Progress Coach (4 positions available)
Salary £23,836 - £24,491 per annum (Grade 2A)
Full Time, 37 hours per week , Permanent (1 FTE)
Excellent suite of total reward benefits
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Join Our Team as a Progress Coach
Stoke on Trent College is an exciting and fast-growing place to be, and we are passionate about getting our learners Skills Ready; Future Ready.
As a Progress Coach, you will work closely with students on a one-to-one and group basis, providing tailored guidance and support to help them thrive both personally and academically. You will play a key role in fostering resilience, raising aspirations, and supporting learners in overcoming barriers to success.
What We’re Looking For:
We welcome applications from individuals with experience supporting young people in educational or youth-focused settings – whether as a youth worker, teacher, support tutor, mentor, or in a pastoral or advisory role. What matters most is your commitment to student success and wellbeing.
You will have:
- A strong understanding of the challenges faced by young people in education in Stoke on Trent.
- Experience supporting young people with a wide range of personal, social, emotional, and academic needs.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trust and motivate learners.
- A positive, proactive approach and a genuine passion for helping young people reach their potential.
Why Join Us?
- Be part of a supportive and professional team dedicated to quality and student success.
- Make a meaningful impact on learners’ lives every day.
- Access ongoing professional development and career progression opportunities.
If you're ready to empower learners and support them on their journey to success, we’d love to hear from you.
We offer a fantastic competitive reward package, including:
- Enhanced leave policies including 32 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
- A range of Family Friendly policies, including opportunities for Hybrid working as relevant to role
- Christmas Closure
- Bright, modern facilities, buildings and learning resources
- A competitive pension scheme
- On-site restaurant facilities and free breakfasts (cooked breakfast or continental options)
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Access to Continuing Professional Development
- Health & Wellbeing initiatives and health-related benefits including individual health care plans
- Access to the College Sports Academy gym
- Free on-site parking
Closing date for applications via CV submission is 2nd June 2025.
In the event of a high response to this advertisement, this vacancy will be closed. Early applications are advised.
Please submit your CV to humanresources@stokecoll.ac.uk.
Helpful to have an informal chat?
You are invited to contact Claire Poole, (Assistant Principal in Curriculum and Quality), at cpool1sc@stokecoll.ac.uk
We are passionate about promoting equality of opportunity and creating a working environment where diversity is recognised and celebrated and everyone has the chance to reach their full potential. Our environment is diverse in character and student population.
The College is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment checks, including previous employment checks, online searches and an Enhanced DBS Check.
