Attendance Coach, Term Time

Admissions Coach
Time time, 37 hours per week, 38 weeks per year
Salary: £21,566 - £22,645 per annum
Town Centre Campus, Burton on Trent

Who are we looking for?

We have an exciting opportunity to join our Wellbeing Team at BSDC and extend our support to our learners. This role is responsible for the reporting and recording of learner absence. Sat within the Progress Coach team they will work alongside the Progress Coach Team Leader and Wellbeing Team to accurately record any learner absence. The main purpose for the role is to be the first point of contact for absences, highlighting any patterns around attendance and punctuality, sending letters and flagging any ongoing concerns to the Wellbeing Team and Curriculum.

Experience in administration, customer service and skills in liaising with young people, parents and staff in a polite and professional manner is essential.

This role will assist the wellbeing team with a range of administrative duties, ensuring the smooth day-to-day operation of the service, including arranging meetings, supporting with events and maintaining records.

We are looking for an approachable organised empathetic person with experience of working with young people in a supportive capacity.

Applicants should be qualified to, or willing to work towards, Level 2 English and Maths. Evidence of qualifications is required.

If you are viewing the advert via a 3rd party job board, please visit the ‘Work for us’ page on the BSDC website for the full job advert and job description.

Why come and work for us?

Burton and South Derbyshire College is an Ofsted outstanding College. We value our employees and have a number of additional benefits to offer the successful applicant:

• Generous pension schemes for academic and support staff
• Generous holiday plans
• Salary sacrifice holiday purchase scheme
• Free Employee Assistance Programme
• Flexible working policies
• Competitive maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Excellent staff training programme, including two staff development days per year
• On-site nursery with Good Ofsted rating
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free annual eye tests
• Access to our onsite gym
• Staff discounts at our fine dining restaurant, The Mulberry, our Mulberry Bistro and Innovations Hair and Beauty salon
• Reward and recognition through our Employee of the Month scheme
• Discounted health cash plan
• BHN Extras discount scheme

Burton and South Derbyshire College are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture and you should share those values. We would welcome applications from all candidates, including under-represented groups in respect of age, disability, sex, gender or gender identity, ethnicity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation or transgender status which would reflect our diverse community.

The College is registered with the Disclosure and Barring Service and the successful applicants for this post will be required to apply for the Disclosure at the enhanced level. In addition, internet searches will be undertaken in accordance with the KCSIE guidance. The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are committed to a sustainability agenda and are working hard towards achieving a net zero environmental impact. We aim to embed this in our culture with our staff, learners, visitors and suppliers all expected to show dedication towards reducing our carbon footprint.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 12 noon, Thursday 22nd October. Please see our “Work For Us” page on the College website for more information on how to complete the application. Please note late applications are not acceptable.