Pastoral and Progression Coach

The Supported Engagement Programmes at Somerville House is a developing department created to engage and support young people aged 16-24 to access education. Students on programmes present with Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs / SEND. They have historically missed periods of schooling, have an Education, Health and Care Plan and/or are long-term NEET. Students are often referred to these courses by professional bodies such as Social Workers, YOT workers, or the Local Authority.

We’re looking for a dedicated individual to provide tailored support to our learners within the Supported Engagement department at Somerville House. In this role, you will be committed to making a positive difference to young people’s lives whilst supporting and developing their learning. Your mentoring, academic support, and pastoral support will help enable an outstanding learning environment for our learners, providing the interventions they need to succeed.
- Support a “case load” of students across the Events, Enterprise and Employability department.
- Give academic support, extra encouragement, mentoring and pastoral support to all students inside and outside the classroom.
- Work with teaching staff to support the achievement of excellent outcomes for each student.
- Support teaching staff where individual student behaviour within a group is impacting on the learning of the group as a whole.
- Assist in the induction of the students into the curriculum and college life.
- Using the Student Pro portal, ensure timely recording of achievements and progress, creating and monitoring SMART targets in negotiation with the student and teaching staff related to areas for development e.g. punctuality, behaviour, attendance at support sessions etc.
- Develop a 1:1 relationship with a “Case Load” of individual students, meeting regularly to review progress against the action plan.
- Work with the students in and out of class to help them develop strategies to get the most from their course activities.
- Participate in running breakfast club and drop-in sessions to a rota system.
- Good general education at NVQ level 2 or equivalent including literacy & numeracy at Level 2.
- Appropriate training and / or a willingness to undertake training in supporting the needs of disengaged / disadvantaged students who may have emotional and behaviour problems.
- Experience of working with disengaged / disadvantaged young people in an educational setting, particularly age 16+
- Have a good knowledge of behaviour management techniques.
- Some knowledge of barriers to learning and ways to overcome them, particularly with disaffected young people.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Good organisational and administrative skills.
- Able to work positively & effectively as a member of a team and on own initiative.

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**

**EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION**

We recognise, value and champion diversity & Inclusion. As we engage with a diverse student population we want to ensure we reflect that in our staff population too. For us diversity is about building happy teams, full of people that want to learn and be inspired by each other, by our different experiences and backgrounds. It is important to us that both staff and students achieve their full potential. Diversity is important to us, but inclusion is equally, if not more important. It’s not just about having the representation but also providing the people we recruit with opportunities and valuing everyone’s contributions and perspectives.

There are plenty of benefits available to our staff members, here are just a few:

- **Annual leave entitlement**:

- If you work full time, you'll get at least 27 days holiday plus bank holidays and up to 5 discretionary closure days at Christmas (pro rata for part time staff).
- Support Staff 27 days (increasing to 32 days after 5 years service)
- Academic 37 days
- Senior Management 37 days
- **Generous Pension schemes**
- Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- **Memberships and discounts** - employees can sign up to various membership ca