Job title
Achievement Coach
Job reference
REQ0000997
Date posted
12/09/2025
Application closing date
28/09/2025
Location
Mansfield
Salary
The salary will be £29,336 per annum, VBSS Band 6. This is a spot salary.
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Full time
Job category/type
Support Vacancies
Job Description
REQ Achievement
Job Summary
We are looking to appoint a dynamic and efficient Achievement Coach who will undertake the vital role of co-ordinating, monitoring and supporting a cohort of learners throughout their learning journey. You will be responsible for working with exams team to ensure all examination arrangements are accurately completed in addition to working with subject teachers and a wide range of staff to ensure each learner has an individualised timetable and personal plan to facilitate progression.
The successful candidate will provide a range of non-academic and skills development support and guidance to learners. You must be passionate about supporting young people within a college/school environment with a focus on progression and achievement.
You will work with both staff and learners across engineering, automotive, fabrication and welding and liaise with other specialist services internally and externally to promote learner retention, achievement, success, academic skills, whilst building learner resilience to support progression. You will make a considerable contribution to co-ordinating aspects of the engineering year plans including some wider learning activities and delivering most of the tutorial sessions to groups, whilst ensuring every learner is met half-termly to conduct formal reviews. Ensuring all students are on track at all times and where this is not the case, pro-active intervention is initiated.
The post holder is expected to demonstrate energy, passion and enthusiasm for making a difference and have the ability to lead group sessions, engage, motivate and support young people both individually and in groups. It is essential that the person appointed has the ability to build positive relationships, displaying excellent communication, administrative and organisational skills. You will also be required to apply challenge to learners as appropriate to enable them to be successful and achieve their full potential.
The role will require you to embed the college's values; Respect, Integrity, Ambition, Collaboration and Compassion.