Job Description

Description

To provide high-quality learner coaching and tutorial support within the Skills for Life department. The post holder will primarily deliver 1:1 and small group tutorials, with a strong focus on monitoring and tracking learner progress across attendance, achievement, personal development, and wider learning goals.

The Learning Coach will play a central role in ensuring learners -- many with SEND and additional support needs -- receive consistent pastoral and academic guidance, helping them develop the skills, confidence and resilience required for success in education, employment, and independent living.

Key Responsibilities

The Learning Coach will:Provide structured 1:1 and group tutorials to monitor learner progress, attendance, achievement and personal development. Track and record learner progress effectively using College systems (ProMonitor, Teams, etc.), feeding back regularly to teaching staff and Curriculum Managers. Contribute to the delivery and reinforcement of wider tutorial themes, such as safeguarding, employability, resilience, British Values, and personal/social development. Support learners in setting, reviewing and achieving individual targets (including RARPA and EHCP outcomes where applicable). Work collaboratively with teaching staff, support staff and external professionals to ensure a joined-up approach to learner support. Provide additional encouragement, motivation and pastoral care to promote learner well-being, engagement and independence. Maintain accurate records in line with College policies, ensuring that learner progress and interventions are captured clearly. Contribute to the wider Skills for Life team by participating in team meetings, CPD and quality improvement processes. Ensure all safeguarding, health and safety, and equality duties are carried out in line with College policy.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Qualifications

Essential Criteria

Minimum Level 2 in English and maths (or willingness to work towards). Relevant qualification in education, youth work, coaching, or equivalent experience.

How Identified:

Application

Desirable Criteria

Level 3 qualification in Learning Support, Mentoring, IAG (Information, Advice and Guidance), or Coaching. Training in safeguarding, SEND, or mental health awareness.

How Identified

: Application

Experience

Essential Criteria

Experience of supporting young people or adults in education, training, mentoring, or pastoral care. Experience of tracking and monitoring learner progress against targets.

How Identified

: Application, interview

Desirable Criteria

Experience of working with SEND learners in an FE or school setting.
Experience of delivering tutorials or structured sessions to groups or individuals

How Identified

: Application, interview

Specialist Knowledge

Essential Criteria

Understanding of barriers to learning and strategies to overcome them. Awareness of safeguarding, equality and diversity, and health & safety responsibilities in an education setting.

How Identified

: Application, interview

IT Skills

Essential Criteria

Confident in the use of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Teams) and online tracking systems. Ability to maintain accurate and timely records of learner progress

How Identified

: Application, interview

Desirable Criteria

Experience using FE learner monitoring platforms (e.g., ProMonitor, e-trackers).

How Identified

: Application, interview

About Hopwood Hall

We are a Further Education College and University Centre offering a range of full and part time courses employing over 600 staff on our campuses in Rochdale and Middleton situated to the north-east of Manchester. Both campuses have ample free parking and subsidised restaurants.



We offer staff a range of benefits including free gym membership at our Middleton Sports Arena and generous holiday entitlement.

We are committed to being a great place to work and have membership status of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter. We are a Living Wage employer and an accredited Disability Confident Employer. Our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion statement is designed to ensure that unfair discrimination does not take place in any part of our recruitment process.



We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and colleagues and we expect all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. The college complies with Safer Recruitment guidance in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education and all successful applicants are required to undertake a DBS check and other pre-recruitment checks in line with our Safer Recruitment policy. It is an offence to apply for a regulated role at the College if you are barred from working with children (or vulnerable adults if in a role where this applies).

STAFF BENEFITS

Working at Hopwood Hall College comes with a wide range of benefits including generous holiday and sick pay entitlements.

Other benefits include:

Career average pension scheme Free gym membership at our Middleton Campus Sports Arena Purchase loans for computers and bikes Staff discount at the College's Riverside Salon, Sports Arena and Holiday Clubs On-site nursery (Rochdale Campus) Credit union for savings, low cost loans and life assurance Free on-site parking On-site Dog Kennels (spaces not guaranteed) An electric and hybrid car salary sacrifice scheme (with charging points on site) A cycle to work scheme Discounted public transport tickets Generous holiday entitlement (Teaching staff: 53 days, Business Support staff: 28 days plus bank holidays Christmas/New Year closure and the opportunity to buy additional holidays) * Subsidised bistro and refectory