Academic Coach
Solihull Sixth Form College
Solihull
- £27,189 - £29,924 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 29/08/2023
- Apply by:
- 9 June 2023
Job overview
Post: Academic Coaches, Term Time only + 10 days (40 weeks per year)
Required: 29th August 2023 or sooner if possible
Salary: Grade E Pts 15 - 18 £27,189 - £29,924 (£24,258 - £26,698) pro rata for term time only working)
Status: Permanent
Summit Learning Trust Mission Statement
Success through Endeavour
Ambition through Challenge
Strength through Diversity
Join our friendly, thriving, and supportive colleagues here at Solihull Sixth Form College. We aspire to be outstanding professionally and personally, taking time to invest in everything we do, to develop transformative life chances for all of our learners and to stretch their potential to the full.
Solihull Sixth Form College is a large, culturally diverse specialist in A Levels and Level 3 BTEC qualifications, and part of the Summit Learning Trust.
Our academic coaching team provides our Level 3 16–19-year-old learners with individualised support and challenge which stretches their potential to the full. You will be required to manage a caseload of learners delivering weekly group tutorial sessions and individual 1:1s, agreeing motivational targets, monitoring performance, and encouraging leaner preparation for employment or further/higher education. You will be responsible for the completion and submission of UCAS applications where applicable and providing references for both higher education and employment.
You will have previous experience of working with young people in a school or college and delivering sessions to large groups; be able to motivate, stretch and challenge young people; understand level 3 qualifications and progression routes; be a good team player and have good organisational and communication skills.
We are happy to explore flexible working, subject to the operational requirements of the role.
Why work for us?
We offer a range of wellbeing and work-life balance benefits to recognise and reward the essential contributions our colleagues make to our success and growth. These include access to:
- Employee assistance programme
- High quality training and support in and across academies enabling career progression
- Wellbeing Advocates
- Lifestyle benefits and discount schemes, including gym discounts and cycle to work scheme
- Health Protection Scheme alongside Flu Jab and Eyecare Vouchers
- Generous employer pension schemes
Closing date is 9am Friday day 9th June 2023. Interviews will take place on Thursday 15th June 2023.
To Apply
Please download our application form and submit your completed application to recrutiment@summitlearningtrust.org.uk
We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. Summit Learning Trust is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender reassignment, age, disability, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy/maternity or race.
We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, including a Children’s barred list check. Online searches of shortlisted candidates will also be conducted.
Attached documents
About Solihull Sixth Form College
- Solihull Sixth Form College
- Widney Manor Road, Solihull
- West Midlands
- B91 3WR
- United Kingdom
Solihull Sixth Form College is a sixth form college for 16-19 year olds in Solihull and Birmingham. Part of the Summit Learning Trust, the college has more than 2,000 students. The large majority of courses are A levels, but vocational courses (mostly BTECs) are also available.
Founded in 1974, the college boasts extensive sport facilities, as well as a library containing tens of thousands of books and digital resources. The Sixth Form College, Solihull has official links with a number of other educational institutions, including secondary schools and universities, via the Specialist Academies project.
Principal
Martin Sullivan
Values and vision
Solihull Sixth Form College emphasises flexible study, with students having the freedom to select a wide variety of subjects in any combination. The college provides extensive support for students completing Extended Project Qualifications, as well as offering a number of BTEC and CACHE courses to supplement this. As part of the college’s ethos of academic flexibility, extra-curricular activities are also well supported, with activities ranging from sport, drama, music, a volunteer project in The Gambia, a Pre-Medical School, a Psychology Research School and much more”
Ofsted report
"Students enjoy their learning. They rightly feel valued and well supported by teachers in class. Students develop positive attitudes towards their learning.”
https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50147869
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