Wellbeing Coach

The vacancy

As a Wellbeing Coach, you will support the implementation of the College's Safeguarding, Prevent, and Inclusion agenda by providing a comprehensive wellbeing support service. Your role will be pivotal in promoting the success and retention of individual learners and groups through targeted interventions and support.

This is a part time role. The working days are Monday, Tuesday and Friday totalling 21.5 hours. The pro rata salary is £14,631.51 - £15,362.51

Key Responsibilities:

• Wellbeing Support: Provide wellbeing support via the designated Wellbeing Centre and CPOMS, managing initial reports of learner concerns and offering short/medium-term interventions.
• Monitoring and Interventions: Monitor at-risk learners/groups, set and review SMART targets, and create individual wellbeing action plans to support retention and progression.
• Collaboration: Work closely with curriculum colleagues, course Programme Leaders, and other internal and external support services to ensure learner success.
• Attendance Management: Use relevant data sets and reports to manage attendance and provide one-to-one and group support to ensure learners are supported, retained, and achieve.

Essential Criteria:

• Qualifications: GCSE grade C or above in Maths and English. Willingness to work towards relevant qualifications in teaching, learning, Information, Advice or Guidance, and ICT.
• Experience: Experience working with learners in teaching, tutoring, mentoring, or coaching roles. Understanding of Pro Monitor, EIF, and judgements regarding PDBA, Safeguarding, Prevent, and Inclusion.
• Skills: Commitment to learner success, customer-focused, collaborative, and able to manage learners individually or in groups. Proficient in ICT and able to work to deadlines.
• Personal Qualities: Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to communicate effectively with people from diverse backgrounds, and a caring and professional manner.

As part of the recruitment process and in line with keeping children safe in education, we will conduct social media checks on shortlisted candidates. Additionally, before commencing employment, all employees undergo safer recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS.

Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Closing date: 18th November

About us

At DN Colleges Group, we are working towards a common goal: to transform our communities through learning. This vision reflects our belief in our students and in our ability to transform their lives so positively. Our students are at the heart of everything we do.

Our educational hub spans Scunthorpe to Doncaster and beyond. We combine distinct, high quality teaching and learning with local, regional and global reach. We connect our students and staff with partners and employers across the east/west corridor from Sheffield City Region to the Humber and Lincolnshire, across the UK and internationally

Our values

This vision is supported by a set of values that underpin how we operate every day across our organisation. Across every team and department, we follow core values that guide our decision making, our interactions and our approach to challenges and opportunities.

These values are a fundamental part of DN Colleges Group, as we aspire to deliver outstanding and inspirational teaching and learning for our students every day.