Progress Coach

**Who we are**:
Activate Learning is a pioneering education group with a global reach, committed to transforming lives through our approach to learning.
We see our employees as individuals, empowering them to make the right choices for their ambitions and careers. We value our people as vital to our continued success and aspire to a diverse, open and inclusive environment that provides the motivation for everyone to pursue their career goals and flourish.
When you work for Activate Learning, you’re working for an organisation that provides you with the advantages of a large employer, a trusted partner in your career development, and a transformational way of working whilst also investing in building a community environment for everyone.
**_Together, we will bring out the best version of yourself._**
**About the role**:
Activate Learning are now looking for engaging and inspirational individuals who are passionate about making a difference to join our Progress Coach team, working to equip our students with the skills, knowledge and attributes required to overcome barriers to learning and reach their full potential.
In this role, you will facilitate personal development tutorials, 1-1 and group coaching to provide individualised support and targeted interventions to a caseload of students relating to their personal development, their learning, and their careers to enable them to progress to the next level of learning or employment whilst keeping them engaged to achieve.
We have a diverse student population and require someone who can support learners with building their confidence, self-awareness and adapting to an education environment, post Covid. A fundamental part of this role is to work closely with students who are experiencing difficulties in managing their behaviour and therefore may require behavioural coaching.
We currently have a permanent, full-time opportunity, based at our Oxford campus. There is some flexibility on the working pattern to suit the delivery needs.
**What do you need to be successful as a Progress Coach at Activate Learning?**
We are looking for highly motivated individuals with or without coaching experience to facilitate focused personal development sessions. You will have some experience of working with teenagers or young adults within a school/youth work/college or relevant environment. You will be empathetic, resilient and confident in working with students whose behaviour can be described as challenging.
**Why work with the Activate Learning Group?**
**Here are some of our benefits**:

- Enrolment into generous pensions schemes
- Generous annual leave entitlement
- Excellent on-site facilities including free onsite parking, refectory facilities, Hair and Beauty salons
- An extensive Learning and Development programme with a range of CPD opportunities
- Specialised support and development for teaching staff
- Access to qualified coaches for all staff
- Leadership and Management development programmes
- Flexible working opportunities, where appropriate
- A comprehensive wellbeing programme including access to the Fika and Everymind app
- Mental Health support including access to Mental Health First Aiders
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee resource groups
- Cycle to work scheme
- Refer a friend vacancy incentive
- Access to student discount programmes
- Activate Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a DBS check at the appropriate level._
- Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK as we do not sponsor work permits and work permits from other organisations are unacceptable as proof of right to work in the UK._
- If an agency submits an unsolicited CV to any partner or employee of our company, you should be aware that they have no authority to enter into an arrangement with you. Should we require recruitment agency involvement, we will contact the agencies on our preferred suppliers list, and we would ask that you respect the relationships we have already built with these suppliers._

**Job Type**: Permanent

**Salary**: £25,927.00-£26,703.00 per year