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Learning Coach

Gloucestershire

The post holder will report to the Pastoral Team

Background

Belong Learning is a growing, dynamic and agile organisation that provides education, outreach and intervention services.

Our vision
To be the specialist learning provider of choice in the UK, enabling children and young people to belong.

Our mission

To create educational communities where children and young people with unmet needs can learn, grow and thrive.

Key responsibilities:

 Always safeguard all students
 Act as keyworker and point of contact for parents and carers
 Complement the teaching provision to support students’ access of school-based education
 Facilitate pastoral and academic sessions and bespoke interventions with students on school site, offsite venues and/ or the home address
 Contribute to Risk Assessment, EHCP reviews and other student-related documentation
 Ensure daily trackers are completed for allocated students, with evidence of progress
 Liaise with Teachers and SENCo to support with matters relating to students’ access arrangements
 Support students with formal and mock exams, including acting as an invigilator if required 
 Transport students from home to school and various timetabled community venues
 Lead pre-planned 1-2-1 sessions in school and various community venues

JOB DESCRIPTION

Core
 Uphold the vision and values of Belong Learning
 Adhere to all school policies and procedures
 Be a part of the collegiate responsibility of the school
 Be a positive role model adult
 Build positive trusted and safe relationships with students and colleagues
 Hold high aspirations and expectations for every child
 Work positively and proactively alongside colleagues and other professionals

Learning
 Support pupils to achieve well, relative to their prior attainment, qualification pathway
and aspirational academic targets set; create and implement action plans to overcome
identified barriers to learning
 Provide activities and opportunities that meet the needs of children and link to their
strengths and interests as well as their areas for development
 Enable pupils to become increasingly independent learners
 Deliver teacher set learning and collate evidence
 Identify barriers to learning and liaise with teachers and pastoral team to overcome them
 Read, understand and incorporate into learning the content of pupils’ EHCPs and other relevant information.

Children
 Work one-to -one and in small groups with students to engage them in education, through activities and lessons in off-site venues and/or the home address
 Support delivery of a bespoke curriculum
 Act as keyworker for allocated students, advocating for them and embedding positive relationships with other agencies involved
 Understand the importance of good attendance and work tirelessly to help pupils achieve it, following the school’s Attendance Policy
 Be an advocate for the child, supporting them to identify and communicate needs
 Support compliance with the Home-School agreement
 Ensure accurate recording on school management information systems
 Allocate reward points and behavioural points consistently and fairly
 Ensure pupils understand the importance of punctuality

 Support pupils with transition to other settings, including Post-16 options.

Community
 Liaise with and record all communication with parents
 Communicate with internal contacts and external agencies consistently and appropriately

Environment
 Be part of a safe, stimulating, and consistent environment for learning
 Role model the care and upkeep of on-site and off-site facilities
 Role model sustainability awareness and ethical thinking
 Follow Belong School policy and guidelines on food and drink consumed during school hours

Safeguarding
 Work in line with statutory safeguarding guidance (including Keeping Children Safe in Education, Prevent) and the school’s safeguarding and child protection policies
 Use CPOMS accurately, effectively and consistently
 Promote the safeguarding of all students in the school
 Liaise with Safeguarding Leads in line with policy

Health and Safety
 Contribute to Risk Assessments for students, activities and venues, with responsibility
for allocated students/ groups
 Vigilance and awareness of the environment and needs of students at all times
 Engage with the health and safety requirements of a school environment, including reporting of all identified risks
 Sign in and out of sites as required
 Compliance with accident reporting and RIDDOR
 Comply with tracking requirements whilst working in off-site venues

Training and Development

 Complete all Statutory and company training when required

 Value personal professional development
 Attend regular team meetings and Inset days
 Engage positively in induction, probation, and performance management processes
 Engage with CPD professionally and proactively
 Complete all required and requested tasks in a timely manner and / or by specific deadlines

Additional duties
Any other reasonable duties as requested that is not specified in this job description

This is not an exhaustive job description and does not intend to specify the proportion of time
spent on any of the duties outlined herein. This job description will form the basis for the
assessment of the performance within the context of Performance Management

Qualifications and training

Essential:
 GCSE or equivalent level in English and maths
Desirable:
 Level 3 Teaching Assistant
 Safeguarding
 Enhanced DBS on Update Service

Experience

Essential:

 Office 365

Desirable:

 Working in an environment with children with SEN
 Experience of working with young people
 Working in a school environment
 Following Safeguarding policy and procedures

Additional duties
Any other reasonable duties as requested that is not specified in this job description

This is not an exhaustive job description and does not intend to specify the proportion of time spent on any of the duties outlined herein. This job description will form the basis for the assessment of the performance within the context of Performance Management.

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Closing date for applications: 29th November 2024

Salary: £19984- £22128 (actual salary for term time only)

Hours Per Week: Full time (36 hours per week)

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