Pastoral Coach – Pudsey

Pudsey Sixth Form College are looking for passionate, motivated individuals to join our growing team of support staff.

As a pastoral coach you will support the delivery of our PSHE curriculum via group and individual tutorials. You will also be involved in our extensive enrichment programme as well as supporting students with their academic progress and achievement.

What You Will Do:

You will track and monitor progress towards achievement using assessment grades in ProMonitor markbooks, ensuring learner progress is tracked against their target grades and be responsible for achieving student outcomes.
You will assist with initial, diagnostic and formative assessment and provide support for students with their learning, using on-line support technology and education platforms.
You will identify barriers to learning and implement a range of strategies to overcome barriers with students and develop and agree individual learning plans, identify SMART targets and set aspirational goals for students, liaising with subject specialists and other academic and support staff.
You will provide engaging and relevant content inline with PSHE curriculum and will participate in the delivery of these sessions with both groups and on a 1:1 basis.

About You:

You will have English and Maths at Level 2 and a commitment to achieving Level 3 within 2 years if not already achieved.
You will have a qualification in supporting teaching and learning / teaching assistant / or learning, mentoring/coaching qualification or commitment to achieving within 1 year of appointment.
You will have good organisational skills and be able to prioritise work to meet deadlines, using your own initiative where needed.
You will have a sound subject knowledge and curriculum and assessment frameworks and be able to demonstrate significant experience or knowledge of how to work successfully with different groups of students enrolled on our courses.
You will be able to effectively coach students and have excellent interpersonal skills, being able to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders, including students, college staff, parents and employers.

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

Here at Pudsey Sixth Form college we raise student aspirations and build their confidence so they can go beyond the expected. We do this through our shared passion for teaching, learning and broadening horizons.

By joining Pudsey Sixth Form College you join a brand new campus and community dedicated to improving and inspiring the lives of young people through education. We empower students to strive for excellence so whether you’re inspiring the next generation with your dynamic teaching or supporting the work of those who do, you know you will be making a positive impact every day.

Choosing to work for Pudsey Sixth Form College means that you will be part of creating something new and be able to leave your own mark all whilst delivering excellent and innovative education which is supportive, inspiring and life changing. We have a sense of belonging and are proud of our local community, so if t his sounds like something you want to be a part of, we look forward to welcoming you to Pudsey Sixth Form College.

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.

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. Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. We continually assess and improve our practices to ensure that every individual, regardless of background, has an equal chance to succeed. By championing EDI, we aim to create a workforce that reflects the richness of our communities and drives innovation through diverse perspectives. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please Click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.

RECRUITMENT AGENCIES

We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not forward any unsolicited CVs in relation to any of our advertised roles or speculatively. If we require support with any of our vacancies we will get in touch with agencies directly.

We do not recognise submissions of unsolicited or speculative CV applications from recruitment agencies.
We shall not be liable for any fee / commission in the event we employ a candidate that may have been submitted as an unsolicited/speculative application from an uninstructed recruitment agency.

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