Pastoral Coach

Salary: 17504 - 19878 Per Annum

Pastoral Coach

About us:

Gower College Swansea is one of the largest colleges in Wales with a strong reputation for high quality teaching and learning. We have six campuses across the city with over 4,500 full time learners and 10,000 part time learners. We currently have a turnover of over £50 million making us a major employer in the region with approximately 1,000 staff.

At Gower College Swansea we are passionate about investing in our staff and looking after their wellbeing to ensure they feel supported in work and also at home.

The role:

The post holder will be expected to work with specific Learning Areas, in a flexible, proactive manner and carry out such duties as are necessary to ensure the effective delivery of support services for learners who are at risk of becoming disengaged with their learning. This role will also link with the Learner Experience and Wellbeing Team as part of a wider responsibility to impact learners through extra-curricular activities.

• Part time (28 hours per week)
• Fixed term until August 2025
• £17,504 - £19,878 per annum
• Tycoch & Gorseinon Campus, Swansea

Key Responsibilities:

• Proactively work with learners and College staff (tutors and support services) to improve attendance, retention, attainment and support improvement of low level emotional and behavioural issues of learners.
• To work with the learner and the college staff to identify the appropriate intervention strategy needed to assist the learner to make appropriate progress.
• To maintain accurate and timely entries of progress/intervention strategies on the student information database.

About you:

• Minimum degree qualification in relevant area such as education, youth work, and behavioural science
• Experience of arranging and leading activities to engage young people and promote good behaviour
• Knowledge of contextual issues facing young people in contemporary society which can impact educational progression
• Ability to define clear boundaries when working closely with young people

Benefits for you:

• 28 days pro rata annual leave, plus bank holidays, and the college is closed for two weeks over the Christmas period
• A Local Government Pension Scheme with an average employer contribution of 21% (2023)
• 2 staff well-being days
• Discounted study opportunities on College programmes
• View more benefits here: https://www.gcs.ac.uk/recruitment/staff-benefits-wellbeing

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We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our organisation.

If you wish to continue your application journey using Welsh Language, please visit our Cymraeg site. We encourage Welsh Language applications as we recognise the importance of delivering services in Welsh, and the need to grow our bilingual workforce.

Gower College Swansea is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and require registration with the Education Workforce Council for Wales.

Please note that we are expecting a high volume of applicants for this vacancy. If we do, we may close the post before the specified date, therefore an early application is recommended.

Appointments will normally be made to the bottom of the salary scale with annual increments on 1st August each year (subject to a start date before 1st February).