Progress Coach

Salary

£18,126 per annum
(Based on a FTE salary of £29,945)

Contractual hours

25.9

Basis

Term Time Only

Package

Generous Annual Leave, Health Scheme and alongside your salary an employers contribution of 16.30% (£ is made as part of the Local Government Pension scheme.

Job category/type

Hair and Beauty

Date posted

18/11/2025

Job reference

REQ

An exciting opportunity is available at Cardiff and Vale College for a Progress Coach. Our Progress Coaches are responsible for supporting learners in a pastoral role, supporting target setting, motivation and attitude to learning; supporting the personal learner journey.

This role is made up from the following between Hair & Beauty (0.6 FTE) and Building Services (0.1 FTE)

Additionally, you will:

• Support learners towards achieving their goals, ensuring they are being prepared for the next stage of education, training or employment and that high quality destinations are being accessed.
• Effectively address learner issues and concerns, including those related to attendance, punctuality, motivation and attitude to learning, to promote a positive and caring culture.
• Conduct one-to-one meetings with all allocated learners throughout the academic year, deploying appropriate interventions and target setting to address underperformance. A key focus will be on chasing up attendance, communicating with parents/advocates and completing ILPs, Mark book and other learner focused activities.
• Ensure the timely completion of any tasks expected of the role through effective time management.
• Deliver high quality personal development sessions, which support the development of skills and behaviours to support progression to high quality destinations.
• Ensure all learners make effective use of the Personal Tutorial curriculum, completing activities and attending sessions linked to their personal learner journey.
• Support Learner Voice activity, ensuring learners participate in Learner Voice processes. Ensure each course has a course representative and they have the opportunity to carry out their duties both within the class and at learner voice events where appropriate.
• Address learner behaviour concerns in a timely manner in accordance with college policies and procedures, deploying appropriate interventions and recording actions taken.

You will embrace our CAVC values and be Inspirational, Inclusive, and Influential towards our learners, colleagues and partners.

Whilst the ability to speak Welsh is not essential for the role, we would love to hear from candidates who are fluent and can engage with learners through the medium of Welsh.

In return for your hard work and dedication to our learners we offer fantastic benefits including a generous pension scheme, cash health plan, employee assistance programme, access to our Cycle to Work, Headspace app and access to money saving benefits through our Reward Gateway scheme.

Applications are to be made using the Cardiff and Vale College application form only. CV applications are not accepted.

The closing date for completed applications is 01/12/2025

To find out more or apply go to or contact the Human Resources Department on or

All vacancies are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and employment will not commence without a valid up to date DBS check. This is a contractual agreement that must be in place before your employment starts. The College's procedure for the Suitability of Ex-offenders for Employment is available upon request.

Your employment with Cardiff and Vale College will also be dependent on suitable reference checks, before you are able to commence employment, Cardiff and Vale College must have received two references, one being from your present or most recent employer. We will contact your referees upon appointment.

These are contractual agreements that must be in place before your employment can commence.

We are committed to the recruitment and retention of disabled people, and are a positive disability confident scheme employer.