Academic Support Coach

**Academic Support Coach**

**Location: Trowbridge, Wiltshire**

**Salary: £20,658 rising to £20,904 per annum (Full time equivalent £23,670 - £23,952 per annum) (Professional Services Grade 3 & 3a)**

**Job Type: Permanent, Full Time 37 hours per week, Term Time Only 36+2 weeks per year**

**Closing Date: 26th September 2025**

Wiltshire College & University Centre have a great opportunity for an **Academic Support Coach** to join our team.

**About Us**:
Wiltshire College & University Centre plays a vital role in Wiltshire’s economy, inspiring people to develop the skills they need to achieve. Our four main campuses are learning hubs in their communities, and we aspire to be an outstanding, financially robust and commercially agile provider, achieving our clear social mission on behalf of learners and employers across Wiltshire and beyond. Our campuses deliver a diversity of facilities from the country estate and farm of our Lackham campus to new hi-tech digital and state of the art facilities at our Trowbridge, Salisbury and Chippenham sites. We have invested £65 million in our estate over the past 10 years. Our turnover is £45 million per annum and growing, we employ some 650 staff, and support around 11,500 students.

**Academic Support Coach - The Role**:
Do you have a passion for empowering students to achieve their best? Are you ready for a rewarding career supporting learners with diverse needs?

At Wiltshire College & University Centre, we are proud to support learners of all abilities in reaching their full potential. We are seeking a dedicated **Academic Support Coach** to provide high-quality, individualised learning support that enables students with high needs and declared support needs to access their education, thrive in college life, and grow in independence.

**Academic Support Coach - Key Responsibilities**:
Your role will be key in:

- ** Enabling learners** with high needs and declared support needs to access learning and the wider college environment
- ** Safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing** of all learners
- ** Helping students achieve their goals** - from qualifications and SMART targets to outcomes in their Education, Health & Care Plans (EHCPs)
- ** Monitoring and evaluating the impact** of your support, ensuring it is effective, inclusive and student-centred

**Academic Support Coach - You**:
We are seeking someone who is:

- ** Empathetic and student-centred**, with a strong understanding of learning support and engagement strategies.
- ** Organised and proactive**, able to manage a varied caseload and maintain accurate records.
- ** Collaborative**, working effectively with curriculum teams, families, and external partners.
- ** Flexible and resilient**, ready to adapt to changing needs and support students across multiple campuses.

**Essential Requirements**
- Literacy and numeracy qualifications at Level 2 (GCSE A-C or equivalent).
- Experience of individual and group work support.
- Ability to work alone and be self-motivated.

**Desirable Extras**
- To hold be willing to work towards a level 3 qualification in a relevant field.
- A teaching, caring or coaching qualification.

If you are ready to make a positive impact on young people’s lives and help them overcome barriers to achievement, we would love to hear from you.

**Academic Support Coach - Benefits**:

- Competitive salary
- 30 days, pro rata annual leave for Professional Service Staff, plus bank holidays and additional closure days over the Christmas period
- Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Discounts with a wide variety of retailers
- Free onsite car parking

**Academic Support Coach - Application Process**:
We embrace diversity, recognising the valuable perspectives, ideas, knowledge, and cultures individuals from different backgrounds bring. Committed to safeguarding, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we pledge to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy and assess them based on their abilities.

**PLEASE NOTE**:
**Your Application Form will be shortlisted against how your skills, qualifications and experience match the Essential and Desirable points on the Person Specification for this role, located at the bottom of this page as a downloadable document.**

**INDLOW**

Wiltshire College & University Centre stands as the largest provider of further and higher education in Wiltshire, significantly contributing to the local economy by equipping individuals with essential skills for success. Our diverse curriculum spans from Level 1 to Level 6, and we operate across four main campuses located in Trowbridge, Chippenham, Salisbury, and Lackham, which specialises in land-based education. We offer a wide array of apprenticeships, along with full-time, part-time, and university-level courses. Notably, our Castle Combe circuit fa