Student Development Coach

**Reporting to**: Student Development Lead

**Working hours**: 37.5 per week, term-time only

**Salary**:£22,533 to £26,342 (points 17-22 on the Plumpton scale) pro rata

**Job Purpose**

Improving the student experience as well as the positive progression of all students is at the heart of what we do as an organisation. Our core purpose at Plumpton is to equip our students with the knowledge, skills and behaviours to prepare students forlife as successful and responsible citizens as well as equipping them to play a leading role in future industry growth and development. As a Student Development Coach, you will play a central role in enabling the growth, success and personal development ofstudents from across the college.

A key part of this will be through the planning, preparation and delivery of our professional development sessions to students, based on important topics including respect, healthy relationships, professional relationships, and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

The postholder will also play a pivotal role in ensuring that the support and development of students is further tailored to meet their needs on an individual basis. As a result, students might be then be signposted towards a range of proactive supportiveworkshops and learning interventions. The postholder will also be required to assess students and deliver a programme of intervention on a 1:1 basis with students whose pastoral needs have been referred.

The postholder will develop resources for tutorials and other themed campaigns throughout the academic year in order to raise awareness of related issues and equip all students with strategies to keep themselves physically and emotionally well in everydaylife.

The postholder will be a passionate, pro-active team player who can be adaptable and responsive to the changing needs and trends of a wide range of students and adapt delivery of the content of the professional development sessions to meet these needs.

The postholder will be responsible for sourcing relevant external guest speakers to support the personal and professional development programmes.

A detailed job description and person specification can be found on our website.
- Plumpton is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment._