Coach Lead (The Wellington Academy)
Posted 5 days 5 hours ago by CoachBright
About us
CoachBright is a social mobility charity which supports pupils from low-income families to become independent and resilient learners so they can lead the lives they want. We partner with schools across the UK to support their pupils with their grades, confidence and independence.
Role description
We are looking for a self-motivated individual to lead our Peer to Peer programme at The Wellington Academy. This is a fantastic chance to get paid experience delivering a high impact programme for a national education charity. If you're considering a career in teaching, youth work, or the charity sector, this would be a great opportunity!
The role will involve visiting the school on a weekly basis over the course of 9 weeks to facilitate weekly coaching sessions between senior and junior pupils. You will receive full training and induction to support you in the delivery of the programme. The first few weeks will involve you shadowing a CoachBright Programme Manager and then after that you will be expected to facilitate the sessions independently. You will receive regular check-ins from your Programme Manager and they will support you with the delivery of scheduled workshops.
To take on this role you must live a commutable distance to the school and will be responsible for arranging your own travel. Travel expenses incurred will be reimbursed by CoachBright in line with our expenses policy.
Programme coordination and delivery:
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Travel to the school weekly to facilitate coaching sessions
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Take the register and collect pupil feedback
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Support pupils engagement with the programme
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Report any safeguarding concerns to the DSL
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With support from your Programme Manager deliver coach training to senior pupils
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Report weekly to your Programme Manager on the programme, highlighting successes and flagging any concerns
Salary: £12.60 per hour
Total number of hours: 30 hours
School address:
The Wellington Academy
Ludgershall
Induction and training: Thursday 23rd and 24th January 2025 (8 hours to be split across two days)
Dates of in school sessions:
Week
Session
Date
Time
Week 1
Coach Training
30/01/24
TBC but likely to be around 3 hours
Week 2
Launch (Session 1)
06/02/24
3-4pm
Week 3
Session 2
13/02/24
3-4pm
Week 4
Session 3
20/02/24
3-4pm
Week 5
Session 4
06/03/24
3-4pm
Week 6
Session 5 + SSAT workshop
13/03/24
TBC
Week 7
Session 6
20/03/24
3-4pm
Week 8
Session 7
27/03/24
3-4pm
Week 9
Session 8
03/04/24
3-4pm
Person Specification
Essential characteristics and experience:
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Passion for social mobility. We have big aims and are looking for those who share our desire to make education fairer in the UK so a person s background does not determine their future.
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Experience with young people. Comfortable running a session or delivering a workshop with a group of young people aged 12-18.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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Excellent organisational and time keeping skills.
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Ability to think on your feet and problem solve.
Desirable characteristics and experience:
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Experience of coaching
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Experience of working in education settings
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Experience of working with and empowering people who have faced challenges in their lives.
Application closing date: Friday 3rd January
Interview dates: Week commencing 13th January
To apply for this role please submit a copy of your CV and answer the following three questions via this form.
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Tell us about your experience of working with young people.
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Tell us about your experience of facilitating and presenting information to a group of people.
- Tell us about your experience of handling competing priorities.