Pastoral Coach (Part Time, Fixed Term)

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 the Role

Leeds City College are recruiting for a Pastoral Coach to join our team in the Digital Arts department.

Working with students across our Digital Arts department, you will deliver a high-quality PHSCE and tutorial curriculum covering areas including personal development, relationships and wellbeing, safeguarding, healthy lifestyles, equality and diversity, British values, careers, employability, financial awareness and preparation for adulthood.

The Pastoral Coach will also provide vital support to students, fostering their personal and academic development by guiding them through academic challenges, offering emotional and practical support, and promoting their overall wellbeing.

Creative Media and Digital Arts is a department of more than 600 learners and 30 members of staff delivering Animation, Esports, Games Design and Development, Journalism, Media and TV & Film, based at our state-of-the-art Quarry Hill Campus. We deliver a varied curriculum of academic and technical skills to students mostly aged 16-19 at levels one, two and three, including T levels and Access to HE.

Please note, this is a part-time, fixed term role. You will work 22.2 hours per week until July 2027. The pro rata salary is 18,063 with progression to 19,149.

What You Will Do

• Plan and deliver engaging, relevant and inclusive PHSCE and tutorial sessions to students.
• Deliver group tutorials, study support sessions, and tailored 1:1 support to students, addressing personal development, academic skills, and offering guidance on both academic and personal issues.
• Create opportunities for students to discuss and explore real-world issues in a safe, respectful and appropriately challenging environment.
• 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.
• Assist with initial, diagnostic and formative assessment and provide support for students with their learning, using on-line support technology and education platforms.
• Collaborate with teaching staff and other support services to ensure students receive holistic support.

About You

• English & Maths qualification at L2 with a commitment to achieving L3 within 2 years of appointment if not already achieved.
• Supporting teaching and learning/teaching assistant or mentoring/coaching qualification or commitment to achieving within 1 year of appointment
• Demonstrates significant experience or knowledge of how to work successfully with different groups of students.
• Experience in improving student retention and attainment.
• Ability to relate to, support and work with, individuals of all ages and abilities.
• Ability to confidently manage learning and learning spaces, so that behaviour and progress have a positive impact on outcomes.

Above all, you will believe education is about more than achieving a qualification. You will want to help our students become confident, informed, and responsible young adults who are ready to progress, contribute, and succeed.

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. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 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. 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 do not accept unsolicited CV’s and applications from agencies and will not be liable for any fee in connection with a candidate that has been submitted speculatively through any agency that has not been expressly instructed for a particular vacancy as part of our Preferred Supplier List.