Life Coach

Salary:                        £5,651.44 (£34,391.00 per annum FTE) – Point 20 of the Support Staff Pay Scale

Working hours:          7 hours per week, term-time only plus enrolment week (39 weeks per year). Preferred day of working would be Tuesday, Thursday or Friday.

FTE:                            0.164329

Pension:                             West Yorkshire Pension Fund – Employer contribution rate of 21.5%, plus Death in Service Grant of 3 x your annual salary  

Contract type:                Fixed-term contract from 27 August 2024 to 25 August 2025 

Other benefits:             

·                 Access to Kirklees Employee Healthcare (e.g. private counselling, physio, etc)

·                 Eye test vouchers

·                 Flu vaccination vouchers

·                 Free onsite car parking

·                 Cycle to work scheme

·                 Health and wellbeing events throughout the year, including dedicated staff wellbeing day

·                 Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

·                 Personal and professional development opportunities

Reports to:                Lead Counsellor

Closing date:            19 June 2024 at noon

Start date:                 27 August 2024

On behalf of Greenhead College, thank you for your interest in the post of Life Coach.

We are pleased that you are considering Greenhead College and we hope, subject to matching our criteria, you will apply.

Greenhead College is located on an attractive campus close to Huddersfield town centre, adjacent to the picturesque Greenhead Park. We are a short drive from the M62 and within walking distance of the train and bus station. The College is an easy commute from much of the Northwest and Yorkshire.

2600 students attend the College studying predominantly A Level courses across 35 subjects, and the College has ambition to grow to at least 2800 students by 2025-26. The academic structure of the College is based on Heads of Curriculum who are subject specialists. The College also maintains a unique tutorial system, with all Personal Tutors being fully qualified teachers, highly experienced in pastoral care, careers guidance and trained in Mental Health First Aid. Students are also offered numerous extra-curricular enrichment activities and a comprehensive programme of projects and work placement opportunities as part of our ‘Step Into Your Future’ scheme.

In March 2022, the College was once again graded ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted, with no areas of weakness identified. This is testament to the resilience, ambition and success of our students, and the hard work of staff. Greenhead is both a successful and significant Sixth Form College, with an outstanding local and national reputation.

The College is a great place to work, with a warm, inclusive atmosphere existing between students and staff. Our staff are recognised for their hard work and are encouraged to inspire each another, and to develop and grow. We are proud to have a strong and able Senior Leadership Team, experienced Governors, and a team of highly skilled teaching and support staff who work collaboratively to deliver the College’s key purpose and principles, and strategic objectives.

The College looks to appoint a friendly & confident Life Coach. The successful applicant will join a very friendly, hardworking and dedicated team supporting each other at all times.

If you are interested in this vacancy, the full job description and person specification can be found in the application pack.

Applicants should complete and submit the following documents:

·        Greenhead College or TES support staff application form;

·        A supporting letter of application indicating how you meet the criteria within the job description and person specification;

·        Equality and Diversity form.

All applications should be submitted to Jen Rothery, HR and Recruitment Manager, via email address jobs@greenhead.ac.uk

The closing date for applications is at noon 19 June 2024 and interviews will be held shortly after.

If you apply and are unsuccessful in being called to interview, can we thank you in advance for your time and trouble in making this application. Due to time constraints it would be impossible to respond to everyone individually - we hope that you will understand.

Greenhead College is committed to safeguarding the welfare of all of its students and staff. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post and will be subject to safer recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. This position is working in regulated activity and therefore exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants will be required to self-disclose particular criminal convictions should they be shortlisted for interview. Further details can be found within the DBS filtering guide at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance

In line with KCSIE 2023 guidance, all shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search.

Greenhead College is committed to Diversity and Inclusion and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.