Learning & Skills Coach Business and Professional

Job title

Learning & Skills Coach Business and Professional

Job reference

REQ002944

Date posted

17/11/2025

Application closing date

02/12/2025

Location

Paignton

Salary

£25,756 to £28,559 per annum.

Package

Plus Excellent Benefits

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full Time

Job category/type

Academic

Attachments

Blank

Job description

Salary: £25,756 to £28,559 per annum. Plus Excellent Benefits.

Contract Type: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year. Full time, Permanent.

Location: Paignton, Devon

Are you passionate about empowering learners and shaping the future of business and professional education? South Devon College is seeking a dedicated Learning and Skills Coach to support apprentices and adult learners across our Business, Professional, Accounting, and Finance curriculum.

As a Learning and Skills Coach, you'll play a vital role in facilitating engaging and inclusive learning experiences, both in the classroom and the workplace. You'll assess learners' progress through formal and informal methods, contribute to curriculum development, and support the implementation of pastoral and welfare systems. You'll manage a caseload of learners and employers, monitor progress, and ensure high standards of quality assurance. You'll also build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, assist with recruitment, and support onboarding and enrolment processes.

The successful candidate will hold a relevant Level 3 qualification in the business and professional sector. You will have experience in teaching, training or assessing and be willing to undertake a teaching/assessing qualification if not already held.

At South Devon College we are passionate that excellent teaching and learning can transform lives. We seek to achieve at the highest levels and welcome staff who share our drive for success.

In return, you can expect access to an exciting range of training, apprenticeship and opportunities for degree level study alongside your work to keep you at the top of your game, as well as generous holiday allowance of 27 days pro rata and a strong emphasis on work-life balance.

The staff at South Devon College are truly inspirational and this is a reflection on the whole College culture of continuous improvement and support for all of our students and communities. We hold the prestigious Investors in People (IIP) Platinum accreditation, the highest level awarded by the people management standard. This prominent distinction confirms the College's status as not just a leading Further Education College, but also as a top employer in the country, as it joins the top 7% of accredited organisations across the UK.

We aim to provide our learners with excellent teaching and learning. Our staff are highly adept at working with and developing skills and knowledge in learners from different backgrounds. Our staff have consistently high expectations of all students and generate high levels of enthusiasm for participation in, and commitment to learning.

Our staff are integral to maintaining our passion and high-performance levels, and we reward our staff for this. Our benefits are designed to encourage a healthy work-life balance, and include:

• 27 days annual leave including the option to purchase additional holiday days;

• 1 additional day's holiday for your birthday (does not have to be used on your birthday);

• 1 additional day's holiday for every 5 years served;

• Christmas Closure of up to 2 weeks in addition to annual leave entitlement;

• Access to a wealth of training, apprenticeships and funded higher education opportunities as well as dedicated training days;

• Teacher's Pension Scheme Employer contributions of 28.68%;

• Hybrid and flexible working patterns;

• Subsidised fitness suite facility, onsite hair and beauty salon, access to a wide range of catering facilities, outdoor gym and free eyesight tests;

• Major supermarket and high street employee discount schemes;

• Life Assurance (if member of pension scheme);

• On Site Nursery (Mama Bears);

• Employee Assistance Programmes;

• Access to Blue Light Card membership;

• Discounted travel schemes.

Closing Date: Tuesday 2nd December 2025 (midnight)

Interview Date: TBC

To apply and for a full job description please visit the Jobs page of the South Devon College website Please do NOT send CVs, we only accept applications via the relevant form on our dedicated recruitment website.

We offer hybrid and flexible working patterns and welcome applications from people who wish to apply using these options.

Please note that you will be required to be in possession of an Enhanced DBS Certificate or be willing to undertake an Enhanced DBS check as a condition of employment at the College.

This College is committed to Safeguarding/Prevent and promoting the welfare of students, including children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The College is committed to applying its Single Equality Scheme at all stages of recruitment and selection. Shortlisting, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, transgender status, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, colour, race, nationality, ethnicity, religion/belief, age, pregnancy or maternity leave, or union membership.

Reasonable attempts will be made to accommodate the particular needs of any candidate who has notified us of a disability. This may include changing the timing or location of any interview to enable the candidate to attend, providing information in different formats or larger type, etc.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).