Foundation Learning Progress Coach

Salary: £24,279.73 per annum (Based on a Full-Time Equivalent Salary of £29,945)

Cardiff and Vale College's Foundation Learning department deliver courses for young people with Additional Learning Needs and/or Disabilities and those at risk of becoming NEET.

This role involves supporting the engagement and progress of learners on Accredited and non-accredited courses in the Foundation Learning department.

This job relies on a person centred and flexible approach to meeting learner needs. The role will require understanding of the impact of a culture of kindness and candidates will demonstrate a trauma informed practice. Part of this will involve being the emotionally available adult for learners and will require strong interpersonal skills and the ability to manage risk for learners at crisis.

Foundation Learning Progress Coaches will use data and information from the wider course team to identify learners and implement coaching and intervention. Working collaboratively with departmental teams, cross-college support, and external partners agencies this role will focus on improving attendance, retention and wellbeing of learners within each identified department. As well as planned intervention, Coaches will be responsive to emerging need onsite, supporting learners to regulate and re-engage in lessons.

As part of this role there will be some need to work from home to work on data and to make contact with absent learners.

You will be educated to degree level or have relevant experience of providing person-centre support to young people within an educational setting. The ability to communicate through the medium of Welsh is desirable for this role.

The role has fantastic benefits including, a generous pension, a health cash plan, a Cycle to Work scheme, free Headspace app, access to gyms and wellbeing support, plus impressive career pathways within the college. Potential job-sharing opportunities are also available to those seeking part-time positions.

Applications are to be made using the Cardiff and Vale College application form only. The college welcomes applications in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application in English. If we invite you to interview, let us know if you would like us to conduct the interview and assessment process in Welsh.

The closing date for completed applications is 28 th July 2025 at 11:59pm.

To find out more or apply go to www.cavc.ac.uk or contact the Human Resources Department on 02920250311 or recruitment@cavc.ac.uk.

All vacancies are subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and employment will not commence without a valid up to date DBS check. This is a contractual agreement that must be in place before your employment starts. The College's procedure for the Suitability of Ex-offenders for Employment is available upon request.

These are contractual agreements that must be in place before your employment can commence.

We are committed to the recruitment and retention of disabled people, and are a positive disability confident scheme employer.