Academic Coach

Post: Academic Coaches, Term Time only + 10 days (40 weeks per year)

Required: 06/11/23 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 staff 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 cohort 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 learners’ 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 9:00 Monday 18th September 2023. Interviews will take place on Monday 25th September 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.