Learning Support Coach for Apprentices
Proposed interview date: 11th February
Maternity cover until March 2026
Optimistic - Inclusive - Healthy - Innovative – Collaborative
Derby College Group (DCG) are recruiting for a Learning Support Coach for Apprentices to join our team and work within our incredible Inclusion and support team. This is a great opportunity to join a supportive and vibrant team within the College, and you will see first-hand the positive impact you make on the lives of our students. This is an exciting opportunity to work directly with the apprentices who have a range of Inclusion needs* or an Education, Health and Care Plan (*Learning difficulties or disabilities).
The opportunity
This job will include supporting the planning with apprentices to enable them to be the best they can whilst providing both virtual and face to face support to our apprentices in college and on various employers’ sites. Another import factor of this role is the management of data and creating backing evidence to support audit and impact tracking.
For a full explanation of the roles and responsibilities, please click here.
About you
You’ll have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and experience of supporting learners. This is a very varied and rewarding role, passion around equity, initiative and accuracy are essential. You will also need to travel between college and employer sites so UK driving license and own vehicle are needed for this role.
For a full explanation of the Person Specification, please see click here.
The Benefits
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme with a 20.5% employer contribution
- Discount at our Ofsted rated ‘Outstanding’ onsite Little Explorers Nursery
- TOTUM discount card (aka NUS/Student Discount Card) / discounted Tastecard
- Discounts on East Midlands Railway Annual Season Tickets
- Microsoft Office for FREE with 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage
- Discount on treatments at SENSI our onsite salon at the Roundhouse
- Flint Bishop Solicitors – free will writing, 1-hour free consultation with family department, 10% discount on Conveyancing services
- Continuous development and progression opportunities
Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace which promotes and values diversity. We welcome all talent irrespective of age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation or other personal circumstances. We ensure that our policies and procedures treat all applicants consistently and fairly during our recruitment process.
Safeguarding statement
DCG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and all successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. An online search of the preferred candidate is completed to help to identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the college may need to explore with the candidate further. Please be advised that it is an offence to apply for this position if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Recruitment Agencies - We have a PSL of trusted partners to assist us when required and do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies not on this list.
Visa sponsorship
Please note that unfortunately, this role is ineligible for sponsorship under the UK Visas & Immigration points-based immigration system. Applications are welcome from candidates who do not currently have the right to work in the UK but would be eligible to obtain a valid visa via another route. Please consult the Home Office website for further information.
