Progress Coach (Social Science)University

ABOUT THE ROLE

Hold regular 1-2-1 meetings with students from an assigned caseload to discuss their academic progress and agree improvement targets

Deliver workshops to students from your caseload on topics that will support their learning on their chosen course and adaptation to UKHE

Work across College teams to obtain answers to your students’ questions and gather information on pertinent academic and non-academic issues so as to be able to signpost and support students appropriately -Monitor the academic progress of students in your caseload and identify those in need of intervention

In collaboration with subject teams, take a proactive approach to student academic intervention -Provide more intensive, subject specific support to students in your caseload who are at risk of failing to progress or have been given specific improvement targets.

Provide feedback and information on students from your caseload to the Senior Progression & Transition Co Ordinator for consideration at cross college intervention meetings

In collaboration with colleagues across the college, provide additional support to students with additional learning needs or disabilities

Complete meeting records timely and accurately

Ensure that student welfare concerns are passed to relevant colleagues in a timely manner with all relevant information -Monitor the attendance of student in your caseload and issue warnings to those with poor attendance in line with the Study Group attendance policy

Ensure students in your caseload are engaged with progression activities and processes

Promote and support the selection of Student Representatives within your caseload

Support the delivery of Induction Week and other Student Experience Team activities

Contribute to the development of the Progress Coach page of the VLE

ABOUT YOU

Essential Criteria

Experience of providing academic and/or pastoral support to students or young adults in a 121 or small group setting

Degree level qualification, relevant subject knowledge at undergraduate level or equivalent experience

The ability to communicate effectively by adapting the delivery of the message to the recipients

Strong IT skills including Microsoft Office and Google Suite

The ability to take an empathetic and patient approach in addressing challenges and areas of weakness of the students in your caseload

An understanding of the challenges faced by University students

Desirable Experience:

Experience and understanding of compliance requirements in an academic setting

Experience of working with international students

Experience of using and developing a Virtual Learning Platform

Teaching experience or ability to deliver information in an engaging and confident manner

Proven ability to spark a change in behaviour or attitude of disengaged learners

Cross cultural understanding

Up to £26,520 per annum