of personal, social, health, and economic topics and support learners to track and monitor progress towards achievement using assessment grades.
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Provide support for learners, using online support technology and education platforms.
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Communicate with parents and guardians of learners to support progression and build positive relationships
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Identify where learners require an intervention and identify barriers, convening small groups of learners to work on a specific topic related to their course.
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Develop and agree individual learning plans, identify SMART targets, and set aspirational goals for learners, liaising with subject specialists and other academic and support staff.
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Manage learning in a variety of spaces, creating a positive and focused experience.
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Facilitate and participate in a wide range of extracurricular activities with learners.
About You
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A passion and ability to inspire and motivate young people to become our future uniformed services, armed forces personnel, and youth workers.
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Recent teaching or instructing experience which demonstrates active learning and differentiated teaching styles.
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Ability to be adaptable and flexible towards the requirements of different learner needs.
Benefits
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 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.
SAFEGUARDING
At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. 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.
