Progress Coach - Construction and Engineering

Progress Coach - Construction and Engineering

College location: East Surrey College (Redhill)

Salary: £19.07/hour (£16.37/hour + £2.70/hour as payment for annual leave)

Hours: Part time (2.5 days - Term time Only)

Make a Real Difference as a Progress Coach at East Surrey College.

Are you passionate about supporting young people to reach their full potential? We're looking for a dedicated and motivated Progress Coach to join East Surrey College on a Term Time basis.

This is a rewarding opportunity to play a key role in helping students overcome challenges, build confidence, and achieve both their academic and personal goals. You will provide guidance, encouragement, and practical support, helping them stay engaged, motivated, and on track for success.

As a Progress Coach, you'll collaborate with the Director of Learning, Programme Managers, and wider support teams to create positive, trusting relationships with young people. You'll have the opportunity to make a genuine impact by implementing targeted interventions, setting progress goals, supporting learner retention, and helping students navigate barriers to learning. You'll also work closely with the safeguarding team to ensure vulnerable learners receive the support they need, monitoring progress and maintaining regular communication around student wellbeing.

Why join us?

• Make a meaningful difference in the lives of young people every day.
• Enjoy a Term Time working pattern, offering valuable time off during college holidays.
• Ideal for those seeking part-time opportunities, improved work-life balance, or a role that fits around family, study, or other commitments.
• Be part of a supportive and collaborative team environment.
• Gain valuable experience working with young people and developing your coaching and mentoring skills.

We're looking for someone who has

• Maths & English GCSE (or Level 2 equivalent)
• Experience working with disengaged young people
• Experience supporting young people with SEMH (Social, Emotional and Mental Health) needs
• Strong IT skills, particularly across Microsoft Office packages
• Excellent communication and written skills

If this sounds like you and you will enjoy working in a forward thinking, friendly, fast paced, changing environment with state of the art facilities, we would love to hear from you. In return, we offer a competitive salary, as well as staff benefits such a choice of two excellent pension schemes, a brilliant holiday package, free onsite parking and access to our fully equipped gym along with discounted in house Spa and Salon treatments.

• Applications will however be shortlisted on a rolling basis and we reserve the right to interview and appoint before this closing date. We therefore encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment. As much as we would love to respond to all applicants, due to the sheer volume of applications we receive we are unable to respond to all unsuccessful candidates.

Please refer to the attached Job Description, Person Specification and Competency Framework and apply using the button below.

Orbital South Colleges Group are committed to Equal Opportunities, encouraging applications from all sectors of the community to reflect our diverse student population. We are also committed to PREVENT and Safeguarding the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Both College Campus’ are smoke-free zones.

As part of our pre-employment checks, successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS, references will be taken and evidence of all qualifications and awards will also be required before commencement of employment. Failure to do so may lead to offers being withdrawn.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK as we do not sponsor work permits, and work permits from other organisations are unacceptable as proof of right to work in the UK.