Progress Coach - #66552

Who We Are

Activate Learning is a pioneering education group with a global reach, committed to transforming lives through our approach to learning.

We see our employees as individuals, empowering them to make the right choices for their ambitions and careers. We value our people as vital to our continued success and aspire to a diverse, open and inclusive environment that provides the motivation for everyone to pursue their career goals and flourish.

When you work for Activate Learning, you’re working for an organisation that provides you with the advantages of a large employer, a trusted partner in your career development, and a transformational way of working whilst also investing in building a community environment for everyone.

Together, we will bring out the best version of yourself.

About The Role

Activate Learning are now looking for engaging and inspirational individuals who are passionate about making a difference to join our Progress Coach team. The team's purpose is to equip our students with the skills, knowledge and attributes required to navigate the challenges and opportunities in learning, life and work.

Progress coaching is a fundamental part of the Activate learner journey.

As a progress coach your role will be split between whole class & 1:1 tutorials across all faculties.

Whole Class Personal Development Session

60% of your time will be dedicated to facilitating whole class personal development tutorials to a broad range of students across a variety of sectors. Your timetable will hold up to 18 groups per week of varying sizes across all levels of study offered.

1:1 & Group Coaching

For the additional time you will deliver 1-1 and group coaching sessions to provide targeted and focused interventions to a caseload of students from your tutorial cohort. Coaching aims relating to students' learning behaviours and academic success, relationships, and career pathway enable them to progress to the next level of learning or employment whilst keeping them engaged to achieve.

We have a diverse student population and require someone who can assist learners with building attributes required to make progress, specifically self-awareness and resilience and who can develop student decision making and confidence skills.

A fundamental part of this role is to work closely with students who are experiencing difficulties in managing their behaviour and therefore may require behavioural coaching using a positive behaviour management framework.

The role will necessitate strong record-keeping and working with other student support services as well as communicating closely with faculty staff. Commitment to safeguarding principles and policies, as well as integrity, professional boundaries, and personal responsibility are paramount.

This is a permanent, term-time role (0.88 FTE), working 37.5 hours per week at our Farnham College campus.

What do you need to be successful as a Progress Coach at Activate Learning?

We are looking for highly motivated individuals to facilitate focused Personal Development tutorial sessions.

You Will

• Have experience or relevant transferable skills from working within an education or youth work setting with teenagers, and have demonstrable skills in group/classroom management and rapport-building with a diverse range of learners
• Be empathetic, resilient and confident in working with students whose behaviour can be described as challenging.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, supporting your ability to deliver engaging, relevant, and personalised group personal development sessions as well as coaching a diverse range of learners.
• Be confident in delivering on challenging subjects such as consent, inclusion, personal responsibility and choice-making, and self-reflection.
• Be excited to explore engaging and non-traditional facilitation methods in a classroom setting such as project-based learning. Have experience working with the MS Office suite and be able to pick up a variety of new IT systems quickly.
  
  

Why work with the Activate Learning Group?

Here Are Some Of Our Benefits

• Enrolment into generous pensions schemes
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Excellent on-site facilities including free onsite parking, refectory facilities, Hair and Beauty salons
• An extensive Learning and Development programme with a range of CPD opportunities
• Access to qualified coaches for all staff
• Leadership and Management development programmes
• Flexible working opportunities, where appropriate
• A comprehensive wellbeing programme including access to the Fika and Everymind app
• Mental Health support including access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee resource groups
• Cycle to work scheme
• Refer a friend vacancy incentive
• Access to student discount programmes
  
  

Applicants should apply at the earliest opportunity, closed vacancies will prevent application form submission.

Applications are reviewed and shortlisted on a rolling basis, we reserve the right to interview, appoint and close adverts.

Activate Learning is committed to safeguarding and expect all our staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check at the appropriate level.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK, we do not sponsor work permits. Work permits from other organisations are unacceptable as proof of right to work in the UK.

Applications are encouraged from all candidates who meet or exceed minimum criteria, regardless of age, disability, gender, orientation, race, religion or ethnicity. Activate Learning are committed to employing people with disabilities and will ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible. If you require any reasonable adjustments either at application or interview stage please contact the talent team directly.

Recruitment agencies who submit unsolicited CVs to any partner or employee at Activate Learning, have no authority to enter into an arrangement. Recruitment agencies engaging with Activate Learning Talent Team will be on our PSL.