Job Description

Job Title:

Performance and Development Coach (PDC)

Line Manager:

Academic Delivery Manager

Location:

Hybrid working but based withinWest Midlands

Contract:

Initially a 12-month fixed term contract, with the potential to become permanent pending company growth

Hours:

37.5 per week

Join Us as a Work-Based Learning Coach - Help Learners Get Hired and Employers Find Great Talent!

At

TDM

, we're committed to helping learners build confidence, gain in-demand digital and tech skills, and

launch rewarding careers

. We're on the lookout for a passionate, proactive

Work-Based Learning Coach

who can coach, inspire, and connect learners to real job opportunities by working closely with local employers.

Your Mission:

Coach learners who are unemployed or seeking new opportunities

--help them build skills, shape their career goals, and become standout job candidates. Help learners answer two key questions:

"How best can I work?"

"How best shall I learn?"

Proactively reach out to

employers

, understand their needs within tech and digital skills, and

generate interviews

and hiring opportunities for your learners. Guide learners through job search, interview prep, and CV building, while delivering task-based training through TDM's

flipped classroom

model. Monitor progress and keep learners on track to complete their

Skills Bootcamp

--with the ultimate goal of sustained employment.

What You'll Do:

Develop and manage a caseload of learners and provide coaching on both

professional skills and whole-person development

. Work alongside a counterpart Skills and Knowledge Coach, who will deliver the technical expertise of the Skills Bootcamp programme. Build and nurture strong employer relationships to help

match learners with vacancies

and grow apprenticeship starts. Design and deliver blended learning programmes, both online and in-person, using digital platforms like Totara, Moodle, and Mahara. Record and track learner journeys with clarity and precision, ensuring full compliance with quality and regulatory standards. Collaborate with your team to help learners

stay engaged, confident, and employment-ready

from day one.

We'd Love to Hear From You If You:

Have a passion for

helping people into meaningful employment within the tech and digital sector

. Are confident speaking with employers and can spot opportunities to connect learners to roles. Thrive in a role where you're part

coach, part recruiter, part educator

. Share our values:

Do Well by Doing Good

Gain Trust by Being Considerate

Gain Growth by Being Vulnerable

Gain Control by Being Accountable

Success in This Role Means:

Learners move from into sustainable employment in tech or digital roles. Employers feel supported and return to you when they need more talent. You consistently meet targets for learner retention, job placements, and programme completions.
Previous adult coaching, mentoring, teaching or managing experience is an advantage, but TDM will Teach to Teach (our way): i.e. Coaching, Training, Facilitating, Assessing, eModerating, Instructional Design, etc.

Ideal Candidate:

Required:

English and Maths at Level 2+ (i.e. GCSE grade C/4+). A passion for starting people's careers and for working with (and fostering learning and development relationships for) employers and for their employees as learners. Strong project management and organisation skills to ensure each employer and each learner achieves what they're capable of. Good writing, self-organisation and attention to detail skills. Ability to personally demonstrate and also to develop others against the TDM core values. Ability to gain trust and communicate with individuals from various backgrounds and various attitudes to life and work. Ability to adapt to changing legislation, to multi-task and use a variety of continuously evolving systems and processes as required. A full, clean driving licence, access to a vehicle and a willingness to travel as and when required.
Preferred:

A background in the recruitment, education, people management or the Apprenticeship sector. Coaching / assessing skills and qualifications.

Benefits:

Working from home/hybrid and flexible working. 24 days holiday per year + bank holidays (with the option to buy more). Your birthday day off. An individual learning plan to help assist you toward your developmental and career goals.
For further information, or to apply for this role, please contact Abi Robbins for an informal discussion.

TDM are committed to safeguard and promote the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk. Safeguarding is everybody's responsibility and we each have an essential role to play in making our learning community safe and secure.

We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer and, in line with our Recruitment Policy and Equality and Diversity Policy, we actively seek to recruit with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, promoting equality for all, and welcoming applications from a wide range of candidates. Candidates are selected for interview based on their skills, qualifications, experience and commitment to the values and purposes of the organisation.

This role will require an enhanced DBS with children's barred list check.

As an organisation using the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to assess applicants' suitability for positions of trust, we undertake to comply fully with the DBS Code of Practice and to treat all applicants for positions fairly. We undertake not to discriminate unfairly against any subject of disclosure on the basis of conviction or other information revealed. Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. It will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of your offences.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 27,000.00-30,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Additional leave Bereavement leave Company pension Work from home
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Application question(s):

How many years of employer engagement experience do you have?
Education:

A-Level or equivalent (required)
Experience:

people management: 2 years (required) recruitment: 1 year (preferred)
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Worcester

Application deadline: 04/06/2025